Year 12 Homeworks:
Homeworks for 2016-17
China group for Wednesday, Oct 18th:
1. Do the source question (ideally hand this in on Monday, Oct 16th)
2. Do the Korean War worksheet
Russia group for Monday, Oct, 9th:
Finish the worksheets on the purges
Russia group for Monday, Oct 2nd:
Read pages 20-22 in Pearson, p15-17 in Hodder and the photocopied booklet then answer the following:
1. How did Stalin exercise power over the Communist Party and the Soviet state?
2. What powers of influence did Stalin have as General Secretary of the Communist Party? And what advantages did this give him when it came to power struggle after Lenin’s death?
3. What ideological disputes emerged between the contenders for the leadership after Lenin’s death?
4. Fill in the flow chart on How Stalin became party leader.
5. Summarise the techniques Stalin used to remove his rivals and win the power struggle.
For Wednesday, Oct 4th:
Hand in the essay about the Bolsheviks and terror and use my guide to help.
Russia group (for Monday, Sept 18th):
1. Try and log on to the Moodle (come and see me if there are any problems).
2. Complete the activities on the Treaty of Brest Litovsk and the Russian Civil War and fill in the bubble sheets you have been given.
China group (for Wednesday, Sept 20th)
China group 12(China):
1. Finish the timeline
2. Fill in the sheet on China 1911-1949
Russia group 12(Russia):
1. Read the Background sheet
2. Read sheets 9 & 10 and the use the information to fill in the flow chart
3. Use page 5 of Hodder and the sheet you have been given to compile a factfile on Lenin.
Homework for Friday, Dec 9th:
1. Make sure you have finished the charts on Soviet economic decline and the overview from Lenin to Andropov which some had not done by Wednesday’s lesson.
2. Start the control of the people worksheet using Chapter 3 in both Pearson and Holder. Get as far as possible by Friday.
3. On Friday I will be setting an essay on the economy - it will be due in the following Friday.
Title: How far was the Soviet economy transformed between 1928 and 1953?
Homework for Friday, Nov 25th:
Ensure you have read the material on the topic that you did not investigate (use Pearson, Hodder and the booklets you were given - you can see scanned copies of this on the Moodle in the Stalin Economic policy folder)
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 23rd:
Produce your information booklet on Collectivisation or Industrialisation.
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 16th:
1. You should plan (if you read my half term homework e mail you will have done this already) the following essay on the political theme:
Was Khrushchev’s limited reform of the Soviet government the main reason for the regime’s growing political stagnation in the years 1964–82?
You will be given this question as a timed essay next Thursday and you can bring in one sheet of A4 paper to help you write the essay. You will be given 45 minutes to write it.
2. Use the sheets you have been given and Holder (p45-49) and Pearson (p39-43) and the article attached to my e mail to fill in the sheets on the NEP (by Wednesday)
3. Finish (by Friday) the remaining questions on the Industrial and Agricultural Change sheet (sections on State Control of Industry and Agriculture and the Conclusion).
Homework for Thursday, Oct 20th:
1. Do the worksheet on Politics after the death of Stalin - do up to and including Khrushchev.
2. Do the Stalin essay:
How did Stalin’s power over the Party change between 1928 and 1953? (due in Friday)
Homework for Thursday, Oct 13th:
1. You should already have finished the work on the purges and the worksheet on Stalin's power over the Party and State.
2. 1. Use the source and information sheets you have been given to complete the activities on Stalinism and Leninism.
Homework for Wednesday, Oct 5th:
The Rise of Stalin (Pearson p20-22; Hodder p15-18)
Read the biographical information on the different contenders from the photocopies you have been given and the section on Stalin’s opponents in Pearson p21, Hodder p15-16
Use this information to fill in the sheet entitled “The Contenders”.
Complete the sheet “The Rise of Stalin, 1924-28” (but not the section on Stalin’s rivals)
Use the boxing match cartoon at the end of the photocopies you have been given to complete the sheet with the boxes entitled: How did Stalin become party leader?”
Now for Thursday, Friday and next week’s homework:
Stalin and the Purges (Pearson p22-25; Hodder p19-21)
Read the photocopies on Stalin and the purges.
Use these and the pages in the books to complete the coloured sheet on the Causes of the Purges.
Now complete the two sheets entitled: “The Purges of the 1930s” and “The Purges Widen”
Homework for Wednesday, September 14th:
1. Read the sheets on:
3. Make sure you have logged on to the Moodle (www.runnymede-college.net) using the username and password you have been given.
Homework for Tuesday, April 27th:
1. Those of you who have not finished the nationalism essay should give it to me by this Friday, April 22nd.
2. Read the sample essay on Brezhnev and politics and note the way in which it is structured.
3. Read the articles you have been given on Khrushchev and make notes on anything that is new to you.
4. You should complete the revision booklet on Economics ready for next week. We will go over Lenin's economic policy on Tuesday, Stalin on Wednesday.
