a civil war is a conflict between people from the same country

minorities are small groups of people within a country who differ from the main population in race, religion, culture or language

requisitioning is an act which involves officials taking something from others

The Russian Civil War, 1918-21

History

Karl Marx and communism

Tsarist Russia

The Bolsheviks

Soviet Russia in the 1920s and 1930s

The extent to which communism changed Russia

In this unit, pupils examine the profound societal changes brought about by communism following the Russian Revolution. This sets the stage for the next unit, ‘Post-war Britain: for whom did the United Kingdom become a ‘New Jerusalem’?’, where they will contrast the effects of communism with the democratic socialism that influenced British society in the post-war era.

In ‘The French Revolution: How did Europe respond to the French Revolution?’, pupils studied how France's eighteenth century revolution influenced people's lives. Building on that, this unit explores how the radical ideas of the Russian Revolution transformed Russian society under communism, demonstrating the power of revolutionary ideologies.

In this unit, pupils learn about Karl Marx's theories regarding communism and the conduct and impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. They examine the Russian Civil War and Russian society in the 1920s and 30s, allowing them to judge the extent to which communism changed Russia.

The Russian Revolution: did communism completely transform Russian society? 

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

a conflict between people from the same country

small groups within a country who differ from the majority

an act which involves officials taking something from others

Match up each keyword with its correct definition.

national minorities from the Russian Empire

Match up each group which fought in the Russian Civil War with its correct description.

foreign powers fighting in the Russian Civil War

Which of the following led to the deaths of 7 000 000 Russians?

Why did the Reds requisition grain during the Civil War?

Bolsheviks sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

British, French, Americana nd Japanese armies land in Russia

White armies nearly take Petrograd and Moscow from the Reds

Major White army under general Semenov defeated by the Reds

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

How many revolutions occurred in Russia in 1917?

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party?

Write the missing word. The Bolsheviks had little impact on the February Revolution because many of its leaders were in ...

Write the missing word. In 1918, the Bolsheviks agreed to sign the {{}} of Brest-Litovsk.

the Bolsheviks supported Russia's participation in WWI

the Bolsheviks had no opinion on Russia's participation in WWI

the Bolsheviks opposed Russia's participation in WWI

the Bolsheviks strengthened Russians' political freedoms 

the Bolsheviks restricted Russians' political freedoms 

the Bolsheviks did not change Russians' political freedoms 

The Russian Civil War, 1918-21

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