Analysis of the April Theses in the Bolshevik Revolution

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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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~16 mins
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This worksheet explores the April Theses through source analysis, helping students understand their content, purpose, and significance in the Bolshevik Revolution.

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Analysis of the April Theses in the Bolshevik Revolution

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Source Analysis: The April Theses

Source A: The April Theses

"The Bolsheviks must seize power immediately. There should be no cooperation with the Provisional Government. Land must be transferred to the peasants without delay. Workers should take control of factories and run them for the benefit of all. Peace must be made quickly, ending Russia’s involvement in the war, regardless of the consequences. These steps are necessary to establish a socialist government and to fulfill the demands of the workers and soldiers who have suffered in the war and the economic chaos. The Bolsheviks will lead the revolution to end the exploitation of the working class and to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat. The time for compromise is over; only decisive action will bring true change." Provenance: Vladimir Lenin, April 1917, speech to Bolshevik party members

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Questions on Source A

1.
What are the main ideas presented in Source A about the Bolsheviks' plans?
[3 marks]
2.
Outline the purpose of Lenin's speech in Source A.
[3 marks]
3.
Compare the ideas in Source A with what you know about the political situation in Russia in 1917.
[6 marks]
4.
Analyse the reliability of Source A as evidence of the Bolsheviks' true aims.
[6 marks]
5.
Explain how the content of Source A helps us understand the Bolsheviks' strategy in 1917.
[3 marks]
6.
Compare the tone of Lenin's speech with the political climate of Russia in 1917.
[3 marks]
7.
Outline the potential impact of Lenin's ideas in Source A on the Bolsheviks' actions.
[3 marks]
8.
Compare the purpose of Lenin's speech with the actual events that followed in 1917.
[6 marks]

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