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The Rise of

STANDARDS:

SS6H3 Explain conflict and change in Europe.

a. Describe the aftermath of World War I: the rise of communism, the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazism, and worldwide depression.

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students to use for note-taking during the presentation. (Print front to back to save paper and ink.)

• Check the answers as a class after the presentation.

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Autocracy

•During the 21

stcentury, Russia w

as the ______________________ left in Europe.

•Russia’s tsar (king) w

as the ______________________ believed to be anointed by

God.

•The Rom

anov family ruled R

ussia from 1

613 until the _

_____________________ .

•In 1

884, _

_____________________ becam

e the last aristocratic ruler of Russia.

Divided Russia

•For m

any years before WW

I, R

ussia’s ______________________ under the

Romanov m

onarchy.•

Russia w

as divided into two groups: the ruling class w

ho held the country’s wealth,

and the serfs (peasants) who barely had _

_____________________ .

•Peasants w

orked for little pay and had ______________________ .

Serf Life •

In exchange for _

_____________________ for a landlord, a serf received a sm

all log hut, a tiny piece of land, and a few

animals.

•M

ost of the serfs’ crops went to pay the _

_____________________ .

•A

nyone who resisted the rules w

as beaten with a _

_____________________ .

•M

any tried to escape, but ______________________ .

Bloody Sunday

•In 1

905, R

ussia lost a war w

ith Japan, which _

_____________________ and

workers because their fam

ily mem

bers were forced to fight in the w

ar.•

On January 22nd, _

_____________________ m

arched on the Winter Palace to ask

Tsar N

icholas for reforms.

•Palace troops shot people in the crow

d; this became know

n as ______________________ .

•M

ore and ______________________ began to occur after this.

WW

I•

When R

ussia entered WW

I in 1

914, m

any of its peasants were forced to

______________________ .

•They w

ere ______________________ to fight, and m

any were sent into battle

without enough clothes, shoes, or w

eapons to survive.•

Over ______________________ w

ere killed and nearly 5 million w

ere wounded.

•Russia’s people w

ere also struggling with _

_____________________ and not having

enough coal to keep warm

.

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Tsar N

icholas•

The R

ussian people ______________________ for entering the w

ar and getting so many

killed or wounded.

•Tsar N

icholas II _

_____________________ that his people w

ere suffering and unhappy.•

He was seen as a w

eak man and becam

e increasingly ______________________ .

•He did not see that _

_____________________ in the w

ay that his country was run.

Change•

In early 1

917, thousands of w

orkers filled the streets and ______________________ .

•M

en and wom

en protested against the ______________________ .

•Tsar N

icholas ordered his army to end the riots, but the people outnum

bered them and the

military could _

_____________________ .

Revolution•

Workers united against the R

ussian ruler and on March 1

5, 191

7, Tsar N

icholas II

______________________ .

•The tsar and his fam

ily were _

_____________________ .

•A

______________________ took over R

ussia.

The Dum

a

•The _

_____________________ w

as the Russian congress.

•There w

ere 3 attempts to m

ake the Duma w

ork, but each was too radical and still favored

only the ______________________ .

•In the end, there w

ere just ______________________ .

•It w

as time for a _

_____________________ …

Lenin•

In October 1

917, a revolutionary group called the _

_____________________ seized pow

er.•

The B

olsheviks, lead by ______________________ , took control of the R

ussian governm

ent.•

Lenin ordered Tsar N

icholas and his family to be _

_____________________ .

Soviet Union•

Lenin declared himself _

_____________________ of R

ussia.•

In 1

922, Lenin established the ______________________ , the first com

munist country in

the world.

•This joined R

ussia, Belarus, A

rmenia, G

eorgia, and Ukraine.•

Lenin promised that com

munism

would bring _

_____________________ to A

LL Soviets.•

Overtime, _

_____________________ to other parts of the w

orld (_

_____________________ , China, N

orth Korea, Vietnam

).

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What is it?

•Com

munism

is a theory based on the ideas of the Germ

an philosopher ______________________.

•M

arx published the Comm

unist Manifesto

in 184

8, and in it he said that capitalism

______________________ into three classes: rich, m

iddle, and poor.•

Marx believed that the poor class w

ould one day ______________________

the w

ealthy rulers, creating a new society w

ithout classes.•

People would w

ork together and ______________________ as a com

munity.

Comm

unism•

Comm

unism says the _

_____________________ the farm

s and factories for the benefit of all the citizens.

