1894 - 1914 - Nicholas II and Industrialisation

Question 1

‘Nicholas II upheld his pledge to ‘maintain the principles of autocracy in the years 1894 to 1914’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.

Answer 1

• Elected government (reform)
• Achievements of the Duma
• Repression

Question 2

‘The political unrest of January-September 1905 was brought about by failures in the Russo-Japanese War.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.

Answer 2

• Revolutionary Groups
• Russo-Japanese War
• Industrialisation –> Bloody Sunday

Question 3

‘Russian agriculture changed little in the years 1894 to 1914.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.

Answer 3

• Collective Farms
• Methods
• Use of Land

Question 4

‘Between 1892 and 1914, the Russian economy was transformed.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.

Answer 4

• Industrialisation
• Use of land / collective farms
• Agricultural Methods

Question 5

‘In the years 1894 to 1914, opposition movements achieved little.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.

Answer 5

• Liberals
• Revolutionaries
• Unions

Question 6

‘Russian society changed little in the years 1894 to 1914.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view.

Answer 6

• Towns / Cities
• Countryside
• Class makeup