Guided Question

Was Lenin the right candidate for the

Russian people? Why or why not?

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One similarity between the European concept of divine right and the Chinese concept of Mandate of heaven is the idea that a leader’s power

A) can be challenged by his subjects B) should be limited C) is an inherited act that can not be taken awayD) comes from a higher power than the ruler himself

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One reason for Japan’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji Restoration was that Japan had A) rejected Western ideasB) used its access to the sea for fishing C) relied on traditional isolationist policies D) modeled themselves after Western imperialists

Think Out Loud!!!

What kind of leader and promises would the Russian people be looking for if they were to be voting on a new

leader in 1917?

I) The Revolution Starts

A) The Russian Revolution officially starts with the execution of Czar Nicholas II

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Alexander II

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Nicholas II

II) Russia in WW1**A) Fights on the Allies side.

**B) Russia’s factories could not make supplies quick enough (Not enough guns/tanks/food/armor)

C) Transportation couldn’t get supplies and food to the front lines

**D) 2 million Russian soldiers died in 2 ½ years

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II) Workers RallyA) 1917 – Vladimir Lenin rallies the workers against the government demanding “Peace, Land, Bread”

1) Peace – End Russia fighting in World War I 2) Land – Give land to the free serfs3) Bread – Feed the people starving in Russia.

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III) Lenin and the Bolsheviks

**A) Lenin and the Bolsheviks believed in Karl Marx ideas of socialism.

**B) Bolsheviks – Political party of the Russian communists

C) “The good of the state over the individual” (Equality for all)

**D) Command Economy - Government controls and distributes everything

Reading / Annotation Reading / Annotation

1) Underline1) Underline

2) Main Idea for each paragraph2) Main Idea for each paragraph

3) Write down thoughts while reading3) Write down thoughts while reading

4) Write down questions while reading4) Write down questions while reading

5) Circle key vocab, people, or countries5) Circle key vocab, people, or countries 6) Write at least SEVEN sentences for 6) Write at least SEVEN sentences for

each answereach answer