The October Revolution

Key Terms, Events, Names: Military Revolutionary Committee, Trotsky, Milrevcom, Winter Palace, Congress of Soviets, Peter and Paul Fortress, Aurora, Women’s Death Battalion, Smolny, Soviet Central Executive Committee

Starter: Source Analysis

When the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace, they actually faced little resistance. Why do you think the artist who painted this suggest they did?

Map AnalysisActivity 1: As you read about the October Revolution, examine the maps and images of Petrograd. Which 5 places do you think were critical. Locate these on Google Maps.

Timeline of EventsRead the scanned textbook pgs. 102-109 on the October Revolution and undertake the activities below as you go.Activity 2: In pairs construct a timeline of the key events of the ‘October Days’ of 1917 (23-27 October). Use a colour scheme or key to show which developments were a result of:

•Lenin’s actions and/or leadership•Trotsky’s actions and/or leadership•Chance•Poor planning•Kerensky and/or the Provisional Government’s actions

Leadership Significance

Use this link to help you with your debate.

Make sure that you can write about

the significance

of each event – Test Next Lesson!

Causes of the Bolshevik’s rise to

power

• Question (c) - is an essay question and will focus on your ability to evaluate a historical claim by using source evidence and your own knowledge. In answering this question you must offer support to the historical claim as well as challenge the claim.

• To obtain above 8 marks you MUST explicitly quote a minimum of 3 of the 4 sources.

• A balanced Judgment must also be given.

• (15 Marks) – Suggested no more than 27 minutes

15 Mark Question

Paragraph 1: •Use the sources AND your own knowledge to SUPPORT the claim.•Must EXPLICITLY quote the sources through out.

– To support this claim Source A states that…•Offer your own contextual knowledge to add further Evidence to support your argument.•You must explain (not just described) how each point supports the claim.•Aim for minimum of 3 to 4 points to support the claimParagraph 2: •Use the sources AND your own knowledge to CHALLENGE the claim.•Must EXPLICITLY quote the sources through out.

– To challenge this claim Source A states that…•Offer your own contextual knowledge to add further Evidence to back up your argument.•You must explain (not just described) how each point challenges the claim.•Aim for minimum of 3 to 4 points to challenge the claimCONCLUSION: •Finish by giving a balanced judgment (your opinion) comparing the relative importance of two or more points.

15 Mark Question