Russian+Rev+Webquest

Russian Revolution Webquest

 * Use your reading/notes, sources on the unit XII page, and resources listed below to answer the following questions in a Word document. I have not been able to test whether all these links will work from school... so //bonne chance//!**


 * 1. How did the ideas of Karl Marx influence the Russian Revolution?**
 * http://www.mrdowling.com/707-marx.html
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx#Marx.27s_influence


 * 2. What were the three main political parties and what were their goals?**
 * http://www.marxists.org/archive/bryant/works/russia/ch05.htm


 * 3. How did WWI contribute to the revolution?**
 * http://www.johndclare.net/Russ1.htm
 * 4. Who were the main leaders of the February and October Revolutions? Describe their involvement in the Revolution and find at least one image for each.**
 * http://www.trotsky.net/russian_revolution.html
 * http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/photo/index.htm
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin#Revolutionary
 * 5. List and describe at least 3 causes of the Russian Revolution.**
 * http://www.thecorner.org/hist/russia/revo1917.htm
 * http://www.pinkmonkey.com/studyguides/subjects/worldhis/chap12/w1212101.asp
 * 6. Create a timeline of the major events of the Russian Revolution.** **You should only choose events you feel are particularly significant and be able to explain why.**
 * http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/russianrev/htimeline.html
 * http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/russ/datesr.html
 * http://www.eduseek.com/navigate.php?ID=978
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution_of_1917#Brief_Chronology_leading_to_Revolution_of_1917
 * 7. Choose one of the following primary sources and create 3 questions based on the document.**
 * [|Lenin: State and Revolution]
 * [|October Manifesto of 1905]
 * [|Lenin: Call to Power, Oct 24, 1917]
 * [|Declaration of the Right of the Toiling and Exploited Peoples]

An additional resource you can download at home: [|Russia_text.doc]