•Everyone should share the w

ork equally and receive an ______________________ of the rew

ards.•

This appealed greatly to many Russians because there w

as such a ______________________ betw

een rich and poor.•

Unfortunately, the system did not w

ork and Russia’s people ______________________ for years to com

e…

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Autocracy

•During the 21

stcentury, Russia w

as the only true autocracy left in Europe.•

Russia’s tsar (king) was the absolute ruler believed to be anointed by G

od.•

The Romanov fam

ily ruled Russia from 1

613 until the Russian Revolution in 1

917.

•In 1

884, Tsar N

icholas II becam

e the last aristocratic ruler of Russia.

Divided Russia

•For m

any years before WW

I, Russia’s citizens suffered under the Rom

anov m

onarchy.•

Russia was divided into tw

o groups: the ruling class who held the country’s w

ealth, and the serfs (peasants) w

ho barely had enough food to eat. •

Peasants worked for little pay and had few

rights.

Serf Life •

In exchange for w

orking long hours for a landlord, a serf received a small log hut,

a tiny piece of land, and a few anim

als.•

Most of the serfs’ crops w

ent to pay the landlord’s taxes. •

Anyone w

ho resisted the rules was beaten w

ith a leather and wire w

hip. •

Many tried to escape, but few

succeeded.

Bloody Sunday

•In 1

905, Russia lost a w

ar with Japan, w

hich angered many serfs and w

orkers because their fam

ily mem

bers were forced to fight in the w

ar.•

On January 22nd, thousands of people m

arched on the Winter Palace to ask Tsar

Nicholas for reform

s.•

Palace troops shot people in the crowd; this becam

e known as “B

loody Sunday”.•

More and m

ore riots began to occur after this.

WW

I•

When Russia entered W

WI in 1

914, m

any of its peasants were forced to join the

army.

•They w

ere not trained or equipped to fight, and many w

ere sent into battle w

ithout enough clothes, shoes, or weapons to survive.

•Over 2 m

illion soldiers were killed and nearly 5 m

illion were w

ounded.•

Russia’s people were also struggling w

ith food shortages and not having enough coal to keep w

arm.

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Tsar N

icholas•

The R

ussian people blamed their tsar for entering the w

ar and getting so many killed

or wounded.

•Tsar N

icholas II ignored the fact that his people w

ere suffering and unhappy.•

He was seen as a w

eak man and becam

e increasingly remote as a ruler.

•He did not see that changes w

ere needed in the way that his country w

as run.

Change•

In early 1

917, thousands of w

orkers filled the streets and began to riot.•

Men and w

omen protested against the tsar’s failing governm

ent.•

Tsar N

icholas ordered his army to end the riots, but the people outnum

bered them

and the military could not keep the peace.

Revolution•

Workers united against the R

ussian ruler and on March 1

5, 191

7, Tsar N

icholas II

abdicated his throne.•

The tsar and his fam

ily were captured.

•A

new governm

ent took over Russia.

The Dum

a

•The Dum

aw

as the Russian congress.

•There w

ere 3 attempts to m

ake the Duma w

ork, but each was too radical and still

favored only the wealthiest R

ussians.

•In the end, there w

ere just too many problem

s.

•It w

as time for a new

revolution…

Lenin•

In October 1

917, a revolutionary group called the B

olshevik (Comm

unist) party seized pow

er.•

The B

olsheviks, lead by Vladim

ir Lenin, took control of the Russian governm

ent.•

Lenin ordered Tsar N

icholas and his family to be executed.

Soviet Union•

Lenin declared himself dictator

of Russia.•

In 1

922, Lenin established the Soviet Union, the first comm

unist country in the w

orld. •

This joined R

ussia, Belarus, A

rmenia, G

eorgia, and Ukraine.•

Lenin promised that com

munism

would bring fairness and equality to A

LL Soviets.

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•Overtim

e, Comm

unism spread to other parts of the w

orld (Cuba, China, North

Korea, Vietnam

).

What is it?

•Com

munism

is a theory based on the ideas of the Germ

an philosopher Karl M

arx.•

Marx published the Com

munist M

anifestoin 1

848, and in it he said that

capitalism divided people into three classes: rich, m

iddle, and poor.•

Marx believed that the poor class w

ould one day rise up and overthrow the

wealthy rulers, creating a new

society without classes.

•People w

ould work together and share everything as a com

munity.

Comm

unism•

Comm

unism says the governm

ent should own the farm

s and factories for the benefit of all the citizens.

