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This unit explores the emergence and evolution of revolutionary ideas leading to the Russian Revolution from 1905 to 1917. Students will evaluate the roles of significant leaders, movements, and events while analyzing the challenges faced in creating a new societal order. Key figures, including Tsar Nicholas II and reformers like Sergei Witte and Peter Stolypin, will be assessed in relation to the socioeconomic turmoil of the time. The unit culminates in various assessments including essays and research reports focused on the dynamics of the revolution and its aftermath.
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VCE History: Unit 3 Creation of a revolutionary situation (1905-17)
Area of Study 1: Russian Revolution (1905 to 1917) – Semester 1 Area of Study 2: American Revolution (1763 to 1176) – Semester 2 Outcome 1On completion of this unit the student should be able to evaluate the role of ideas, leaders, movement and events in the development of the revolution.Outcome 2 On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse the challenges facing the emerging new order, and the way in which attempts were made to create a new society, and evaluate the nature of the society created by the revolution. Assessment
The following four assessment tasks must be taken over Units 3 and 4: • research report • analysis of visual and/or written documents • historiographical exercise • essay I will confirm the dates and types of SACs ASAP. Assessment
We start with an analysis of the reign of Tsar Nicholas II and the governments (dumas) beneath him. • These governments experienced varying fortunes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. • Sergei Witte as the Minister of Finance and Peter Stolypin as the Prime Minister both introduced economic reforms aimed at strengthening tsarism. • However, the tsarist regime was being weakened by general strikes and violence in 1905. Creation of a revolutionary situation (1905-17)
Nicholas, like the Romanov rulers before him, reigned with an absolute autocracy. How could he maintain this rule against growing discontent? • How did various tensions and conflicts, along with a growing interest in Marxist theory, put pressure on Nicholas’ leadership. • To what extent were Nicholas’ weaknesses as a leader responsible for the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty? Tsar Nicholas II Creation of a revolutionary situation (1905-17)
The ‘Hammer and Sickle’ Communist emblem Key figures Romanov family emblem
Key terms The Winter Palace in St Petersburg