Topic 1

Question 1

How large was Russia?

Answer 1

92 X the size of Britain, 22.3 million Square kilometres

Question 2

The Russia Census?

Answer 2

1897- 125.6 Million people

Question 3

Social Inequality?

Answer 3

1 million of the 125.6 million owned the wealth

Question 4

What’s the peasant population?

Answer 4

93.7 Million

Question 5

What was the most industrialised city?

Answer 5

Moscow- Had just under 50% of all factory workers

Question 6

How was Russia Ruled

Answer 6

Tsarist Regime, who was advised by a council of ministers. Always was from the Romanov Family.

Question 7

What year did Nick becomes Tsar?

Answer 7

1894- He knew nothing about the business of ruling

Question 8

Who were the Tsar’s secret police?

Answer 8

Okrahna

Question 9

What was the 1905 revolution?

Answer 9

Series of demonstrations against the Tsar and the rulings, outside the Winter Palace

Question 10

How many people died in the revolution ?

Answer 10

130

Question 11

What was formed at the 1905 Revolution?

Answer 11

The Petrograd Soviet for the first time. Replaced the Tsar government in some places.

Question 12

What did the Tsar do after the 1905 Revolution?

Answer 12

The Duma was established

Question 13

What was the Duma?

Answer 13

A parliament of two houses, one from the people and one from the nobles of the Tsar. They allowed trade unions and political parties to meet.

Question 14

Who was Rasputin?

Answer 14

A holy peasant, who was said to have healing powers. Many people disliked him because they thought he was a fraud, and others because he was a peasant.

Question 15

What year did Alexi become ill, of what?

Answer 15

1907- Harmophillia, which was censored from the public

Question 16

Did the Tsar keep to the Duma?

Answer 16

He did not keep to the Duma. He changed the voting system, so only those who agreed with him were elected. He stopped calling the Duma at all over time. By 1907 the Okrana openly broke up political parties.

Question 17

What did the effect of the Okrana have on soviets?

Answer 17

Some worked in exile, some met secretly, but the Petrograd Soviet stopped meeting in 1905.

Question 18

Who were the constitutionalist parties?

Answer 18

The Kadets, Octobrists

Question 19

Alliances of Russia?

Answer 19

1914- Triple Entrente, and the triple alliance. Russia had a treaty with Serbia. When Franz Ferdinand, Austria, was assassinated, Austria declared war on Serbia.

Question 20

Was the war effort supported? How many opposed?

Answer 20

Most supported the effort, with 21 deputies disagreeing

Question 21

Success vs Faliures of War?

Answer 21

Russia win at Gumbinnen, as large force.

Stunning defeat from the Germans in Tannenberg. Of the 150k starting, 92k were captured and 30k were killed.

6 trains took resources back

Question 22

What happened by August 1915?

Answer 22

2 million men were captured, dead or wounded.

Question 23

When did the Tsar take command?

Answer 23

5th September 1915

Question 24

Why was the Tsar taking control a bad idea?

Answer 24

His wife, A German was left in charge, who depended much on Rasputin. She also sacked several advisors of the Tsar.

Question 25

By 1917….(joined war)

Answer 25

15 Million men were conscripted

Question 26

How many people moved to towns and villages between 1917 and 1914

Answer 26

6 million

Question 27

What happened to the crime rate between 1914-17?

Answer 27

Tripled- 3x

Question 28

When would rationing start?

Answer 28

1 March 1917

Question 29

Growing unrest after war- Key Dates

Answer 29

23rd February- International Women’s day. Strike for equal rights. Then about bread shortages etc.

24th Feb- 150,000 took to the streets. Armed with metal tools and bars- mass protest against Brad shortages and the country Tsar. Army and police were helpless

25th February- 200,000 took to streets. ‘Down with the Tsar.’ Tsar commanded to take the protestors down.

26th February- soliders refused to fire. Tsar did not have the army.

27th- Shot down commander officer.

27-28th- Released political prisoners.

Question 30

What did the army bring to the revolution?

Answer 30

40,000 rifles

30,000 revolvers

Question 31

What happened on 27Th February?

Answer 31

Petrograd Soviet met for first time, and so did the Duma - In the Tauride Palace

Question 32

How many Duma deputies agreed to the Provisional Government?

Answer 32

12