Questions: Listen to this Interview with Robert Massey “The fall of the Romanovs has made so much difference to our lives”
Listening task:
Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
What are the five major things does he say the fear of Communism helped bring about?
Why did the Russian empire fall, according to Massey?
How does he describe the murder of the Romanov family?
What was the difference between how English King Charles I and the Romanovs were killed?
What disease did the Czar’s son, the Czarevitch have?
Where was the family taken to be killed?
Research Task: Investigate the geographical features of Russia in 1900, including location, size (covered one sixth of world’s land mass), ethnic makeup, using maps and statistics. Predict what skills a leader would need to rule this empire effectively? Compare with map of Russia today.
Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
Because the fall of the Romanovs affected us all, through the rise of communism which affected Hitler and the Second World War.
What are the five major things does he say the fear of Communism helped bring about?
The things that this brought about were the rise of Hitler and the start of world war two, and then the division of the world.
Why did the Russian empire fall, according to Massey?
The Russian empire fell because of the ineptitude of Nicholas the tsar.
How does he describe the murder of the Romanov family?
Massey described the killings of the Romanovs as a bestial, Neanderthal occurrence.
What was the difference between how English King Charles I and the Romanovs were killed?
The difference between Charles and the Romanovs were Charles had a trial and he died with some dignity whilst the Romanovs were killed savagely.
What disease did the Czar’s son, the Czarevitch have?
The Czarevitch had Haemophilia
Where was the family taken to be killed?
The family was killed in France in a cellar.
1. Because of the fall of the Romanovs started the Russian revolution and the rise of communism.
2. Hitler, Second World War, division of the world, spread of communism to china and nuclear war with Russia.
3. Because Nicholas was inept.
4. The savagery and the bestiality of taking them down into the cellar and massacring them.
5. When the romanovs were killed there wasn’t even a trial it was kept a secret until it finally got out but then when the English king Charles l got his head chopped off there was a trial even if it was rigged but the king went to his death and there was a certain dignity and 12 years later they put his son back on the throne.
6. He had haemophiliac.
7. They were taken down into the cellar where they were massacred.
8. The source is an interview.
Russia
Russia is a country found locked in between Europe and Asia, it is the largest country in the world and stretches over 6.5 million square miles. The country of Russia covers eleven different time zones and is predominantly to the North Pole in comparison to the equator. In terms of different ethnic groups, 80% of the 160 million people situated in Russia are ethnic Russians and spanning the other 20% are made up of roughly 100 other ethnic groups.
Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
He thinks this because the fall of the Romanov sparked the revolution bring changes into everybody’s life, along with the rising fear of communism.
What are the five major things does he say the fear of Communism helped bring about?
Brought about Hitler, WWII, The division of the world, Fear of nuclear war and the spread of communism into China.
Why did the Russian empire fall, according to Massey?
The ruler Nicholas was Inept
How does he describe the murder of the Romanov family?
Being savage and truly horrific.
What was the difference between how English King Charles I and the Romanovs were killed?
King Charles went through a trial first even though it may have been rigged compared to the Romanov’s who were just massacred
What disease did the Czar’s son, the Czarevitch have?
Heamphilia a hereditary disease only effecting males which effects the blood
Where was the family taken to be killed?
In France down in a cellar
Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
- Mr. Massey explains how since the fall of the Romanovs communism began to emerge as a possible threat in Russia and Adolf Hitler came to the forefront as a leader of the Nazis.
What are the five major things does he say the fear of Communism helped bring about?
-The rein of Adolf Hitler, WWII, and division of the world, further spread of communism to China and a possible nuclear war with Russia.
Why did the Russian empire fall, according to Massey?
- Because Nicholas was incompetent of keeping the Russian empire afloat.
How does he describe the murder of the Romanov family?
-Massey believes it was horrific and described the murders as an act of savagery.
What was the difference between how English King Charles I and the —- Romanovs were killed?
-Charles had his head chopped off and the Romanovs were simply massacred.
What disease did the Czar’s son, the Czarevitch have?
-Haemophilia. This is where you blood is unable to clot.
Where was the family taken to be killed?
They were taken to France where more horrific and savage deaths occurred.
Questions
1.Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
What are the five major things does he say the fear of Communism helped bring about?
Why did the Russian empire fall, according to Massey?
How does he describe the murder of the Romanov family?