Homework for Tuesday, April 19th:
1. Make sure you have read the articles by the historians on "Extended Reading - interpretation"
2. Do the essay on nationalism that you have been set using the techniques we went over in class.
3. You should begin reading and annotating the packs of sources you have been given.
Homework for Tuesday, April 12th:
Make sure you have finished the worksheet on Gorbachev and Yeltsin.
You should also be reading the Figes book to help with your revision.
Homework for Easter:
1. You should complete the worksheet on the role of nationalism in the Collapse of the Soviet Union.
2. Read page 125 of Pearson very carefully and do the AS-style essay which is explained at the bottom of the page: "How far do you agree with the view that the collapse of the Soviet Union came about because Gorbachev failed to reform the Communist Party?" Use the advice given on Hodder p155-156 and p165-166 to help plan your essay.
3. Also look at the videos on the You Tube channel about the Collapse of the Soviet Union.
4. Revise: use the revision booklets you have been given on the four themes as the basis for your revision. You can also watch some of the videos on the You Tube channel to help consolidate your understanding.
5. Look at the exam advice and sample essays in Pearson p139-151.
6. You should also read the Orlando Figes book.
Homework for Wednesday, March 9th:
Make sure you have done the timeline at the start of the chapter on the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Pearson.
Fill in the sheet on Interpretations of History.
Homework for Tuesday, Feb 23rd:
1. Finish the questions on Khrushchev, Brezhnev and the promotion of a stable society - we will go through these on the Tuesday and the first half of the Wednesday double lesson.
2. Do the pack on Women and the Family: we will go over this on Wednesday and the Thursday double lesson.
3. The following week's homework will be on Education to complete the Social topic and you will be given an essay on this.
4. I would strongly recommend you continue reading the Figes book on Revolutionary Russia (up to chapter 11).
Homework for Tuesday, Feb 2nd:
1. Revise the Secret Police sections ready for a test essay on Tuesday.
2. Do the first page of the worksheet on Art and Culture.
Homework for Tuesday, Jan 26th:
1. Finish the worksheet on Dissidents down to the section on "Effects".
Holiday work:
See the programme for the next month below.
Also make sure you read the FIges book over the holidays.
Here is the link to the Government overview sheet
And here is the Revision guide
Homework for Tuesday, Dec 22nd:
Complete the sheets on Communism and Religion.
Programme of work for the next month:
1. Religion sheets for Tuesday.
2. Revision over the holiday
3. Worksheet on the Secret Police to be completed by Wednesday, Jan 20th
4. Who were the Dissidents by Thursday, Jan 21st.
Homework for Tuesday, Dec 15th:
1. Finish the coloured sheets on the Control of the People using section 3 in the Pearson and Hodder textbooks.
For Thursday you will need to have produced your Presentation on the Cult of Personality. Use the textbooks and the guide (click on the link). Produce your presentation as a Powerpoint, a Key Note presentation or a Prezi which is more visually attractive.
2. Here is the link to the Economic Overview essay plans we did in class (they are not finished, but might help provide you with some ideas)
Homework for Wednesday, Dec 9th:
1. Make sure you have completed the A3 sheet summarising the key aspects of the economy between 1917-85.
2. Fill in the sheet on the conclusions about the Soviet economy using the conclusion sections in Pearson and Hodder.
Homework for Tuesday, Dec 1st:
Finish the coloured worksheets on Soviet economic policy after Khrushchev.
For Wednesday prepare your notes on the Stalin test essay.
Homework for Tuesday, Nov 10th:
Complete the worksheet on Economic policy between 1917-24 up to and including the charts on War Communism and NEP.
Homework for Tuesday, Nov 3rd:
1. Write the essay on Stalin using the plan you have been given.
2. Do the worksheet on Russia after Stalin using p31-35 of the text book and the chapter you have been given.
3. Read the next few chapter of the Figes book on Revolutionary Russia: chapters 6, 7 & 8.
Homework for Thursday, Oct 22nd:
1. Fill in the source sheet on the comparison between Stalinism and Leninism.
Homework for Tuesday, Oct 20th:
1. Finish all the work on the sheet "Stalin's power over Party and State", ready to discuss on Tuesday.
Work for the week of Oct 5th:
1. Complete all the sheets on the purges (using the booklet and the text book)
2. Do the worksheet on Stalin's power over the Party and State, up to and including the section on Stalin's power over the party in World War Two.
Homework for Tuesday, Oct 6th:
1. Do the essay: "Was terror the main methods by which the Bolshevik leadership exercised control over the Party 1917-24?"
2. Read and highlight the sheet I gave you on the policy disputes.
2. Fill in the flow chart on the power struggle using the information from the contenders sheet on Stalin and the other rivals and the cartoon on the boxing match.
Homework for Thursday, Oct 1st:
1. Finish the notes on how Stalin extended his power base through his position as Party Secretary.
2. Fill in the Contender sheet on Stalin using the information in the booklet.
Homework for Tuesday, Sept 22nd:
Finish the worksheet on the Russian Civil War and the summary activities on the consolidation of Bolshevik power.
