IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) A collection of ‘Summary Notes’ assigned to students as pre-reading throughout the unit, as part of the flipped classroom approach.

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) Learning Objectives To explain the key events of Yeltsin’s presidency To analyse the effects of Yeltsin’s policies To evaluate the extent to which Yeltsin can be considered ‘a disaster’ for Russia

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) Learning Objectives To explain the main factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union To analyse the factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union To evaluate the extent to which Gorbachev was responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) Learning Objectives To explain the context of Gorbachev’s rise to power To analyse the nature of Gorbachev’s domestic and foreign policies To evaluate the extent to which Gorbachev was successful

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) Learning Objectives To explain the context of Brezhnev’s rise to power To analyse the nature of Brezhnev’s domestic and foreign policy To evaluate the extent to which Brezhnev was successful

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) Learning Objectives To explain the context of Khrushchev’s rise to power To analyse the nature of Khrushchev’s domestic and foreign policy To evaluate the extent to which Khrushchev was successful

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) Learning Objectives To review the key elements of Stalin’s Russia To apply knowledge and analysis to an examination question To evaluate an essay plan against the DP mark scheme Students had studied Stalin for PAPER 2 - Authoritarian States and so had extensive prior knowledge

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 16: The Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia (1924-2000) Learning Objectives ​To explain the formation and nature of the Soviet government ​To outline the key actions and impacts of Soviet leaders To consider the broad themes of Soviet history​

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Medium Term Planning document lesson by lesson All lessons and resources are available on TES

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Pop Quiz and Answers which can be set as a SUPER QUIZ revision activity, or each section set as smaller quizzes throughout the unit to support recall.

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the key features of authoritarianism To analyse nature of the Soviet state 1917-24 To evaluate the extent to which Lenin created an authoritarian state

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain how Lenin approached foreign policy To analyse key actions within Lenin’s foreign policy To evaluate the extent of foreign policy success

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the initial actions of the Bolsheviks to consolidate power To analyse Lenin’s political, economic and social policies To evaluate the extent to which Lenin created a Bolshevik society

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the causes, course and consequences of the Russian Civil War To analyse the nature of the Russian Civil War To evaluate the reasons for Bolshevik victory

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the events of 1917 To analyse the changing levels of support for the Provisional Government and Bolsheviks To evaluate the extent to which the October Revolution was a mass rising or a coup d’état

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the roles of key groups in the Feb Revolution To analyse the historiography of the Feb Revolution To evaluate the extent to which the PG was doomed to fail

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the impact of WW1 on Russia To analyse the role of Rasputin To evaluate the impact of Rasputin

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the causes of the 1905 Revolution To analyse consequences of the 1905 Revolution To evaluate the significance of the 1905 Revolution

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To describe Nicholas II’s feelings about become Tsar To explain the main enemies of the Tsarist regime To analyze how Nicholas II ruled the Empire

IB DP History HL PAPER 3 - History of Europe - Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Learning Objectives To explain the aims of Alexander III’s policies To analyse the impact of Alexander III’s policies To evaluate the extent to which Alexander III reformed Imperial Russia