Bedford County Public Schools
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
Course World History II
Lesson Topic/Title
Grade
09
Russian Revolution
SOL and Learning Intention
10c________________________________________
Materials/Resources Needed
Document Camera, Notetaking guide for students
Students will be able to…
1. identify the events that led to the Russian Revolution.
2. explain how the Communists came to power.
3. explain how Russia’s revolution affected its participation in World War I.
Cognition Strategy to be Applied
Lesson Component
Engage:
Prior Knowledge &
Hook
Teacher
Student
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What do we know about Russia’s role
in the war so far? Have they suffered
major defeats? Have they suffered
huge casualties?
Explain:
Direct Instruction &
Model
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Concept Web on Causes of the
Revolution
Lecture on the impact of Russian
Revolution (elaborate on notes
provided, notes are for students to
copy while you explain)
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Students will complete their
concept web on the Russian
Revolution and jot down notes
on the Russian Civil War
Evaluate:
Close and Assess

Write a eulogy for Vladimir Lenin
where you either praise or condemn
his actions. Use details learned from
the lecture to support your opinion.
Your response must be at least 7
sentences long. Below are some
questions to consider when writing
your eulogy.
o How did he come to power?
(Describe the causes of the
Russian Revolution.)
o What was life like during his
leadership from 1918-1922?
o Did he fulfill his promises to
the people?
o Were his actions justified?
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Students will complete the
eulogy for Lenin
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Study notes for a quiz next class
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Rasputin
Czar
Nicholas
II and his
family
Russian Revolution Assignment
Write a eulogy for Vladimir Lenin where you either praise or
condemn his actions. Use details learned from the lecture to
support your opinion. Your response must be at least 7 sentences
long. Below are some questions to consider when writing your
eulogy.
 How did he come to power? (Describe the causes of the
Russian Revolution.)
 What was life like during his leadership from 1918-1922?
 Did he fulfill his promises to the people?
 Were his actions justified?
Name:_______________________
Block:______________
Quiz: Russian Revolution
1. Name two of the factors that led to the revolution in Russia.
2. Who was the mystic healer that had treated the czar’s hemophiliac son
and who was killed in December of 1916?
3. What slogan did Lenin use, which stated his promises to Russia?
4. What year did the Russian Revolution begin?
5. During the Russian civil war, what was the name of the two sides which
fought each other?
6. Lenin used fear as a political weapon and used secret police to find
“counter-revolutionaries.” These tactics led to the civil war period being
given what name?
7. In 1921, in order to stimulate (boost) the economy, Lenin introduced the
New Economic Policy. What did this policy allow?
8. Who led the Red Army during the Russian civil war?
9. Who gained power after Lenin’s death and led Russia until 1953?
10. How did the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) lead to the Russian
Revolution?
Answer Key for Russian Revolution Quiz
1. Loss in Russo-Japanese War, Losses in WWI, Landless peasantry, and
lack of trust in Czar Nicholas II (need 2 of these)
2. Rasputin
3. Peace, Land, and Bread
4. 1917
5. Reds vs. Whites
6. Red Terror
7. Allowed private businesses to exist to stimulate the economy
8. Leon Trotsky
9. Joseph Stalin
10. Showed the weakness of Russia
The Russian Revolution (students will copy on the back of their web)
After Czar left Provisional Govt didn’t withdraw from war
 Vladimir Lenin: a Bolshevik had slogan: “Peace, Land, and Bread”
 Lenin seized power in 1918 & signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
giving up a lot of land and ending their role in WWI
Civil War in 1918called Red Terror
Reds v. Whites: Reds were Bolsheviks (Communists)
 Leon Trotsky organized Red Army
o Fighting lasted 3 yearseconomy is ruined and people are
starving (5 million starve to death)
o Villages are burned
 1921 Reds Win
 NEP: New Economic Policy 1921 Lenin let some private
businesses exist to boost economy
o USSR established in 1922 under Joseph Stalin (1922-1953)
Russo-Japanese War
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Czar Nicholas II
Japan and Russia clashed over
Korealed to war between
them in 1904
No one expected Japan to win,
yet 1905 Japan wins control
over Korea
Shows weaknesses of Russia
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He and his wife reliant on
Rasputin and Russians didn’t
trust him
So family members killed
Rasputin, yet people already had
lost faith in czar
Czar abdicates in 1917
beginning the Russian
Revolution
What Factors
Led to the
Russian
Revolution?
Peasants
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Unhappy with WWI because all
food/resources going to soldiers
Wanted land and food
World War I
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All resources going to war effort
so fuel & food shortages
Huge military defeats and high
casualties