The summary activities should be written out on lined paper (or typed) and handed in to be marked.
Homework for Thursday, Sept 17th:
1. Make sure you have finished your storyboard on Marxist history.
2. You should have done the timelines on 8-9 & 10-11 and have read these pages too.
3. Do questions 1 & 2 on the worksheet entitled: "How did the Bolsheviks establish a one-party state?"
Homework for Tuesday, Sept 15th:
1. Fill in the worksheets on the First World War, the Provisional Government and the Bolshevik Revolution using the sheets you have been given and Chapter 7 (p43-47) and Chapter 12 (p67-70) in the red text book you were given on Thursday.
Homework for Wednesday, Sept 9th:
1. Make notes on Geography and Society on Russia using the sheets you have been given.
The link for the digital book is as here.
Holiday work:
Please ensure your Cold War biographies and the Cold War Crisis chart have been finished and uploaded on the Google Drive.
Read Mason on the Cold War.
Try and do some extra reading and listen to some of the podcasts I have put on the website (see the section on Reading and Podcasts on the right hand side of the webpage)
There are also a stack of interesting videos on the You Tube Channel - See the Cold War section for instance.
Homework for Monday, May 4th:
Revise the rest of the Stalin unit.
Do the following essay in 40 mins:
How successful were the Fiver Year Plans in transforming Russian industry in the years to 1941?
Homework for Monday, April 27th:
1. Plan out the answer to this essay:
How accurate is it to say that Stolypin's policies had a limited impact on Russia in the period 1906-1914?
Include points on:
The impact on peasants, impact on Dumas, impact on working classes, how much it strengthened the Tsar's position, impact on opposition, impact on modernising the Russian economy.
2. Make sure you have revised everything up to and including the death of Lenin in 1924.
3. Do the following essay in timed conditions (40 mins) -. you can plan it out before hand. Handwritten please.
To what extent does the impact of the First World War explain the outbreak of two revolutions in Russia in 1917 ?
Homework for Monday, April 20th:
Revise the period 1881-1914 ready for a test essay on the political and economic changes in this period.
Homework for Wednesday, April 15th:
1. Read the articles on Stalin (see the Articles section on the Russia webpage).
2. Listen to the podcast interview with Stephen Kotkin again - on the same page.
3. Revise Alexander III, Opposition, Politics and Economy up to 1905 ready for the revision class on Wednesday.
The revision schedule is at the bottom of the webpage or if you click on the link.
Homework for Monday, April 13th:
1. Make sure you have made the notes on Stalinism and and an assessment of Stalin that you were given last week.
2. Do the essay: How far did Stalin's social policies change the lives of people in the Soviet Union 1929-53?
3. Revision: you need to be thoroughly familiar with all the topics ready for when we return after Easter. Make notes on each topic, construct mind maps and charts, do practice essay plans and try some full essays too.
Homework for Monday, March 23rd:
1. Finish the remainder of the worksheet on Stalin 1945-53.
2. Do your group work on the aspect of Stalinist society. Remember to produce quality hand-outs for the rest of the class (14 copies). Use the references you have been given from the books (both Lynch and Bunce and Gallagher) and also do some of your own research.
Homework for Monday, March 16th:
1. Make sure you have finished the worksheet on the war and have read (and noted where appropriate) all the articles you have been given.
2. Watch the World at War episode on Operation Barbarossa.
2. Essay (for Wednesday): How far was the strength of the Soviet economy responsible for the USSR's victory in the Second World War? (handwritten please).
Homework for Wednesday, March 11th:
1. Finish the worksheet on Soviet Foreign Policy 1939-45.
2. Make a list of the reasons (supported with detailed evidence) why the USSR won the Second World War.
Homework for Monday, March 9th:
1. Read and note the two articles on Soviet Foreign Policy.
2. Do the first half of this worksheet on Soviet Foreign Policy from 1939-45 up to the section entitled "The impact of the war on the Soviet people."
3. If you do not have a copy of the book, here are the relevant pages.
4. Read and note the chapter on Soviet Foreign Policy, 1918-41.
Homework for Wednesday, March 4th:
Finish the sheet on Russian Foreign Policy under Stalin 1933-39.
Homework for Wednesday, Feb 25th:
1. Finish off the Section 2 of the worksheet on the Great Purge or Great Terror.
Homework for Monday, Feb 23rd:
1 Essay: How successful were Stalin's economic policies from 1928-1941? (This includes both collectivisation and industrialisation)
2. Do the first page of the worksheet on the Stalin's Terror and Purges (up to Section 2).
Homework for Monday, Feb 9th:
Complete the sheet on Industrialisation and the Five Year Plans
Homework for Monday, Feb 2nd:
Complete the sheet on Collectivisation and read the articles on Trotsky and on the Power Struggle.
Homework for Wednesday, Jan 28th:
1. Listen to the Stalin podcast on the resources page.
Do the following essay (hand-written please):
Why were Stalin’s opponents unable to prevent him from becoming the leader of the USSR by 1929?