What was the difference between how English King Charles I and the Romanovs were killed?
What disease did the Czar’s son, the Czarevitch have?
Where was the family taken to be killed?
What type of source is this?
Answers
1. One, that the fall of the Romanovs and the Russian revolution and the rise of Communism has made so much difference in our lives.
2. The fear of Communism helped bring in Hitler in Germany and that brought on the Second World War and that brought on the division of the world and the spread of Communism to China.
3. rise of Hitler and the start of world war two, and then the division of the world.
4. The Russian empire fell because of the ineptitude of Nicholas the tsar
5.Massey described the killings of the Romanovs as a bestial, Neanderthal occurrence.
6. The difference being Charles had some dignity on that he had a trial whereas the romanovs were killed savagely.
7. In a cellar in France where they were massacred
1. The fall of thhe romanovs started the rise of communnism and the russian revolution.
2. Rise of Hitler, 2nd world war, division of the world, spread of communism throughout asia and cold war.
3. The fall of the Russian emprie was because of the ineptitude of Nicholas.
4. Massey decribed the killings to be brutal and a neaderthal occuurrence.
5. Charles had a trial and he died with dignity while the ramonovs were killed savagly.
6. Haemophilia.
7. France, in a cellar.
1. Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
When the Romanovs fell they were replaced by the communist party. If the ramanovs had stayed in power the commies wouldn’t have got power, therefore changing most of the 20th century.
2.What are the five major things does he say the fear of Communism helped bring about?
The fear of Communism helped bring in Hitler in 30’s and that brought on the Second World War and that brought on the division of the world and the spread of Communism to China and Asia.
3. Why did the Russian empire fall, according to Massey?
According to Massey the Russian empire fell because of Nicholas’ ineptitude.
4. How does he describe the murder of the Romanov family?
Massey described the slaughter of the Romanovs as a savage, bestial, Neanderthal occurrence.
5. What was the difference between how English King Charles I and the Romanovs were killed?
The difference between Charles and the Romanovs were Charles had a trial and he died with some dignity whilst the Romanovs were killed savagely.
6.What disease did the Czar’s son, the Czarevitch have?
The Czarevitch Alexis had Haemophilia.
7. Where was the family taken to be killed?
The family was taken down into a celler and brutally slaughted.
Why does Massey believe that the fall of the Romanovs was a significant historical event?
Massey believes that the fall of the Romanovs was significant because it started a chain reaction such as communism, fascism and the spread of the eastern ideals throughout China and eastern Europe.
What are the five major things does he say the fear of Communism helped bring about?
The fear of a nuclear war, the west trying to push there views to the east and stamp out Russias communists view and replace it with a capitalist view.
Why did the Russian empire fall, according to Massey?
It fell because of the poor foresight of Nicholas II which is his tendencies to strengthen the autocratic rule instead of setting up a constuitutionanal monarchy
How does he describe the murder of the Romanov family?
Massey describes the murders of the family as bestial and almost Neanderthal behavior
What was the difference between how English King Charles I and the Romanovs were killed?
King charles died by trail and was not savagely beaten and disgraced in front of his country.
What disease did the Czar’s son, the Czarevitch have?
He had hemophilia the rare blood disease (the blood cannot colt)
Where was the family taken to be killed?
They were taken to a cellar and shot over and over again then thrown in a river.
1) Robert Massey believes that the fall of the Romanov’s was a significant historical event because it changed our lives through a series of events which were a result of the fall of the Romanov’s. Some of these events include the spread of communism and the Vietnam War.
This is a secondary source.
2) The five major things he syas the fear of communism helped bring about were for one Hitlerinto Germany and subsequently World War II. World War II divided the world and brought on the spread of communism to China, which helped spread communism through Asia and eventually led to the Vietnam War.
3) The Russian empire fell because Nicholas was an inadequate leader and couldn’t govern the people.
4) He describes the murder of the Romanov family as savagery and brutish. He says the murder was bestial and a massacre.
5) The difference between the murder of the Romanov’s and King Charles I was that King Charles was executed with dignity and had a trial and later his son was inducted onto the throne. The Romanov’s on the other hand were slaughtered like animals with no trial in a cellar.
6) The Tsar’s son had a blood disease called haemophilia which means his blood was unable to clot.
7) The Romanov’s were murdered underground in a cellar.