Tsar Nicholas ii Flashcards
(19 cards)
what happened in 1905?
on January 22nd 1905 a peaceful protest was taking place outside the winter palace. Tsarist troops shot the protesters killing roughly 200
what did the peaceful protest massacre lead too?
led to a year of chaos and disorder with several strikes and revolutions taking place, it looked like the tsar had lost control, he responded in October with his October manifesto
When was the First Duma?
May-July 1906
When was the second Duma?
March-June 1907
When was the third Duma?
1907-1912
When was the forth Duma?
1912-1914
When were the fundamental laws and the Dumas?
1906-14
What happened to the first Duma?
The Duma had a lot of members that threatened the tsars power so he dissolved the first Duma in 73 days
What happened to the second Duma?
Dissolved the second Duma within 3 months
What happened to the third and forth Duma?
They lasted longer than the first and second but the Russian people turned on tsardom because of them
Who was Witte?
Who was Stolypin?
How did witte improve Russia?
-created the transiberian railroad
-drafted the October manifesto
-overtook a major currency reform to place Russian rubel on the gold standard
-resulted in increased investment
How did Stolypin improve Russia?
-wanted to move the peasants east (Stolypins land reform)
-created a wealthy peasant (kulak) which weren’t wealthy at all
-cancelled redemption payments which is good for peasants
-introduced land banks for the peasants to invest in
-into oppression, he finds rioters and hangs them
What happened to Stolypin?
He is assassinated in 1911
What caused the February 1917 revolution?
-unfair working conditions/pay
-the government and Tsar not listening to their demands
-Bloody Sunday
-October manifesto 1905 gave ordinary people hope
-the fundamental laws 1906 removed so the tsar wouldn’t be seen as a constitutional monarch
-failures of the land reform
-WW1
-The Tsar
What happened during the 1917 February revolution?
In February 1917 a revolution broke out and the tsar lost control of everything and abdicated the throne to his brother but he refused and the Romanov dynasty ended
Why was WW1 a failure for the Tsar?
-lack of moral
-tsarina (German) left in charge
-inflation rockets
-lack of workers (peasants)
-munition-vast amount needed
-logistic transports- food transport was bad
-Rasputin was put in charge while the tsar was at the front
-amount of deaths
-conditions (eastern front)
-command structure of the armed forces (Nicholas ii catastrophic decisions)
How could an effective Duma have helped the Tsar in WW1?
