Find the answers to the following questions and be prepared to explain their meaning to the rest of the class:

SETTING THE STAGE/ALEXANDER III:
List some of the factors that led to the Russian revolution in the 1917:

What were the principles of government that guided Alexander III? Define the terms.

How did he maintain his power?

What is a pogrom?

NICHOLAS II:
What happened with industrialization ynder Nicholas II?

How did the Russian people welcome the growth of industrialization?

What did they hope would happen?

Who were some of the groups and leaders to emerge?

CRISES AT HOME AND ABROAD:
What were three key conflicts between 1904 to 1917? With each event, list by cause, key combatants and outcome.
Conflict	combatants	causes	outcomes	

THE MARCH REVOLUTION:
What was the March Revolution?

What were the outcomes?

What is a 'soviet'?

Who returned to Russia? Why?

THE BOLSHEVIK EVOLUTION:
What was Lenin's main slogan?

Lenin's bid to take over happened in three stages. Explain.
Red Guards: cause and outcome:

Bolsheviks in power: what were the immediate actions?

Civil war: who were the opponents and what was the outcome?

LENIN RESTORES ORDER:
Lenin shifted his role to revive the economy and restructure the government.
What were his economic policies:

What were his economic reforms?

What were the outcomes of these actions?

HOMEWORK: READ PAGES 395 TO 400. DO A THREE TO FIVE PARAGRAPH QUICK RESPONSE THAT ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1.	Stalin built the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state. What are the elements of a totalitarian state. Give specific examples.
2.	What are the weapons/tools that are often used to dominate in a totalitarian state? Explain.