Wednesday 11 November 2009

Reform in Russia 1906-14

Russia 1906-14
1. Assess the impact of the economic (Stolypin, Industrialisation), social (church, education etc) and political (Duma, policies towards opposition) reforms that took place between 1906-14.
P146-165 in text books and handouts

2. In what ways did Russia progress as a society between 1906-14?

3. How stable was Tsarist Russia on the eve of WW1? More or less stable than in 1905?

To be finished for discussion in lessons on Mon 16th Nov 09

Tuesday 3 November 2009

China 1927-34 - Chiang in Power and Recovery of the Communists

Answer the following questions in full

1/ How did Chiang Kai-shek attempt to consolidate power after the White Terror of 1927?

2/ What was the new Life Movement?

3/ How did the Communists recover after the disaster of 1927? How important was Mao in this?