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= THE BOLSHEVIK CONSOLIDATION OF POWER: 1917-1924 =

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Trotsky inspects soliders of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War

Topics
In this section of the course, we will be covering the following topics:
 * Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
 * The main features of Communist (Bolshevik) ideology at the time of the Revolution.
 * The social and political reforms of the Bolshevik government.
 * The significance of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (the peace treaty with Germany in 1918).
 * The Civil War and the aims, nature and impact of War Communism.
 * The New Economic Policy (NEP)

Lessons
You can access all lesson plans by clicking on

Maps, images and videos

 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Russian Revolution - map.docx|The Russian Revolution - map.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Russian Civil War - map.docx|The Russian Civil War - map.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Russian Civil War 1918-21 - map.docx|The Russian Civil War 1918-21 - map.docx]]
 * The Red Empire - episode 1: Revolutionaries. This is an excellent documentary series covering the history of the USSR from 1917 to 1954. This first episode covers the period from the October Revolution to the outbreak of Civil War.
 * The Red Empire - episode 2: Winners and Losers. This episode covers the Civil War.

Handouts
1. [|Background to the Revolution.doc] - reading material.

2. - reading material. This is available in point form by clicking on

3. [|Marxism.doc] - reading material. This is available in point form by clicking on

4. - reading materials. This is available in point form by clicking on

5. - reading materials. This is available in point form by clicking on

8. [|Bolshevik ideology.doc]

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Essay plans
1. "Explain how the Bolsheviks were able to consolidate their power in the period between 1917 and 1921." [|Consolidation of Bolshevik power 1 - essay plan.doc]

2. "Explain how the Bolsheviks were able to consolidate their power in the period from 1917 to 1924." [|Consolidation of Bolshevik power 3 - essay plan.doc]

3. "Assess the impact of War Communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP) on both the peasantry and the proletariat in Russian society between 1918 and 1928." [|Impacts of War communism and NEP - essay plan.doc]

4. "Account for the introduction of the New Economic Policy."

5. "To what extent did the New Economic Policy compromise the Bolshevik Party's ideology?"

6. "To what extent did the Bolshevik consolidation of power between 1917 and 1928 compromise the Party's ideology?"

7. "Assess the effectiveness of the Bolshevik government in creating changes in society in the period 1917-28."

8. "How did the Bolsheviks' ideology change in the period between 1917 and 1941?" [|Changes in Bolshevik ideology - essay plan.doc]

9. The following file contains introductions and essay plans for a range of questions which could be asked in the HSC:. Please note that it was updated on 14/9/15, and contains a lot of new material

Model essays
The essays below are about 600 words long - shorter than what is expected in the Modern History exam but nonetheless very succinct. I have also included longer versions of some of these essays. The better students should consult both versions. If you can't write more than 600 words in 45 minutes (which will be the case for most of you), then stick with the shorter version of each essay. You'll still get a good mark.

1. "Evaluate Lenin's contribution to the success of the Bolshevik Revolution in November 1917." [|Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be found by clickin on [|Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution - long essay.doc]

2. "Explain how the Bolsheviks were able to consolidate their power in the period between 1917 and 1921." . This essay requires you to discuss the reforms and repression of 1917-18, the Civil War (1918-21) and the Red Terror. A longer version of this essay can be found by clicking on

3. "Why were the Bolsheviks able to overcome counter-revolution in the period from 1918 to 1921?" This question is similar to number 2, except that it doesn't deal with the events of 1917. It concentrates on how the Bolsheviks won the Civil War. If you got a question asking you how they won the Civil War, this is the essay you would write. [|Consolidation of Bolshevik power 2 - essay.doc]

4. "Explain how the Bolsheviks were able to consolidate their power in the period from 1917 to 1924." This essay is similar to number 2, except it requires you to discuss NEP as well as the reforms and repression of 1917-18 and the Civil War (1918-21). . A longer version of this essay can be found by clicking on

5. "To what extent did the Bolshevik consolidation of power between 1917 and 1928 compromise the Party's ideology." This question is essentially asking whether the Red Terror and NEP were compatible with Marxism-Leninism. [|Consolidation of Bolshevik power 4 - essay.doc]

6. "Account for the introduction of the New Economic Policy." This question is very easy: why did Lenin introduce NEP. [|NEP 1 - essay.doc]. A longer version of this essay can be found by clickin on the following link:

7. "To what extent did the New Economic Policy compromise the Bolshevik Party's ideology?" This question is similar to number 4, except that you do not need to discuss the Red Terror. . A longer version of this essay can be found by clickin on

8. "Assess the impact of War Communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP) on both the peasantry and the proletariat in Russian society between 1918 and 1928." This question can be divided into two parts: War Communism and NEP. You can describe each system, then explain its impact on the peasantry and the working class.

9. "Assess the effectiveness of the Bolshevik government in creating changes in society in the period 1917-28."

10. "How did the Bolsheviks' ideology change in the period between 1917 and 1941?" [|Changes in Bolshevik ideology - essay.doc] A longer version of this essay can be found by clicking on [|Changes in Bolshevik ideology - long essay.doc].

11. "How effectively did the Communist Party deal with the challenges it faced in the period from the end of the Civil War until 1929?"