Tsar Nicholas II, the Collapse of Autocracy Flashcards
When was Nicholas made the Tsar?
1894
What happened on Khodynka Field?
In 1896, attracted by the promise of free food, drink and gifts, masses gathered on the field just outside Moscow, and around 1400 were trampled to death with many more injured.
When was Bloody Sunday?
9th January, 1905
By how much did industrial strikes escalate from 1894 to 1904?
17,000 to 90,000
Who was Father Georgi Gapon?
Orthodox priest who began organising workers unions in 1903. Led the Bloody Sunday march - exiled in 1905 but supported by Socialist Revolutionaries.
Upon returning to Russia, regained contact with Okhrana. Found hanged in March 1906, possibly by SRs or the Okhrana.
When was the Russo-Japanese War?
1904-05
When was Von Plehve assassinated?
July 1904
What was “Stolypin’s Necktie”?
A nickname for the hangman’s noose, due to the hanging of thousands of revolutionaries.
What was the Year of the Red Cockerel?
Period of peasant uprisings in the rural areas of Russia, against the land captains and nobles of their regions.
Why did Zubatov create workers’ unions?
To increase control over workers in the empire.
When was the Putilov Iron Works Strike?
5th January, 1905
When was the mutiny aboard the Potemkin?
14th June, 1905
How many workers went on strike during the Putilov Iron Works Strike?
150,000
What happened on Bloody Sunday?
Workers of all ages, led by Father Gapon, were shot while marching to the Winter Palace to present a petition (peacefully) to the Tsar.
When was the Treaty of Portsmouth signed?
23rd August, 1905