Homework for Monday, Jan 19th:
1. Ensure you have done the worksheet on Lenin - ready to discuss his legacy next lesson.
2. You should also make sure you have read and noted that chapter you were given on how the Bolsheviks seized and retained power.
3. Do the Stalin's rise to power worksheet up to Part C.
Holiday homework:
1. Do the worksheet on Lenin
2. Read pages 91-102 of Murphy for the revision advice and sample essays
3. Revise the Russia topics we have covered this term
4. Do the following essay:
How far do you agree that the butality of the Bolsheviks was the main reason why they remained in power in the years 1917-24?
5. Look at the AS Level page for help with revision
Homework for Wednesday, Dec 17th:
The Kronstadt Rising, 1921 (p156-159 Lynch, Ch 16 Murphy)
What led to the rising?
What were the demands of the workers?
Why was it so worrying for the Bolsheviks?
How was the rising crushed?
What were the effects of the rising?
The New Economic Policy (NEP), 1921 (p160-165 Lynch, Ch 16 Murphy)
What was the NEP?
What were Lenin’s reasons for introducing NEP?
What were the Bolshevik objections to NEP and how did Lenin overcome them?
How successful was NEP (make sure you mention the Scissors Crisis)?
Homework for Wednesday, Dec 10th:
1. Read and note the articles you have been given on the Last Years of Tsarism and on the Bolshevik Revolution.
2. Finish the worksheet on the Bolsheviks in power and do the first half of the worksheet on the Russian Civil War.
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 26th:
1. Make sure you have read the chapter on the Last Years of Tsarist Russia.
2. Re-read chapter 10 of Murphy and make sure you understand the role of Lenin and what factors enabled the Bolsheviks to gain in strength.
Homework for Monday, Nov 24th:
Do the worksheet on the Provisional Government and read the chapter on the Last Years of Tsarist Russia.
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 19th:
1. Complete the questions and activities on the role of Rasputin and the Growth of Opposition to Stardom.
2. Then read the sheets on the short-term causes of the February Revolution and explain each cause using the information on the sheets.
Homework for Monday, Nov 17th:
1. Read the revision chapter on Russia 1881-1914.
2. Complete the worksheet on Russia and the First World War
Homework for Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov 11th and 12th:
1. Do the factfile and worksheet on Stolypin and Russia 1906-14 for Tuesday (extra lesson at 1.20pm)
2. Essay for Wednesday:
How far was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 responsible for the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution?
Homework for Monday, Nov 3rd:
Complete the worksheet and reading that you have been given on the 1905 Revolution.
Homework for Monday, Oct 20th:
Write an extended answer to the following question:
How far and in what ways did the economy of Russia develop between 1881 and 1903?
Homework for Monday, Oct 13th:
Do the worksheet on the opposition to the tsarist regime.
Homework for Monday, Oct 6th:
1. Make sure you have finished the notes on social and economic change in Russia.
2. For the Wednesday, Oct 8th, do the essay: To what extent is it fair to describe Alexander III as a reactionary?
There are notes comparing Alexander II and III on the AS section of the website.Homework for Wednesday, Sept 10th:
1. Ensure you have got a file and organised all the introductory material on the Russia course.
2. Read pages 5-8 of Murphy (the red book) and pages 1-9 of Lynch (the green book).
3. Make notes and prepare the key points about the area you were given (geography, government, bureaucracy etc) ready to present to the rest of the class on Wednesday.
Homework for Monday, Sept 29th:
1. Read the source sheet and note down or highlight any interesting points and/or quotations.
2. Do the timeline activities.
3. Read and make key notes on the chapters on Alexander II and Alexander III
4. Use this information and your own notes to complete the chart comparing Alexander II and Alexander III.
Homework for Wednesday, Sept 24th:
1. Deadline for the essays is Wednesday.
2. Finish the questions on Alexander III.
Homework for Monday, Sept 22nd:
Do the essay: Russia was a great power that was considered backward by most of her contemporaries. How far do you agree with statement about Russia by 1881?
You need to include:
An introduction: setting the scene and highlighting the key areas you are going to examine in the essay.
Main body: paragraphs examining the different aspects of Russia at this time and assessing how "backward" she was e.g.
Government and the way Russia was ruled (national and local)
The bureaucracy
Society
Religion
Economy
Education
Army
Treatment of nationalities
Opposition and politics.
Conclusion: highlighting the areas in which she was and wasn't developed and making an overall judgement on the question.
Remember you need to analyse throughout and not narrate ("tell the story"). Also use precise, detailed evidence to support your arguments.
Homework for Monday, Sept 15th:
1. Re-read the introduction pages of Lynch and Murphy.
2. Complete the worksheet on the reign of Alexander II (a copy can be downloaded from the link below)
3. Explain each of the main themes in Russian history (Change from above, War, Revolution) using pages 9-10 of Murphy.
4. Copy out the timeline on page 6 of Murphy and colour code as many events as you again according to these three themes.
