Surviving the 1905 Revolution

Question 1

what were the 6 main reasons for the tsars survival

Answer 1

the army 
disunited opposition
October manifesto
middle classes feared violence / disorder
government repression
witte

Question 2

what happened with the army

Answer 2

received better pay ad changed to the conditions of service- supported the tsar
could later be used to put down revolts in the cites and countryside

Question 3

what happened with the tsar’s opposition

Answer 3

workers, peasants, liberal middle classes etc all had different aims and didnt combine to form effective opposition
didnt work together

Question 4

what happened with the October manifesto

Answer 4

split the liberals and socialists
liberals wanted political reform and movement towards a constitutional democracy - satisfied by the manifest - supported the tsar
socialists wanted social revolution

Question 5

why did the middle classes help

Answer 5

they feared violence and disorder, so wanted the revolution to stop and a powerful leader to return

Question 6

how did government repression help

Answer 6

brutal measures helped to beat the population into submission
effective at establishing control

Question 7

how did Witte help

Answer 7

secured a large loan from France in April, 1906 - helped recover the government from the financial troubles of the 1905 war
stabilised the economy
paid for troops who were needed to restore order