February Revolution: Conditions Of Russia

Question 1

How long was Tsar Nicholas 2nd in power?

Answer 1

From 1884 to 1917.

Question 2

Watch percentage of the Russian population were peasants?

Answer 2

80%

Question 3

What happened in the 1905 Russo-Japanese war?

Answer 3

Russia were defeated and this was embarrassing and made Russia and the Tsar look weak.

Question 4

What happened because the 1905 revolution?

Answer 4

Caused the October Manifesto to be created.

The creation of a legislative Duma.

Question 5

How much power did the Duma have?

Answer 5

They didn’t really have any power.

Question 6

What year were opposition parties legally permitted?

Answer 6

1906

Question 7

What was Sergei Witte’s job?

Answer 7

Minister of finance (1892-1903)

Question 8

What did Sergei Witte do?

Answer 8

Tried to modenise Russia.
Created Trans-Siberian railway.
Bought into Gold standard.
Used large loans from abroad to invest in Russia.

Question 9

What was Peter Stolypin’s job?

Answer 9

President of the council of ministers.

Question 10

What did Peter Stolypin do?

Answer 10

Recognised the peasant problem.

Introduced fenced fields and a Land Bank to provide peasants with an opportunity to buy land.

Question 11

What happened to Russia’s workers before 1914?

Answer 11

They became more more unionised and this lead to more strikes.