China group for Wednesday, Oct 18th:
1. Do the source question (ideally hand this in on Monday, Oct 16th)
2. Do the Korean War worksheet
Russia group for Monday, Oct, 9th:
Finish the worksheets on the purges
Russia group for Monday, Oct 2nd:
Read pages 20-22 in Pearson, p15-17 in Hodder and the photocopied booklet then answer the following:
1. How did Stalin exercise power over the Communist Party and the Soviet state?
2. What powers of influence did Stalin have as General Secretary of the Communist Party? And what advantages did this give him when it came to power struggle after Lenin’s death?
3. What ideological disputes emerged between the contenders for the leadership after Lenin’s death?
4. Fill in the flow chart on How Stalin became party leader.
5. Summarise the techniques Stalin used to remove his rivals and win the power struggle.
For Wednesday, Oct 4th:
Hand in the essay about the Bolsheviks and terror and use my guide to help.
Russia group (for Monday, Sept 18th):
1. Try and log on to the Moodle (come and see me if there are any problems).
2. Complete the activities on the Treaty of Brest Litovsk and the Russian Civil War and fill in the bubble sheets you have been given.
China group (for Wednesday, Sept 20th)
China group 12(China):
1. Finish the timeline
2. Fill in the sheet on China 1911-1949
Russia group 12(Russia):
1. Read the Background sheet
2. Read sheets 9 & 10 and the use the information to fill in the flow chart
3. Use page 5 of Hodder and the sheet you have been given to compile a factfile on Lenin.
Homework for Friday, Dec 9th:
1. Make sure you have finished the charts on Soviet economic decline and the overview from Lenin to Andropov which some had not done by Wednesday’s lesson.
2. Start the control of the people worksheet using Chapter 3 in both Pearson and Holder. Get as far as possible by Friday.
3. On Friday I will be setting an essay on the economy - it will be due in the following Friday.
Title: How far was the Soviet economy transformed between 1928 and 1953?
Homework for Friday, Nov 25th:
Ensure you have read the material on the topic that you did not investigate (use Pearson, Hodder and the booklets you were given - you can see scanned copies of this on the Moodle in the Stalin Economic policy folder)
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 23rd:
Produce your information booklet on Collectivisation or Industrialisation.
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 16th:
1. You should plan (if you read my half term homework e mail you will have done this already) the following essay on the political theme:
Was Khrushchev’s limited reform of the Soviet government the main reason for the regime’s growing political stagnation in the years 1964–82?
You will be given this question as a timed essay next Thursday and you can bring in one sheet of A4 paper to help you write the essay. You will be given 45 minutes to write it.
2. Use the sheets you have been given and Holder (p45-49) and Pearson (p39-43) and the article attached to my e mail to fill in the sheets on the NEP (by Wednesday)
3. Finish (by Friday) the remaining questions on the Industrial and Agricultural Change sheet (sections on State Control of Industry and Agriculture and the Conclusion).
Homework for Thursday, Oct 20th:
1. Do the worksheet on Politics after the death of Stalin - do up to and including Khrushchev.
2. Do the Stalin essay:
How did Stalin’s power over the Party change between 1928 and 1953? (due in Friday)
Homework for Thursday, Oct 13th:
1. You should already have finished the work on the purges and the worksheet on Stalin's power over the Party and State.
2. 1. Use the source and information sheets you have been given to complete the activities on Stalinism and Leninism.
Homework for Wednesday, Oct 5th:
The Rise of Stalin (Pearson p20-22; Hodder p15-18)
Read the biographical information on the different contenders from the photocopies you have been given and the section on Stalin’s opponents in Pearson p21, Hodder p15-16
Use this information to fill in the sheet entitled “The Contenders”.
Complete the sheet “The Rise of Stalin, 1924-28” (but not the section on Stalin’s rivals)
Use the boxing match cartoon at the end of the photocopies you have been given to complete the sheet with the boxes entitled: How did Stalin become party leader?”
Now for Thursday, Friday and next week’s homework:
Stalin and the Purges (Pearson p22-25; Hodder p19-21)
Read the photocopies on Stalin and the purges.
Use these and the pages in the books to complete the coloured sheet on the Causes of the Purges.
Now complete the two sheets entitled: “The Purges of the 1930s” and “The Purges Widen”
Homework for Wednesday, September 14th:
1. Read the sheets on:
- The key events of the October Revolution
- The extent of Bolshevik Support in October 1917
- Why did the Bolsheviks succeed in October 1917
3. Make sure you have logged on to the Moodle (www.runnymede-college.net) using the username and password you have been given.
Homework for Tuesday, April 27th:
1. Those of you who have not finished the nationalism essay should give it to me by this Friday, April 22nd.
2. Read the sample essay on Brezhnev and politics and note the way in which it is structured.
3. Read the articles you have been given on Khrushchev and make notes on anything that is new to you.
4. You should complete the revision booklet on Economics ready for next week. We will go over Lenin's economic policy on Tuesday, Stalin on Wednesday.
