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Understanding the February 1917 Russian Revolution: Causes and Key Events

Explore the pivotal events leading to the February 1917 Russian Revolution and Tsar Nicholas II's abdication. This lesson uses a visual ladder approach to document key incidents, helping students analyze significant causes, such as the impact of World War I and domestic unrest. Discover the role of key figures, including the Tsarina and Rasputin, and the factors contributing to the loss of support for the Tsar. Engage with the topic by ranking causes and differentiating between long-term and short-term influences on the revolution.

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Understanding the February 1917 Russian Revolution: Causes and Key Events

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  1. starter activity You are about to study the series of events which led to a revolution in Russia in February 1917 and the abdication of the Tsar. Which of these two images would be better for the front cover of a student textbook about the Russian Revolution?

  2. Why was there a revolution in Russia in February 1917?

  3. Lesson overview • Draw a ladder with 7 large steps. Below each step you are going to note down the key events that led to the February 1917. • Decide which was the most significant cause of the Revolution from a list of factors

  4. Step 1 – the effects of war • Russian defeats at Tannenberg & Masurian Lakes • 1 million+ casualties or POWs by end of 1914 • Terrible conditions

  5. Step 2 – effects of war at home • Food & fuel shortages • Inflation • Unemployment • Soldiers returning from frontline • Ban on sale of vodka! Bread queue, Moscow, 1917

  6. Step 3 – Tsar Nicholas goes to the front, September 1917 • Tsar was seen as personally responsible • Tsarina (German) running country with Rasputin Rasputin Tsarina

  7. Step 4 – loss of support • Middle classes wanted greater say in govt. • Upper classes resented Tsarina & Rasputin • Harsh winter of 1916 Middle-class Muscovites

  8. Step 5 – revolution begins • 7 March, 40,000 workers from Putliov engineering works in Petrograd go on strike • 8 March, International Women’s Day • Tsar orders use of force A demonstration on International Women’s Day, 8 March 1917

  9. Step 6 – army takes sides • 12 March, army refuses to obey orders • Some regiments shot officers • Joined demonstrators and marched on Duma

  10. Step 7 – Tsar abdicates • Railway workers refused entrance to Petrograd to Tsar • Tsar abdicates • Exiled to Siberia

  11.  Your task • Copy the following causes of the February 1917 Revolution. Rank them in order of importance and then try to group them in terms of long- and short-term causes and trigger events.

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