1) 1917 February Revolution

Question 1

What were the 20 different ethnic groups in Russia otherwise known as?

Answer 1

Subject Nationalities

Question 2

How did the Russian government try to unify the subject nationalities?

Answer 2

Russiafication

Question 3

Why was farming in Russia unproductive and ‘backwards’ before 1917?

Answer 3

1) They used primate hand tools

2) The used strip farming

Question 4

What proportion of the population of Russia were the aristocracy in 1917?

Answer 4

1%

Question 5

What proportion of land did the aristocracy own before 1917?

Answer 5

One quarter

Question 6

What proportion of the population of Russia were the peasants in 1917?

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

What was the life expectancy in Russia for peasants before 1917?

Answer 7

40

Question 8

How much did the population of St Petersburg grow as a result of industrialisation between 1881 and 1917?

Answer 8

It trippled

Question 9

Who reformed industry in Russia after 1905

Answer 9

Count Witte and Prime Minister Stolypin

Question 10

How did the rising population of cities lead to anger amongst the people of Russia

Answer 10

1) Poor living conditions (living in slums and overcrowded barracks)
2) Poor working conditions (15-16 hour working days)

Question 11

What was forbidden in factories?

Answer 11

Trade Unions

Question 12

What was published by Tsar Nicholas II to put an end to the October revolution (of 1905)

Answer 12

The October Manifesto

Question 13

What was created as a result of the October manifesto?

Answer 13

The Duma

Question 14

How many times did Tsar Nicholas II change the Duma?

Answer 14

4

Question 15

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

Answer 15

The Okhrana

Question 16

Approximately how many people were executed during Stolypin’s time as Prime Minister?

Answer 16

3000+

Question 17

What did the gallows (hangman’s noose) become known as under Stolypin’s time as Prime Minister?

Answer 17

‘Stolypin’s necktie’

Question 18

Who did Russia lose a war to in 1905?

Answer 18

Japan

Question 19

Who led protesters in October 1905

Answer 19

Father Gapon

Question 20

What did the people of Russia refer to Russia as at the start of WW1?

Answer 20

a ‘steamroller’

Question 21

Which battle in WW1 was seen as a disastrous defeat for Russia?

Answer 21

Battle of Tannenberg

Question 22

How many Russian deaths were estimated at Tannenberg

Answer 22

between 30,000 and 78,000

Question 23

By 1917 what parts of the Russian Empire were under German occupation?

Answer 23

most of Russian Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

Question 24

By 1916 what proportion of the Russian army did not have a rifle?

Answer 24

One third

Question 25

Between 1914 and 1917 how much did Russia spend on the war?

Answer 25

Approximately 17,000 million roubles

Question 26

How did the Russian government raise money for the war?

Answer 26

1) Tax

2) Printing more money

Question 27

How many times did inflation occur between 1913 and 1917?

Answer 27

7

Question 28

How many men served in the army between 1914 and 1917?

Answer 28

14 million men

Question 29

What socio-economic problems did the virtual collapse of the railway system bring?

Answer 29

1) poor food supply to towns
2) lack of fuel in towns
3) lack of consumer goods

Question 30

What role did the Tsar take in September 1915?

Answer 30

Commander in Chief of the Army

Question 31

While the Tsar was away who was left in control of Russia?

Answer 31

Tsarina Alexandria

Question 32

Why did the Russia people dislike Alexandria?

Answer 32

1) She was German (seen as a German spy)
2) She was rumored to be having an affair with Rasputin
3) She took advice on political matters from Rasputin
4) She ignored advice from the Duma
She replaced members of the Duma

Question 33

What big impact did the winter of 1916-17 have?

Answer 33

this further disrupted the railways (contributing to more food and fuel shortages)

Question 34

On what day did many, including the workers of the Putilov Steelworks, decide to protest in Petrograd?

Answer 34

International Woman’s Day

Question 35

Where was Tsar Nicholas when protests in Petrograd break out?

Answer 35

780 miles away in Mogilev

Question 36

How many protesters were shot dead by the Russian police/army in February 1917 to kick start the revolution?

Answer 36

40

Question 37

Who was the first regiment to turn their back on the Tsar’s orders to ‘put down’ the revolution

Answer 37

The Pavlovsky Guards