How much did Russia Change?

• Homework recap…

• Effects of emancipation• Count Witte• Which solution would have worked?

How did the Tsar Survive the 1905 Revolution?

Watch the clip and note down the different political groups.

Task: Your next job will be to research those groups and prepare to feedback why and how they opposed the Tsar.

Name:

Aims:

Support:

Tactics

Success:

Task: To record in groups information about each opponent to the Tsar.

Was the Tsar fit to

rule?

3 options or voices to argue:

1. He was a useless Tsar.

2. He was not as bad as some people made him out to be. He was unsuited for the job

3. He was an intelligent man, but not prepared for the job

Discussion Point

• In groups (1 for each point) read and prepare several arguments for your case.

• Each group will then be able to argue their point to the rest of the class

• Questions will follow at the end and scores taken from the jury!

Time for Marx!

• History shaped by struggles for power between social classes

• Industrial growth = conflict with Bourgeoisie (capitalists) and landowners.

• After defeating the landowners conflict with bourgeoisie and proletariat (industrial workers).

• Workers destroy bourgeoisie in revolt and create communist society

Why did Russia explode in Revolution in 1905?

1. Economic Problems 1902-042. Russo-Japanese War 1904-053. Bloody Sunday 19054. October Manifesto 19055. The Duma and beyond 1905

1. Economic Problems

• Why develop industries?• How would government do this?• What difficulties can you foresee?• What would be the effects?

• Government investment in industries from people = industrial and strong Russia

• High tax on grain• 1902 Industrial slump – lost jobs• Poor harvests in 1900 and 1902 =

starvation and violence.• Gov. solution = the troops!

2. Russo-Japanese War

• Why did a war break out with Japan?• Why was a war a positive thing for the

Tsar?• How did it work against him?• What other effects did the war have?• Russian Navy…

• Why did a war take place?

• What was the result?