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VCE History: Unit 3

VCE History: Unit 3. Creation of a revolutionary situation (1905-17). Area of Study 1: Russian Revolution (1905 to 1917) – Semester 1 Area of Study 2: American Revolution (1763 to 1176) – Semester 2

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VCE History: Unit 3

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  1. VCE History: Unit 3 Creation of a revolutionary situation (1905-17)

  2. Area of Study 1: Russian Revolution (1905 to 1917) – Semester 1 Area of Study 2: American Revolution (1763 to 1176) – Semester 2 Outcome 1On completion of this unit the student should be able to evaluate the role of ideas, leaders, movement and events in the development of the revolution.Outcome 2 On completion of this unit the student should be able to analyse the challenges facing the emerging new order, and the way in which attempts were made to create a new society, and evaluate the nature of the society created by the revolution. Assessment

  3. The following four assessment tasks must be taken over Units 3 and 4: • research report • analysis of visual and/or written documents • historiographical exercise • essay I will confirm the dates and types of SACs ASAP. Assessment

  4. We start with an analysis of the reign of Tsar Nicholas II and the governments (dumas) beneath him. • These governments experienced varying fortunes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. • Sergei Witte as the Minister of Finance and Peter Stolypin as the Prime Minister both introduced economic reforms aimed at strengthening tsarism. • However, the tsarist regime was being weakened by general strikes and violence in 1905. Creation of a revolutionary situation (1905-17)

  5. Nicholas, like the Romanov rulers before him, reigned with an absolute autocracy. How could he maintain this rule against growing discontent? • How did various tensions and conflicts, along with a growing interest in Marxist theory, put pressure on Nicholas’ leadership. • To what extent were Nicholas’ weaknesses as a leader responsible for the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty? Tsar Nicholas II Creation of a revolutionary situation (1905-17)

  6. The ‘Hammer and Sickle’ Communist emblem Key figures Romanov family emblem

  7. Key terms The Winter Palace in St Petersburg

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