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This is the fifth lesson in a series on the causes of the 1905 Revolution. It covers the causes, reasons for Russian defeat and the consequences of the conflict. The lesson demonstrates how Minister of the Interior, Vyasheslav von Plehve planned the war as a short victorious war which ended in disaster. It also demonstrates how this war caused opposition to reach new heights with events like the liberal Banqueting Campaigns and strike action. Lesson includes retrieval quiz and homework. The lesson makes use of an extract from Orlando Figes ‘A peoples’ tragedy’, pp. 168-171.

This is the final lesson in a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It is designed to enable students to evaluate the causes and form opinions on which factors were the most significant. The lesson consists of a big card sort which covers all factors from Nicholas II to industrialisation. Students are given multiple activities to complete using the cards before being given a handout which has all information sorted. Students then use the sheet to complete a 20-mark question on why the 1905 revolution happened.