Rock, Paper, Scissors

Competing for Bonus Tokens

Rules of the Game

• Two opponents at a time. You may choose your opponent.

• Count off “one, two, three” before choosing hand formation.

• Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock.

• Winner takes a token from loser.• You can compete until you have No tokens.

Return to your seat when tokens are gone.

Game Debriefing

• How did you feel at the start of the game?

• How did you feel when you had to quit?

• What tactics could you have used to stay in the game? Why didn’t you use them?

• Do you think the game was fair?

• What could I have done to make the game fair? Should I have taken action?

Redistribution

Equal tokens to all.

Meet Karl MarxBorn in Germany in 1818, Karl Marx, a

philosopher in economics, concerned himself with economic dilemmas, such as how societies might produce and distribute resources fairly. Marx witnessed the unbridled capitalism of the Industrial Revolution, in which private industries competed for profit with little or no government regulation. Such capitalist systems, Marx argued, resulted in a class struggle between the rich and the laboring, or working, classes. The inevitable result of this class struggle would be a workers’ revolt – a revolution.

Communist Manifesto

In his work, Communist Manifesto, published in 1848, Marx encouraged the workers of the world to rise up as a class and defeat all wealthy capitalists. He believed that once in power, workers would create a new economic system, socialism, in which resources would be distributed equally by the government to create a classless society.

Communism

Marx proposed that after living under the benefits of socialism, people would learn to strive for equality rather than for greed or profit. Eventually, the need for government would fade away because people would live by sharing their resources. Marx envisioned this final goal of a workers’ revolution as communism, a system in which there was a classless society without any government.

Communist Theory & Rock, Paper, Scissors

Capitalism Private ownership Competition Unequal classes

Class Struggle Workers Revolt Socialism

– Government industry– Goal of econ equality– Aim for classless society

Communism– Classless society achieved– No government needed

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Class Struggle Workers Revolt Socialism

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Communism– All share tokens– No Teacher needed!

Changes in Russia

Rise to Revolution

What are the conditions?

What are the results?

A Tsar’s Family

A Tsar’s Family

• Nicholas II• Alexandra• Alexi – hemophiliac

Results Politically unstable Russia Liberals want democracy Minorities want independence Peasants want land Workers want better working conditions

Russo-Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War

Continues to weaken Nicholas’ power and influence (political stability)

Military loss against Japan embarrasses Tsar

1905 Revolution

1905 Revolution

• Begins with Bloody Sunday– Tsar’s police kill hundreds of peaceful

protesters marching in St. Petersburg

Revolts and strikes spread through Russia Radicals organize (Soviets) Tsar forms Duma, but resists giving power Stolypin attempts land reform but is assassinated

Russia in WWI

Russia in WWI

• Honors alliance and joins war

• Nicholas takes personal command of army

Discontent of peasants and workers Russia suffers devastating losses in war effort

Rasputin the Puppet-Master

Rasputin

• Control of Alexandra through Alexi

• Given authority in the court

Scandals in the court Corruption and chaos Weakens Nicholas’s power/respect

Russian Destruction

Russian Destruction

• War losses of land to Germany and other Eastern regions

• Billions of dollars lost to war costs and damages

• 1. 6 million soldiers killed, 3 . 8 m wounded

Tsar hated for losses and embarrassment Discontent rises from soldiers

The February Revolution

The February Revolution

• Women march for bread and peace

• Representatives of workers, peasants, and soldiers lead revolution from Petrograd Soviet

• The Duma forms a provisional government

Tsar Nicholas abdicates Alexander Kerensky leads the provisional government Kerensky disliked by soldiers for keeping Russia in war

Peace, Land, Bread

Peace, Land, Bread

• “All power to the soviets of workers, peasants, and soldiers! Peace, Land, and Bread!”

• Lenin’s plan with promises of peace to soldiers, land to peasants, and bread to workers

Lenin strengthens leadership of Bolshevik Party

Lenin & The October Revolution

Lenin & The October Revolution

• Lenin denounces provisional government

• Red Guard gains weapons and power

• Russia pulled out of WWI

Russian Revolution (October Revolution) led by Lenin and Trotsky of Bolshevik Party

Lenin proclaims socialist state War ends for Russia

Bolshevik State

Bolshevik State

• Early chaos due to losses from war (loss of ½ population)

• Wages dropped

• Western nations blockaded Russia

Continued economic problems

End of Royalty

End of Royalty

• Tsar Nicholas and family are sent to camp in isolation

• Family is placed under guard with forced labor

Family is executed (without documentation by any party)

Russian Civil War

Russian Civil War

• Lenin fights to maintain power

Civil War fought between Reds (Bolsheviks) and Whites (Mensheviks) won by Lenin

Lenin’s Soviet Union: NEP

NEP

• Lenin began plan for economic recovery

Lenin established NEP (New Economic Plan) to move Russia forward

NEP started to jump start economy with small scale capitalism

Work began to bring about classless society

Lenin’s Socialism: Workers

Lenin’s Socialism

• USSR began attempt toward classless society

Propaganda to encourage socialist cooperation

A Communist State

A Communist State

• What happens in USSR after the original transformation to socialism?

• Who comes into power after Lenin’s death?• How is the new leader’s rule different than Lenin’s?• How will the other nations of the world feel about

the new communist state?• How will life change for people in the new nation?

Thesis Writing

Using the documents provided, discuss the political and economic changes that took place in Russia

from 1900 to 1920.