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Factors and Significance of the February Revolution

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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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This worksheet explores the key factors leading to the February Revolution and assesses their relative importance and significance.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#Fall of the Tsar
#Standard
#Significance & Factors
#February Revolution
#Identify and categorize the main factors contributing to the February Revolution
#Compare the significance of political, social, economic, and religious factors
#Explain how different factors influenced the fall of the Tsar

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Factors and Significance of the February Revolution

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
A

Introduction to the Factors Leading to the February Revolution

Source A: Excerpt from a historian's analysis

'The fall of the Tsar was not due to a single cause but a combination of political unrest, social discontent, economic hardship, and religious crises. Each factor played a role in weakening the Tsarist regime.' Provenance: Modern historian's overview, published in 2020.

1.
Categorize the factors mentioned in Source A into Political, Social, Economic, and Religious. List one example for each category.
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the roles of political unrest and economic hardship in causing the revolution. Which was more significant? Justify your answer with evidence.
[6 marks]
B

Ranking the Significance of Factors

Source B: A political analyst's opinion

'Political instability and the loss of confidence in the Tsar were the most critical factors, as they directly undermined the regime's authority.' Provenance: Political commentary published in a history journal, 2018.

1.
Which factor do you think was MORE significant: political instability or economic hardship? Explain your reasoning with evidence.
[6 marks]
2.
Outline the main religious issues that affected the stability of the Tsarist regime during this period.
[3 marks]
C

Evaluating the Overall Impact of Factors

Source C: View from a revolutionary leader

'Without the collapse of political stability, the people would not have risen in revolution. The economic hardships merely fueled their anger, but the political crisis was the spark.' Provenance: Memoirs of a revolutionary, 1917.

1.
Analyze how the combination of factors led to the February Revolution. Which factor do you think was the most crucial? Justify your view.
[8 marks]
2.
Outline the main economic problems faced by Russia before the revolution and how they contributed to its fall.
[3 marks]

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