•Everyone should share the w

ork equally and receive an equal share of the rew

ards.•

This appealed greatly to many Russians because there w

as such a huge split betw

een rich and poor.•

Unfortunately, the system did not w

ork and Russia’s people continued to suffer for years to com

e…

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• During the 21st century, Russia was the only true autocracy left in Europe.

• Russia’s tsar (king) was the absolute ruler believed to be anointed by God.

• The Romanov family ruled Russia from 1613 until the Russian Revolution in 1917.

• In 1884, Tsar Nicholas II became the last aristocratic ruler of Russia.

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• For many years before WWI, Russia’s citizens suffered under the Romanov monarchy.

• Russia was divided into two groups: the ruling class who held the country’s wealth, and the serfs (peasants) who barely had enough food to eat.

• Peasants worked for little pay and had few rights.

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• In exchange for working long hours for a landlord, a serf received a small log hut, a tiny piece of land, and a few animals.

• Most of the serfs’ crops went to pay the landlord’s taxes.

• Anyone who resisted the rules was beaten with a leather and wire whip. Many tried to escape, but few succeeded.

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• In 1905, Russia lost a war with Japan, which angered many serfs and workers because their family members were forced to fight in the war.

• On January 22nd, thousands of people marched on the Winter Palace to ask Tsar Nicholas for reforms.

• Palace troops shot people in the crowd; this became known as “Bloody Sunday”.

• More and more riots began to occur after this.© Brain Wrinkles

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• When Russia entered WWI in 1914, many of its peasants were forced to join the army.

• They were not trained or equipped to fight, and many were sent into battle without enough clothes, shoes, or weapons to survive.• Over 2 million soldiers were killed and nearly 5

million were wounded.

• Russia’s people were also struggling with food shortages and not having enough coal to keep warm.

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• The Russian people blamed their tsar for entering the war and getting so many killed or wounded.

• Tsar Nicholas II ignored the fact that his people were suffering and unhappy.• He was seen as a weak man and became

increasingly remote as a ruler.

• He did not see that changes were needed in the way that his country was run.

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• In early 1917, thousands of workers filled the streets and began to riot.

• Men and women protested against the tsar’s failing government.

• Tsar Nicholas ordered his army to end the riots, but the people outnumbered them and the military could not keep the peace.

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• Workers united against the Russian ruler and on March 15, 1917, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne.

• The tsar and his family were captured.

• A new government took over Russia.

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• The Duma was the Russian congress.

• There were 3 attempts to make the Duma work, but each was too radical and still favored only the wealthiest Russians.

• In the end, there were just too many problems.

• It was time for a new revolution…

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• In October 1917, a revolutionary group called the Bolshevik (Communist) party seized power.

• The Bolsheviks, lead by Vladimir Lenin, took control of the Russian government.

• Lenin ordered Tsar Nicholas and his family to be executed.

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• Lenin declared himself dictator of Russia.

• In 1922, Lenin established the Soviet Union, the first communist country in the world. • This joined Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia,

and Ukraine.

• Lenin promised that communism would bring fairness and equality to ALL Soviets.

• Overtime, Communism spread to other parts of the world (Cuba, China, North Korea, Vietnam).

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• Communism is a theory based on the ideas of the German philosopher Karl Marx.

• Marx published the Communist Manifesto in 1848, and in it he said that capitalism divided people into three classes: rich, middle, and poor.

• Marx believed that the poor class would one day rise up and overthrow the wealthy rulers, creating a new society without classes.• People would work together and share

everything as a community.

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• Communism says the government should own the farms and factories for the benefit of all the citizens.• Everyone should share the work equally and

receive an equal share of the rewards.

• This appealed greatly to many Russians because there was such a huge split between rich and poor.

• Unfortunately, the system did not work and Russia’s people continued to suffer for years to come…

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TEACHER INFO: Facebook• Print off the Facebook handout for each

student.

• Have the students create a profile as if they are either Tsar Nicholas II or Vladimir Lenin.

• Project the directions slide onto the screen. I like to leave this up while the students work so that they know exactly what goes in each box.

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Name:

Age:

Birthday:

Location:

I am fighting against…

I strongly believe in…

Three important things that you should know about me…

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Name:

Age:

Birthday:

Location:

I am fighting against…

I strongly believe in…

Three important things that you should know about me…

Draw a picture of the person

Write a status about something the person could be doing.

What are important things that we should know about the person? Write a status about those things.

Write a status about the person’s goals and beliefs.

Write a status about what the person does NOT believe in.

Name of a related person, place, group, etc.

