Russia before and after the 1917 relvolutions

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Who was nicholas 2's adviser?

pytor Stolypin

What was the peoples will?

radical revolutionary group that assassinated officials including czar Alex II

What did lenin call the new secret police?

Cheka

Bourgeoisie?

Educated middle class

Who lead the marchers for Bloody Sunday?

Father Gapon

When did the Russo-Japanese war break out?

February 1904

When was port arthur attacked by the japanese?

February 1904

What country did russia depend on most for international loans?

France

What was the emancipation edict?

Freed the serfs

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

Nicholas 2

Alexander 3

Nicholas 2's father

How did the Tzar manage to regain control of Russia after the 1905 Revolution?

October manifesto + military force

What was the capital city of russia called from 1914 - 1924

Petrograd

How was rasputin killed?

Poisoned, shot, stabbed, beaten, drowned

Who were the Tsars oppositions?

Populists, Marxists, Liberals, Social democrats

Who was the first prime minister of the provisional government?

Prince Lvov

Who killed Rasputin?

Prince felix + supporters

Who became the first prime minister of Russia?

Sergei Witte

Who was the finance minister that planned on building up the wealth and industries of russia

Sergei Witte

When did the tsar abdicate?

March 2nd 1917

When did the Russo-Japanese war end?

May 1905

What was the taxation system called?

Mir system

Where did the Trans- SIberian railway start and end?

Started in Moscow and ended in Vladivostok

Where did the money for Wittes policy come from?

Taxes from peasants and international investment

What were the Bolsheviks?

The "Majority" - Communist revolutionary party

What were the Mensheviks?

The "Minority"

Why did Rasputin get a special place in the imperial court?

Because Alexandra and Nicholas 2 started to trust Rasputin after he helped heal their son Alexis (Heamophelia)

Why was the last Tsar unprepared for the throne?

Because his father died unexpectedly

Why did the tsar abdicate?

Because the Duma told him to Because of the unrest in Russia

What was the percentage of peasants in the early 1900s?

80%

What was the main results of the 1905 revolution?

A Duma, or parliament was set up after the 1905 revolution, however after revolution was spurred, it was found that the new parliament had almost no power over the Tsarist government, once again silencing the voice of the masses.

When was the emancipation edict?

1861

When did construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway begin? Who proposed it to the Tzar?

1891, proposed by Sergei Witte

Sergei witte was finance minister from when to when?

1892 -1903

When did the last Tsar rule?

1894 - 1917

When did the tsar create the Duma?

1905

What were 'zemstvos'

A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia - Alexander 2

What is a 'kulak'

A rich peasant who owns animals and hired labourers

What Tsar created Russification?

Alexander 2

Who created the emancipation edict?

Alexander 2

Who became the second prime minister of the provisional government

Alexander Kerensky

What were the names of the Nicholas 2's children?

Alexis, Anastasia, Tatiana, Olga, Maria

What was the Potemkin Incident? List at least three reasons for its cause.

Mutiny on a warship, due to brutal conditions in the navy. There was actually a revolution planned by many of the navy. This mutiny happened prematurely, at Odessa

Where were the Marxist/Bolshevik leaders during the 1905 Revolution?

In exile

How did the Russo-Japanese war create more problems in russia?

It acted as a catalyst because the Russian humiliation at being defeated by such a small country. Economic crisis because of the high taxes.

When was bloody sunday?

January 22 1905 (Sunday)

Tshushima Straits

Japanese attacked Russian Baltic squadron

When did WW1 begin?

June 28th 1914

Vladimir, Illyich Ulyanov

Lenins full name

What is Russification?

People were force to "be russia" - speak Russian - wear russian clothes - follow russian culture

Who were the cossacks?

People who strongly supported the Tsar

What was the Royal families last name?

Romanov

Main religion of russia?

Russian Orthodox Church

What policy was enforced in the late 19th century?

Russification

What was the October Manifesto? What did it promise?

The October Manifesto was a manifesto that would give the people of russia a little bit of a reform making them happier. It promise freedom of speech, civil liberties, freedom of assembly.

What was the name of the Tsar's secret police?

The Okhrana

What mountain range divides Russia from the rest of Europe?

The Ural mountains

Why did russia need to industrialize and modernize?

The agriculture was backwards, because russia wanted to be a great power on the world stage. Industry to make weapons etc.

February revolution

Tsar abdicated = Provisional government

What are progroms?

Violent attacks on Jews

Who led the bolsheviks?

Vladimir Lenin

Soviet

Workers council

Proletariat?

Working class

Why did Russias economic situation drop in 1904?

Worldwide economic drop


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