theme 3: war

Question 1

Alexander III reign

Answer 1

no war - mention absence war - economic + repressive policies

Question 2

Nicholas II reign

Answer 2

Russo Japanese
WW1
October Rev

Question 3

Prov gov

Answer 3

WW1 and October Rev

Question 4

Alexander II reign

Answer 4

Crimea russo Turkish

Question 5

-Lenin 1918-1921

Answer 5

civil war

Question 6

-1939-45 Stalin =

Answer 6

WW2

Question 7

Khrushchev –

Answer 7

cold war 1947-1964 (to 1991 but Khrushchev falls in 1964)

Question 8

crimea war dates

Answer 8

1853-1856

Question 9

russo Turkish war

Answer 9

1877-1878

Question 10

russo -japanese war

Answer 10

1904-1905

Question 11

WW1

Answer 11

1914-1918

Question 12

Russian rev

Answer 12

feb + oct 1917

Question 13

Russian civil war

Answer 13

1918-1921

Question 14

WW2

Answer 14

1939-1945

Question 15

Cold War

Answer 15

1947-1964

Question 16

impact crimea social - casualties

Answer 16

450,000 russian

Question 17

when was Treaty paris ( crimea war)

Answer 17

1856 march

Question 18

impact treaty Paris crime war

Answer 18

-give up claim as protector principalities
-no longer keep naval fleet in Black Sea

Question 19

what did crimea war serve as in social change

Answer 19

catalyst - 1861 emancipation serfs
-railway

Question 20

stats on railway crimea war

Answer 20

2 billion roubles on 20,000km track

Question 21

impact on military crimea war

Answer 21

milyutin reforms - uses Prussian military system as model - modernise training e.g. service reduced to 15yrs

Question 22

Impact Russo Turkish on gov - treaty 1

Answer 22

1876 san stefno treaty - turkey pay war indemnity to russia
-large Bulgaria created
THREATEN RELATIONS W/ AUSTRIA HUNGRARY + BRITAIN –> CONGRESS BERLIN

Question 23

impact russo-turkish war on economy

Answer 23

reveal industrial progress - engineering success shone in capture of Plevna

Question 24

impact congress Berlin on society (and gov)

Answer 24

1878 - small Bulgaria created give Britain Cyprus
-SOCIAL UNREST IN RUSSIA- arguably responsible for 1884 assassination

Question 25

why did congress Berlin (Russo Turkish) cause social unrest

Answer 25

concessions to Britain unpopular w/ pan slavic supporters

Question 26

similarities crimea Turkish + Japanese Wars

Answer 26

-all led to reforms -autocracy remains in place -

Question 27

differences crimea Turkish + Japanese wars

Answer 27

-social unrest following Russo japanese wars much higher -russo Turkish least significant impact on gov

Question 28

when was technological superiority of japans navy highlighted

Answer 28

defeat at Tsushima straits - 1905 attempting to relieve port Arthur

Question 29

impact of japans war on tsar

Answer 29

questions on Tsar's ability to maintain world status after 1905 defeat at Mukden

Question 30

when was treaty of Portsmouth - impact

Answer 30

1905 - russi withdraw from port Arthur + recognise japanese Korean sovereignty

Question 31

impact russo japanese on gov

Answer 31

duma 1906 after 1905 revolution - military incompetence tied to tsar

Question 32

WW1 - when did Nicholas take charge

Answer 32

1915 after great retreat leave Petrograd

Question 33

impact WW1 society

Answer 33

bread rationing fell by 25% 1916

Question 34

impact WW1 economy

Answer 34

prices risen by 400% from start war

Question 35

impact WW1 gov

Answer 35

-Nicholas II abdicates -- prov gov + 1917 revolution

Question 36

why is 1917 revolution not that influential on gov in long term

Answer 36

-totalitarianism of stalin - dictatorship of proletariat

Question 37

when was Russo-polish conflict

Answer 37

ended by treaty Riga 1921 -

Question 38

what is russo polish conflict similar to

Answer 38

defeat of bolsheviks by inferior army similar to russo Japanese + crimean

Question 39

impact of Civil war on gov

Answer 39

militaristic style war led to centralised power revolving around politburo + orgburo

Question 40

communist party membership increase w/ ww2

Answer 40

3.6 million to 5.8 million

Question 41

social impact WW1

Answer 41

-1 million die in siege of leningrad

Question 42

economic impact ww2

Answer 42

fourth 5 YP on industry meets targets within 3 years due to free labour (4 million prisoners war)

Question 43

impact WW2 on gov

Answer 43

LIMITED -party membership increases in war but then decreases after -politburo + stalin same -NKVD remains as law+order

Question 44

social effects - deserters

Answer 44

50,000 fought on germanys side at Stalingrad (prisoners war)

Question 45

Cold War impact gov

Answer 45

-minimal impact internal function

Question 46

ideological

Answer 46

Feb 1946 Kennan telegram, March 1946 Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech, March 1947 Truman Doctrine all showed anxiety surrounding communism and heightened tensions

Question 47

economic im pact cold war

Answer 47

ppl fund space race 1957 sputnik

Question 48

economic impact Cold War against west

Answer 48

Sep 1947 Cominform - organisation eastern economy against west

Question 49

how did russo japanese deflect t from political issues

Answer 49

Russo Japanese- Plevhe (minister interior) called for war victory to distract from social unrest – 1901 3 unions in Moscow set up for worker concession

Question 50

how did Alex II NOT use war to deflect from political issues

Answer 50

ends in 1856 treaty Paris then 1861 emancipation edict - ascends to throne + accepts defeat

Question 51

how did prov gov use WW1 to deflect from social unrest

Answer 51

launch spring offensive 1918 – 237 cases peasants sieze land regardless permission

Question 52

how did Khrushchev use Cold War to deflect from economic issues

Answer 52

1957 sputnik + 1961 man on moon space race w/ west hides - 1963+1964 growth rates lowest since planning