World History · Week 24 · World War I and Its Aftermath
Promises and Power in Russia
Students examine why Russians welcomed promises of peace, land, and bread and how Lenin used totalitarian means to keep control, then weigh promises against actions in their own decisions.
- Students will
- Students explain causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution and how Lenin used totalitarian means to seize and keep control.
- SEL skill
- Compare promises with actions before deciding what to trust
- What it looks like
- Students use emotions to think carefully when weighing promises against actions.
- Content focus
- Promises and power in the Russian Revolution
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
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Standards
- 10.7.1: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 10: World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World (standard 10.7, item 1)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI1 Show the connections between particular historical events and larger social, economic, and political trends. (Historical Interpretation)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.His.14.9-12 Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
- Literacy in history: RH.9-10.3 Analyze a series of events and determine whether earlier events caused later ones.
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