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St Brendan’s Sixth Form College – History Transition Task In order to give you an introduction to History A level and prepare you for the best possible start we would like you to complete the following tasks. This work will become the foundation of your first 4 weeks of study and will ease the transition between school subjects and college subjects. The details are as shown below: Key terms when studying Russia 1917 - 1991 Term Definition Feudalism Capitalism Socialism Communism Social class Proletariat Bourgeoisie Revolution Imperialism Democracy Authoritarianism Command economy Historical interpretation Analyse Evaluate Extent Significance Change Continuity Cause Subject: Russia 1917 – 1991: From Lenin to Yeltsin Task 1 Glossary: Knowing the key terms will enable you to understand the work you will do in History. Please complete the definitions for each of the following key terms. Name: Handing in: Please Bring a digital and paper copy with you to your last History lesson in week 1 ( you will be reminded in your first lesson)
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St Brendan’s Sixth Form College – History Transition Task In order to give you an introduction to History A level and prepare you for the best possible start we would like you to complete the following tasks. This work will become the foundation of your first 4 weeks of study and will ease the transition between school subjects and college subjects. The details are as shown below:
Key terms when studying Russia 1917 - 1991Term Definition
FeudalismCapitalismSocialismCommunism
Social class
Proletariat
Bourgeoisie
Revolution
Imperialism
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Command economy
Historical interpretation
Analyse
Evaluate
Extent
Significance
Change
Continuity
Cause
Task 2: Read the following extract from an A Level textbook and answer the questions on the next page.
Subject: Russia 1917 – 1991: From Lenin to Yeltsin
Task 1 Glossary: Knowing the key terms will enable you to understand the work you will do in History. Please complete the definitions for each of the following key terms.
Name:Handing in: Please Bring a digital and paper copy with you to your last History
lesson in week 1 ( you will be reminded in your first lesson)
Task 2: Answer the following questions using the extract on the previous page
1. What was Lenin’s government like? Give at least three points
2. How did Lenin come to power?
3. What does the extract mean by “a mix of utopian vision and skilful political compromise”?
4. In what ways did Stalin build on Lenin’s achievement?
5. How did Khrushchev change the way Russia was governed?
6. Why was Khrushchev replaced with Brezhnev?
7. What were the problems the leaders faced by the 1980s?
Task 3- Research task to extend your learning further Find out about Russia in 1917. Here are some ideas to help you with your research…
1. Geography e.g. How big was Russia? How urban / rural was it?2. Politics e.g. Who was the Tsar? What happened in February 1917?
What happened in October 1917? 3. Society e.g. What was the structure of society (from bottom to top)?
What were peoples’ lives like?4. Economy e.g. What were the main ways people made money in
Russia? How industrialised was its economy?
Task 4- Challenge Please think about the following, there is no need to write anything, but you could think about how to answer this question based on your research in task 3: Why were there two revolutions in Russia in 1917?
