ZIMSEC O-Level History
14.1The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution in ZIMSEC O-Level History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview
Form 2 (causes, stages since 1905, policies of Lenin and Stalin) and Form 4 (the February and October 1917 revolutions, Lenin, Bolshevik rule, Stalin's domestic policy).
Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 14.1.1Form 2: outline the causes of the Russian Revolution and trace its stages since 1905.
- 14.1.2Form 4: explain the causes and assess the course and results of the revolutions of February and October 1917, and outline the role of Lenin.
- 14.1.3Form 2 and Form 4: describe Bolshevik rule (the Civil War and the New Economic Policy) and the domestic policies of Stalin.
Lessons
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Bolshevik rule, the Civil War and the NEP, 1917-1924
35 min
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Stalin's Five-Year Plans, collectivisation and Soviet society
40 min
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Stalin's rise to power and his dictatorship
35 min
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The Russian revolutions of 1917
40 min
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Tsarist Russia and the 1905 Revolution
35 min
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