Homework for Tuesday, April 19th:
1. Make sure you have read the articles by the historians on "Extended Reading - interpretation"
2. Do the essay on nationalism that you have been set using the techniques we went over in class.
3. You should begin reading and annotating the packs of sources you have been given.
Homework for Tuesday, April 12th:
Make sure you have finished the worksheet on Gorbachev and Yeltsin.
You should also be reading the Figes book to help with your revision.
Homework for Easter:
1. You should complete the worksheet on the role of nationalism in the Collapse of the Soviet Union.
2. Read page 125 of Pearson very carefully and do the AS-style essay which is explained at the bottom of the page: "How far do you agree with the view that the collapse of the Soviet Union came about because Gorbachev failed to reform the Communist Party?" Use the advice given on Hodder p155-156 and p165-166 to help plan your essay.
3. Also look at the videos on the You Tube channel about the Collapse of the Soviet Union.
4. Revise: use the revision booklets you have been given on the four themes as the basis for your revision. You can also watch some of the videos on the You Tube channel to help consolidate your understanding.
5. Look at the exam advice and sample essays in Pearson p139-151.
6. You should also read the Orlando Figes book.
Homework for Wednesday, March 9th:
Make sure you have done the timeline at the start of the chapter on the Collapse of the Soviet Union in Pearson.
Fill in the sheet on Interpretations of History.
Homework for Tuesday, Feb 23rd:
1. Finish the questions on Khrushchev, Brezhnev and the promotion of a stable society - we will go through these on the Tuesday and the first half of the Wednesday double lesson.
2. Do the pack on Women and the Family: we will go over this on Wednesday and the Thursday double lesson.
3. The following week's homework will be on Education to complete the Social topic and you will be given an essay on this.
4. I would strongly recommend you continue reading the Figes book on Revolutionary Russia (up to chapter 11).
Homework for Tuesday, Feb 2nd:
1. Revise the Secret Police sections ready for a test essay on Tuesday.
2. Do the first page of the worksheet on Art and Culture.
Homework for Tuesday, Jan 26th:
1. Finish the worksheet on Dissidents down to the section on "Effects".
Holiday work:
See the programme for the next month below.
Also make sure you read the FIges book over the holidays.
Here is the link to the Government overview sheet
And here is the Revision guide
Homework for Tuesday, Dec 22nd:
Complete the sheets on Communism and Religion.
Programme of work for the next month:
1. Religion sheets for Tuesday.
2. Revision over the holiday
3. Worksheet on the Secret Police to be completed by Wednesday, Jan 20th
4. Who were the Dissidents by Thursday, Jan 21st.
Homework for Tuesday, Dec 15th:
1. Finish the coloured sheets on the Control of the People using section 3 in the Pearson and Hodder textbooks.
For Thursday you will need to have produced your Presentation on the Cult of Personality. Use the textbooks and the guide (click on the link). Produce your presentation as a Powerpoint, a Key Note presentation or a Prezi which is more visually attractive.
2. Here is the link to the Economic Overview essay plans we did in class (they are not finished, but might help provide you with some ideas)
Homework for Wednesday, Dec 9th:
1. Make sure you have completed the A3 sheet summarising the key aspects of the economy between 1917-85.
2. Fill in the sheet on the conclusions about the Soviet economy using the conclusion sections in Pearson and Hodder.
Homework for Tuesday, Dec 1st:
Finish the coloured worksheets on Soviet economic policy after Khrushchev.
For Wednesday prepare your notes on the Stalin test essay.
Homework for Tuesday, Nov 10th:
Complete the worksheet on Economic policy between 1917-24 up to and including the charts on War Communism and NEP.
Homework for Tuesday, Nov 3rd:
1. Write the essay on Stalin using the plan you have been given.
2. Do the worksheet on Russia after Stalin using p31-35 of the text book and the chapter you have been given.
3. Read the next few chapter of the Figes book on Revolutionary Russia: chapters 6, 7 & 8.
Homework for Thursday, Oct 22nd:
1. Fill in the source sheet on the comparison between Stalinism and Leninism.
Homework for Tuesday, Oct 20th:
1. Finish all the work on the sheet "Stalin's power over Party and State", ready to discuss on Tuesday.
Work for the week of Oct 5th:
1. Complete all the sheets on the purges (using the booklet and the text book)
2. Do the worksheet on Stalin's power over the Party and State, up to and including the section on Stalin's power over the party in World War Two.
Homework for Tuesday, Oct 6th:
1. Do the essay: "Was terror the main methods by which the Bolshevik leadership exercised control over the Party 1917-24?"
2. Read and highlight the sheet I gave you on the policy disputes.
2. Fill in the flow chart on the power struggle using the information from the contenders sheet on Stalin and the other rivals and the cartoon on the boxing match.
Homework for Thursday, Oct 1st:
1. Finish the notes on how Stalin extended his power base through his position as Party Secretary.
2. Fill in the Contender sheet on Stalin using the information in the booklet.
Homework for Tuesday, Sept 22nd:
Finish the worksheet on the Russian Civil War and the summary activities on the consolidation of Bolshevik power.
