Archive for April, 2008

Social Conditions in the Countryside in Tsarist Russia

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Tsarist Russia under Nicholas IIFor IB / A-Level historians. A series of sources and questions outlining the state of agriculture at the time that Peter Stolypin became prime minister.

Historiography of the October Revolution of 1917

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Students consider the main questions which divide historians and form their own judgement on which answers they find the most convincing.

The Reign of Nicholas II (to 1905) [interactive]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Tsarist Russia under Nicholas IIFor IB / A-Level historians. A “Fling the Teacher” quiz designed to test how much students have learned. Give 10 marks for the first person to finish, 9 for second place, and so on.

Historiography of the February Revolution of 1917

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Students consider the main questions which divide historians and form their own judgement on which answers they find the most convincing.

The Events of 1904-1905: The Russo-Japanese War, Bloody Sunday and the 1905 Revolution [computer activity]

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Tsarist Russia under Nicholas IIFor IB / A-Level historians. In this exercise, students are presented with a wide range of primary source material which “tells the story” of 1904-1905 from a variety of perspectives covering the main topics. Students “cut and paste” the information into the appropriate cells of a table which breaks each event into its causes, events and consequences.

Jack the Ripper Quiz

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

A new quiz on Jack the Ripper, created using www.classtools.net.