6.4: The Russian Revolution
Objective: Students will be able to identify causes and key events of the Russian Revolution by filling out a worksheet based on a presentation with an 80% success rate.
Vocabulary: autocracy, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Red October, Bolshevik, Menshivik
Directions:
Directions:
- Get a copy of this worksheet
- Watch the videos below
- Note: The first video is the lecture. During the lecture you will be asked to press pause and watch the additional videos, and then come back to the lecture.
Lecture: The Russian Revolution
Lecture: The Russian Revolution
This is the video lecture for this lesson. Use it to complete the worksheet for this lesson.
Video 1: The Assassination of Grigori Rasputin
Video 1: The Assassination of Grigori Rasputin
Watch this video to learn about the circumstances of Rasputin's untimely death.
Video 2: The March Revolution
Video 2: The March Revolution
Watch this video to learn about the first stage of the Russian Revolution, known as the March Revolution
Video 3: The Assassination of the Romanovs
Video 3: The Assassination of the Romanovs
Watch this video to learn about how and why the tsar and his family were killed