The summary activities should be written out on lined paper (or typed) and handed in to be marked.
Homework for Thursday, Sept 17th:
1. Make sure you have finished your storyboard on Marxist history.
2. You should have done the timelines on 8-9 & 10-11 and have read these pages too.
3. Do questions 1 & 2 on the worksheet entitled: "How did the Bolsheviks establish a one-party state?"
Homework for Tuesday, Sept 15th:
1. Fill in the worksheets on the First World War, the Provisional Government and the Bolshevik Revolution using the sheets you have been given and Chapter 7 (p43-47) and Chapter 12 (p67-70) in the red text book you were given on Thursday.
Homework for Wednesday, Sept 9th:
1. Make notes on Geography and Society on Russia using the sheets you have been given.
The link for the digital book is as here.
Holiday work:
Please ensure your Cold War biographies and the Cold War Crisis chart have been finished and uploaded on the Google Drive.
Read Mason on the Cold War.
Try and do some extra reading and listen to some of the podcasts I have put on the website (see the section on Reading and Podcasts on the right hand side of the webpage)
There are also a stack of interesting videos on the You Tube Channel - See the Cold War section for instance.
Homework for Monday, May 4th:
Revise the rest of the Stalin unit.
Do the following essay in 40 mins:
How successful were the Fiver Year Plans in transforming Russian industry in the years to 1941?
Homework for Monday, April 27th:
1. Plan out the answer to this essay:
How accurate is it to say that Stolypin's policies had a limited impact on Russia in the period 1906-1914?
Include points on:
The impact on peasants, impact on Dumas, impact on working classes, how much it strengthened the Tsar's position, impact on opposition, impact on modernising the Russian economy.
2. Make sure you have revised everything up to and including the death of Lenin in 1924.
3. Do the following essay in timed conditions (40 mins) -. you can plan it out before hand. Handwritten please.
To what extent does the impact of the First World War explain the outbreak of two revolutions in Russia in 1917 ?
Homework for Monday, April 20th:
Revise the period 1881-1914 ready for a test essay on the political and economic changes in this period.
Homework for Wednesday, April 15th:
1. Read the articles on Stalin (see the Articles section on the Russia webpage).
2. Listen to the podcast interview with Stephen Kotkin again - on the same page.
3. Revise Alexander III, Opposition, Politics and Economy up to 1905 ready for the revision class on Wednesday.
The revision schedule is at the bottom of the webpage or if you click on the link.
Homework for Monday, April 13th:
1. Make sure you have made the notes on Stalinism and and an assessment of Stalin that you were given last week.
2. Do the essay: How far did Stalin's social policies change the lives of people in the Soviet Union 1929-53?
3. Revision: you need to be thoroughly familiar with all the topics ready for when we return after Easter. Make notes on each topic, construct mind maps and charts, do practice essay plans and try some full essays too.
Homework for Monday, March 23rd:
1. Finish the remainder of the worksheet on Stalin 1945-53.
2. Do your group work on the aspect of Stalinist society. Remember to produce quality hand-outs for the rest of the class (14 copies). Use the references you have been given from the books (both Lynch and Bunce and Gallagher) and also do some of your own research.
Homework for Monday, March 16th:
1. Make sure you have finished the worksheet on the war and have read (and noted where appropriate) all the articles you have been given.
2. Watch the World at War episode on Operation Barbarossa.
2. Essay (for Wednesday): How far was the strength of the Soviet economy responsible for the USSR's victory in the Second World War? (handwritten please).
Homework for Wednesday, March 11th:
1. Finish the worksheet on Soviet Foreign Policy 1939-45.
2. Make a list of the reasons (supported with detailed evidence) why the USSR won the Second World War.
Homework for Monday, March 9th:
1. Read and note the two articles on Soviet Foreign Policy.
2. Do the first half of this worksheet on Soviet Foreign Policy from 1939-45 up to the section entitled "The impact of the war on the Soviet people."
3. If you do not have a copy of the book, here are the relevant pages.
4. Read and note the chapter on Soviet Foreign Policy, 1918-41.
Homework for Wednesday, March 4th:
Finish the sheet on Russian Foreign Policy under Stalin 1933-39.
Homework for Wednesday, Feb 25th:
1. Finish off the Section 2 of the worksheet on the Great Purge or Great Terror.
Homework for Monday, Feb 23rd:
1 Essay: How successful were Stalin's economic policies from 1928-1941? (This includes both collectivisation and industrialisation)
2. Do the first page of the worksheet on the Stalin's Terror and Purges (up to Section 2).
Homework for Monday, Feb 9th:
Complete the sheet on Industrialisation and the Five Year Plans
Homework for Monday, Feb 2nd:
Complete the sheet on Collectivisation and read the articles on Trotsky and on the Power Struggle.
Homework for Wednesday, Jan 28th:
1. Listen to the Stalin podcast on the resources page.
Do the following essay (hand-written please):
Why were Stalin’s opponents unable to prevent him from becoming the leader of the USSR by 1929?
