Nicholas II Flashcards
(43 cards)
Why was Nicholas II faced with issues upon his ascension
He did not expect to be Tsar so soon; His father had died much earlier than expected so had not given him much training in tsarring as he may have wanted
What actions did Nicholas II continue towards the empires ethinc minorities
Russification and support for the far right black hundreds organisation, who were deeply anti semitic
How many people died at Nicholas II coronation
Only 1400 from being crushed by a stampede for free food and drink and to see the Tsar
What change did oppositional groups undergo after the 91-92 famine
They became more politicized; more determined to end the tsars dominance that they thought caused the famine
After an incident in St Petersburh in 1901, how many students were killed and imprisoned after cossacks charged a crowd
13 dead, 1500 imprisoned
What was the nickname for the prevalence of arson in the years 1902 to 1907
Years of the red cockeral
Where was the unrest in the early 20th century the worst
In the central russian provinces, where the relationships between peasants and landowners was the most traditional
How did Stolypin, the Tsars minister, deal with the unrest
With great prejudice. The noose came to be known as ‘Stolypins necktie’, as many of those involved in disturbances were hanged
How did industrial strikes in towns and cities change in the early 19th century
Increased dramatically, from 17,000 in 1894 to 90,000 in 1904
What was the name of one of the Unions of the Zubatov Model, led by Georgi Gapon and how many members did they have
assembly of St petersburg workers
Twelve branches and 800 members
When was Vyacheslav Plehve assassinated and what was the popular response
1904; widespread celebration in warsaw and his final contribution was encouraging the russo-japanese war
Who replaced Plehve as head of the Duma and what was Nicholas II’s response
Pyotr Mirsky; Zemstvo representatives were invited to st petersburg for discussion
Nicholas refused to concede any degree of autocracy
How many workers were involved in putilov iron works strikes in 1905, which turned into bloody sunday
150,000
When did Bloody Sunday take place and why
9 January 1905
Where did Nicholas II spend his time during bloody sunday
Tsarskoe Selo, His summer palace
How many soldiers were used to break up bloody sunday, and how many civillian deaths
12,000, 150 killed
What was the event that finally precipitated Nicholas II meeting with the representatives of the bloody sunday rioters
Assassination of Grand Duke Sergei
What did Nicholas do as a response to bloody sunday
He dismissed the relatively moderate mirsky, bought in hard line replacements, and suggested that the marchers were poorly advised and should return to work
Where did a naval mutiny take place in 1905 and how many of the crowd watching were killed
The battleship potemkin
2000 killed
Who set up a general strike, beginning in moscow in 1905
St Petersburg soviet
What did one of the Tsars Grand Dukes threaten to do unless reforms were instituted
Shoot himself
What did the October Manifesto grant
Civic freedom- personal rights, freedom of conscience, speech and assembly
establish a state duma with the power to approve laws
What was the reaction to the october manifesto
Celebration in st petersburg-crowds singing la marsellaise
general strike called off
however radicals wanted to fight on, saying they haave ‘been granted everything and granted nothing’, as the status quo would essentially continue
What did the head of the moscow police, Dmitri Trepov do despite the oct manifesto granting full civil rights
Order troops to fire no blanks and spare no bullets in forcing strikers back to work
