DIY Crafts for Kids - How to Make MatryoshkaDoll out of Colored Paper Sheets + Tutorial ! The Romanov Faberge Eggs. Memory Game: The Russian Revolution (historia - 4º e.s.o. - the great war) The Downfall Of The Romanov Family. Russia and the First World War. Although Tsar Nicholas II described himself as a man of peace, he favoured an expanded Russian Empire.
Encouraged by Vyacheslav Plehve, the Minister of the Interior, the Tsar made plans to seize Constantinople and expanded into Manchuria and Korea. On 8th February, 1904, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur, therefore beginning the Russo-Japanese War. The Russian Navy fought two major battles to try and relieve Port Arthur but the Russians were defeated and were forced to withdraw. In May, 1905, the Russian Navy was attacked at Tsushima. Twenty Russian ships were sunk and another five were captured. Sergi Witte led the Russian delegation at the peace conference held in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in August, 1905. At this time Russia and Austria-Hungary were in dispute over the area of south-eastern Europe known as the Balkans.
The Russian government considered Germany to be the main threat to its territory. Russian Revolution Simmulation (1) P. Mutiny in Petrograd. The Revolution That Shaped Russia. Tsar Nicholas II - Death, Wife & Family - Biography. Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule.
His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War I led to his abdication and execution. Who Was Nicholas II? Nicholas II inherited the throne when his father, Alexander III, died in 1894. Although he believed in an autocracy, he was eventually forced to create an elected legislature. Nicholas II’s handling of Bloody Sunday and World War I incensed his subjects and led to his abdication. Early Life Nicholas II was born Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov in Pushkin, Russia, on May 6, 1868. Nicholas II received his education through a string of private tutors, including a high-ranking government official named Konstantin Pobedonostsev. In 1881, when Nicholas II was 13 years old, his grandfather, Alexander II, was assassinated by a revolutionary bomber. When Nicholas II was 19 years old he joined the army. Coronation & Marriage Family Tree The couple had their first child, a daughter named Olga, in 1895. Japan Attacks Death.
The 100th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution: A Visual Anthology. The Russian Revolution. Russian Revolution unit. OctoberRevolutionits Aftermath9. Russian Revolution documents. Russian Revolution Teaching Resources. Russian Revolution Teaching Resources Published: March 6, 2017 March 8th marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the February Revolution and the downfall of the Romanov Empire.
Historians, the Media and museums have made available some incredible resources that will allow teachers to bring the classroom alive with the sights, sounds and people of 1917 Russia. Here is an annotated list of my favorite interactive media projects and online primary document archives. There are so many possibilities of how you could use these resources in the classroom.
Happy Teaching, Rebecca “Natasha” Blankenship Asst. Interactive Media Online quiz that allows you to find out who you would have been in 1917: an Anarchist, a Cadet, a Right SR, a Bolshevik or a member of the Black Hundreds. Ever wonder what Nicholas II, Lenin or the French Ambassador would have tweeted if Twitter existed in 1917. Primary Documents This is a great source for both online and print primary documents about the 1917 Revolution. Lenin and the Russian Revolution - National 5 History Revision - BBC Bitesize. Classroom Activities for the Russian Revolution. Each assessment contains a wide range of source material and several questions that will help students to develop the ability to interpret and evaluate information.
We have also provided a commentary on the questions that should be of help to the student and teacher. RRU1 Russian Revolution Simmulation RRU2 Bloody Sunday (Answer Commentary) RRU3 1905 Russian Revolution (Answer Commentary) RRU4 Russia and the First World War (Answer Commentary) RRU5 The Life and Death of Rasputin (Answer Commentary) 1917. Free history. 22 January. Teaching the Russian Revolution With The New York Times. Should the Russian Revolution be remembered as one of history’s great turning points — or should it be “relegated to the dustbin of history” given that the new nation it created, the Soviet Union, no longer exists?
This month is the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution (which now falls in November, given a different calendar). In 1917, Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks orchestrated an extraordinary coup that created the world’s first communist state. The centennial presents an opportunity for students to reflect on its significance. Below, we suggest a range of activities that use materials both from the current New York Times and from the newspaper’s archives. Warm Up Students, working in pairs or small groups, should come up with a list of criteria to decide what historical events should be commemorated by a nation 100 years later. Here are some questions for students to consider as they come up with their list: Then, have students share their criteria with the class.
Activity 1. YouTube.