Homework for Monday, Jan 19th:
1. Ensure you have done the worksheet on Lenin - ready to discuss his legacy next lesson.
2. You should also make sure you have read and noted that chapter you were given on how the Bolsheviks seized and retained power.
3. Do the Stalin's rise to power worksheet up to Part C.
Holiday homework:
1. Do the worksheet on Lenin
2. Read pages 91-102 of Murphy for the revision advice and sample essays
3. Revise the Russia topics we have covered this term
4. Do the following essay:
How far do you agree that the butality of the Bolsheviks was the main reason why they remained in power in the years 1917-24?
5. Look at the AS Level page for help with revision
Homework for Wednesday, Dec 17th:
The Kronstadt Rising, 1921 (p156-159 Lynch, Ch 16 Murphy)
What led to the rising?
What were the demands of the workers?
Why was it so worrying for the Bolsheviks?
How was the rising crushed?
What were the effects of the rising?
The New Economic Policy (NEP), 1921 (p160-165 Lynch, Ch 16 Murphy)
What was the NEP?
What were Lenin’s reasons for introducing NEP?
What were the Bolshevik objections to NEP and how did Lenin overcome them?
How successful was NEP (make sure you mention the Scissors Crisis)?
Homework for Wednesday, Dec 10th:
1. Read and note the articles you have been given on the Last Years of Tsarism and on the Bolshevik Revolution.
2. Finish the worksheet on the Bolsheviks in power and do the first half of the worksheet on the Russian Civil War.
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 26th:
1. Make sure you have read the chapter on the Last Years of Tsarist Russia.
2. Re-read chapter 10 of Murphy and make sure you understand the role of Lenin and what factors enabled the Bolsheviks to gain in strength.
Homework for Monday, Nov 24th:
Do the worksheet on the Provisional Government and read the chapter on the Last Years of Tsarist Russia.
Homework for Wednesday, Nov 19th:
1. Complete the questions and activities on the role of Rasputin and the Growth of Opposition to Stardom.
2. Then read the sheets on the short-term causes of the February Revolution and explain each cause using the information on the sheets.
Homework for Monday, Nov 17th:
1. Read the revision chapter on Russia 1881-1914.
2. Complete the worksheet on Russia and the First World War
Homework for Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov 11th and 12th:
1. Do the factfile and worksheet on Stolypin and Russia 1906-14 for Tuesday (extra lesson at 1.20pm)
2. Essay for Wednesday:
How far was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 responsible for the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution?
Homework for Monday, Nov 3rd:
Complete the worksheet and reading that you have been given on the 1905 Revolution.
Homework for Monday, Oct 20th:
Write an extended answer to the following question:
How far and in what ways did the economy of Russia develop between 1881 and 1903?
Homework for Monday, Oct 13th:
Do the worksheet on the opposition to the tsarist regime.
Homework for Monday, Oct 6th:
1. Make sure you have finished the notes on social and economic change in Russia.
2. For the Wednesday, Oct 8th, do the essay: To what extent is it fair to describe Alexander III as a reactionary?
There are notes comparing Alexander II and III on the AS section of the website.Homework for Wednesday, Sept 10th:
1. Ensure you have got a file and organised all the introductory material on the Russia course.
2. Read pages 5-8 of Murphy (the red book) and pages 1-9 of Lynch (the green book).
3. Make notes and prepare the key points about the area you were given (geography, government, bureaucracy etc) ready to present to the rest of the class on Wednesday.
Homework for Monday, Sept 29th:
1. Read the source sheet and note down or highlight any interesting points and/or quotations.
2. Do the timeline activities.
3. Read and make key notes on the chapters on Alexander II and Alexander III
4. Use this information and your own notes to complete the chart comparing Alexander II and Alexander III.
Homework for Wednesday, Sept 24th:
1. Deadline for the essays is Wednesday.
2. Finish the questions on Alexander III.
Homework for Monday, Sept 22nd:
Do the essay: Russia was a great power that was considered backward by most of her contemporaries. How far do you agree with statement about Russia by 1881?
You need to include:
An introduction: setting the scene and highlighting the key areas you are going to examine in the essay.
Main body: paragraphs examining the different aspects of Russia at this time and assessing how "backward" she was e.g.
Government and the way Russia was ruled (national and local)
The bureaucracy
Society
Religion
Economy
Education
Army
Treatment of nationalities
Opposition and politics.
Conclusion: highlighting the areas in which she was and wasn't developed and making an overall judgement on the question.
Remember you need to analyse throughout and not narrate ("tell the story"). Also use precise, detailed evidence to support your arguments.
Homework for Monday, Sept 15th:
1. Re-read the introduction pages of Lynch and Murphy.
2. Complete the worksheet on the reign of Alexander II (a copy can be downloaded from the link below)
3. Explain each of the main themes in Russian history (Change from above, War, Revolution) using pages 9-10 of Murphy.
4. Copy out the timeline on page 6 of Murphy and colour code as many events as you again according to these three themes.
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