Russia - End of Tsardom

Question 1

Who became Tsar of Russia in 1894? (Name and number)

Answer 1

Nicholas II

Question 2

What was the name of his wife, the Tsarina?

Answer 2

Alexandra

Question 3

What was the style of government practised by the Tsar?

Answer 3

Autocracy

Question 4

What was the name given to the secret police used by the Tsar?

Answer 4

Okhrana

Question 5

What was the total population of Russia? How many were Russians?

Answer 5

125m and 55m

Question 6

What was the name of the railway that went from St Petersburg to Vladivostok?

Answer 6

Trans-Siberian Railway

Question 7

What was the process called whereby the government tried to outlaw alternative languages and religions?

Answer 7

Russification

Question 8

What percentage of the total population was formed of peasants?

Answer 8

84%

Question 9

What percentage of the total population formed the nobility?

Answer 9

1%

Question 10

What was the main difference between the peasants and the workers?

Answer 10

Peasants lived in countryside, workers in towns

Question 11

Name three groups who were opposed to the Tsar and his rule.

Answer 11

Liberals, Social Revolutionaries, Social Democrats (Bolsheviks, Mensheviks)

Question 12

Which country did Russia go to war with in 1905?

Answer 12

Japan

Question 13

Name one piece of land which was lost as a result of Russia losing this war.

Answer 13

Port Arthur or Korea

Question 14

Which short-term event triggered the 1905 Revolution?

Answer 14

‘Bloody Sunday’, when peaceful protestors were killed by soldiers

Question 15

How many marchers were out protesting in January 1905?

Answer 15

200000

Question 16

Which treaty did the Tsar sign to end the 1905 Revolution?

Answer 16

October Manifesto

Question 17

What was the Tsar forced to allow after 1905 but had little power?

Answer 17

Duma

Question 18

What was the name of the laws which enabled the Tsar to dismiss the Duma whenever he wanted?

Answer 18

The Fundamental Laws

Question 19

Who did the Tsar appoint as Prime Minister in 1906?

Answer 19

Peter Stolypin

Question 20

What change did Stolypin introduce into the countryside?

Answer 20

Land reform and the Peasant’s bank. (Kulaks)

Question 21

How many peasants took up this offer?

Answer 21

0.15

Question 22

What happened to grain production?

Answer 22

Record harvest in 1913

Question 23

What happened to other poorer peasants?

Answer 23

They were forced to sell their land and become labourers, wandering around the countryside.

Question 24

How many peasants were encouraged by the government to settle on new lands along the Trans-Siberian railway?

Answer 24

4 million

Question 25

What happened to the peasants who couldn't find land along the Trans-Siberian Railway?

Answer 25

When they arrived they found the best land had been taken. Many had nothing to go back to.

Question 26

What happened to industrial production between 1905 and 1914?

Answer 26

Increased by 100%

Question 27

What happened in the Lena goldfields in Siberia in 1912?

Answer 27

Protests by striking workers. Troops sent. 170 workers killed. 373 wounded.

Question 28

What was the consequence of this?

Answer 28

Similar to Bloody Sunday. Increased workers’ protests

Question 29

What year did the Tsar take over control as commander in chief of the army during WWI?

Answer 29

1915

Question 30

How much did prices rise by in three years due to the effect of the war?

Answer 30

700%

Question 31

Name three ways in which WWI made a revolution more likely.

Answer 31

Military defeats, poor leadership, lack of food, lack of weapons, Tsar went to the front, transport problems, overcrowding in towns as people fled the advancing Germans

Question 32

Name one battle in WWI where Germany defeated Russia?

Answer 32

Tannenberg or Maseurean Lakes

Question 33

Which monk acted as an advisor to the Russian royal family at this time?

Answer 33

Rasputin

Question 34

When did the first 1917 Revolution start?

Answer 34

26th February (old)/7th March (new)

Question 35

In which factory did the first 1917 Revolution start?

Answer 35

Putilov factory

Question 36

What date did the Tsar abdicate on?

Answer 36

15th March 1917