Draw picture of possible friend

#3 #4

#2

Draw picture of something

that represents the

person

#2

#3

Write the name of it

Write the name of it

Write the name of it

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TEACHER INFO: Timeline• Print off the Timeline printable for each student.

• The students will create a timeline of the Russian Revolution.

• They will write a caption and draw an illustration to portray each event.

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Directions: Create a timeline that shows key events of the Russian Revolution. Write a caption and draw an illustration to portray each event.

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1905 1914

March 1917 October 1917 1922

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Directions: Create a timeline that shows key events of the Russian Revolution. Write a caption and draw an illustration to portray each event.

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January 1905 1914

March 1917 October 1917 1922

(Illustration)

Tsar Nicolas II becomes last

monarch of Russia

(Illustration)

Bloody Sunday – riots at Winter Palace

(Illustration)

Russia enters WWI.Peasants not trained or equipped & millions

died or were wounded.

(Illustration)

Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne

(Illustration)

Lenin & Bolshevik’s take power of

Russia’s government

(Illustration)

Lenin established Soviet Union

TEACHER INFO: Lost Cell Phone• Print off the Lost Cell Phone printable for each student.

• The students will “find” either Vladimir Lenin or Tsar Nicholas II’s cell phone. They will complete each section with creative (yet historically accurate) information that they learned about the person during this lesson.

• Have the students color the illustrations when finished.

• *If they chose to create a Facebook profile for Lenin, it’s a good idea for them to do this activity for Tsar Nicholas (and vice versa).

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Directions: Imagine you’ve found the phone of either Lenin or Tsar Nicholas II. Based on what you’ve learned, what would be in each section? Draw a selfie of the person in the center.

This phone belongs to:Latest Photo

Missed Calls

Text Messages

Contacts

Favorite App

TEACHER INFO: Comprehension Check• Print off the Comprehension Check for

each student.

• After the lesson, have the students answer the questions. *This could also be used as a quiz.

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1. W

hat type of government did R

ussia have under Romanov rule?

2. Who w

as Russia’s last tsar?

3. Why w

ere so many Russians killed or w

ounded during WW

I?

4. W

hy were m

any Russians upset with Tsar N

icholas’ rule?

5. When thousands of Russian w

orkers began protesting the government, w

hat w

as Tsar Nicholas I

I forced to do in 1

917?

6. Who took over Russia’s governm

ent, executed the Romanov fam

ily, and declared him

self dictator?

7. What type of governm

ent did Lenin bring to Russia?

8. Comm

unism is based on the ideas of w

hich Germ

an philosopher?

9. What is the goal of com

munism

?

10. I

n 1922, Lenin form

ed the world’s first com

munist country called:

11. W

hat did Lenin promise com

munism

would bring to Russia?

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1. W

hat type of government did R

ussia have under Romanov rule?

Autocracy (absolute m

onarchy)2. W

ho was R

ussia’s last tsar?N

icholas II

3. Why w

ere so many R

ussians killed or wounded during W

WI?

Not trained or w

ell equipped (food, clothes, shoes, coal)4. W

hy were m

any Russians upset w

ith Tsar Nicholas’ rule?

Food shortages, not enough coal to keep warm

, forced to fight & die in W

WI, w

orked for little pay, had few rights

5. When thousands of R

ussian workers began protesting the

government, w

hat was Tsar N

icholas II forced to do in 1

917?

Abdicate the throne

6. Who took over R

ussia’s government, executed the Rom

anov family,

and declared himself dictator?

Vladim

ir Lenin7. W

hat type of government did Lenin bring to R

ussia?Com

munism

8. Comm

unism is based on the ideas of w

hich Germ

an philosopher?Karl M

arx9. W

hat is the goal of comm

unism?

To create a society without econom

ic classes where everyone shares

the work & rew

ards10. I

n 1922, Lenin form

ed the world’s first com

munist country

called:Soviet Union11. W

hat did Lenin promise com

munism

would bring to R

ussia?Fairness and equality to all R

ussians

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TEACHER INFO: TICKET OUT THE DOOR

• Print out the exit slip page for each student.

• Have the students write about what they think Tsar Nicholas II should’ve done to help Russia, prior to the Russian Revolution.

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DO you think that the Russian Revolution could have been avoided? In the cleaning solution bottle below, write what you think Tsar Nicholas should’ve done to fix Russia’s problems.

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DO you think that the Russian Revolution could have been avoided? In the cleaning solution bottle below, write what you think Tsar Nicholas should’ve done to fix Russia’s problems.

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