Unit 3

Question 1

When was the crimean war

Answer 1

1853-56

Question 2

When was the Russo-Turkish war

Answer 2

1877-8

Question 3

When was the Russo-Japanese war

Answer 3

1904

Question 4

When was WW1

Answer 4

1914-18

Question 5

When was the Civil war

Answer 5

1917-21

Question 6

When was WW2

Answer 6

1939-45

Question 7

When was the Cold war

Answer 7

1947-64

Question 8

How many troops did Britain, France, Turkey and Russian lose in the Crimean war

Answer 8

Britain - 22,000
France - 90,000
Turkey - 150,000
Russia - 450,000

Question 9

Why was Russian weaponry bad at the Crimean war

Answer 9

Russian guns shot 200m, British guns shot 500m.

Russian guns captured at the battle of Alma dates back to 1799

Question 10

What treaty came as a result to the crimean war and when

Answer 10

Treaty of Paris 1856

Question 11

Where did Russia have to remove their naval forces from as a result of the Crimean war

Answer 11

The black sea

Question 12

What 2 elective bodies were created as a result of the crimean war and when

Answer 12

1861 council of ministers
1864 zemstva

Question 13

Why did AII create the zemstva and council of ministers after the crimean war

Answer 13

To make russian government look more modern and westernised

Question 14

How many men made up the russian army during the crimean war and what type of people were they

Answer 14

1 million
Peasant conscripts

Question 15

What was military service reduced to after the crimean war

Answer 15

Frim 25 to 6 years

Question 16

What minister used foreign loan to expand russian railway and by how much

Answer 16

Finance minister Reutern
12,000 miles

Question 17

What did Russia gain from the Russo-Turkish war

Answer 17

South Bessarabia which it lost in the Crimean war

Question 18

What treaty came as a result to the Russo-Turkish war and when

Answer 18

Treaty of San Stefano 1879

Question 19

What was the social and economic impact of the Russo-Turkish war

Answer 19

Showed Russian industrial progress (steam power, strong navy)

Some social unrest due to land concessions in the congress of Berlin

Question 20

What revolt was caused by the russo Japanese war and when

Answer 20

Bloody Sunday Janurary 1905

Question 21

What did NII do as a result of Bloody Sunday and when

Answer 21

Release October manifesto
And establish the Duma in 1906

Question 22

What were the Russian casualties of ww1

Answer 22

8 million

Question 23

What was the russian cost of ww1

Answer 23

3 billion roubles

Question 24

What happened by 1917 as a result of NII printing more money in WW1

Answer 24

400% price increases

Question 25

When was the October revolution (caused by ww1)

Answer 25

1917

Question 26

How many russian deaths were there in ww2

Answer 26

2.7 million

Question 27

How many women did russian soldier rape during ww2

Answer 27

2 million

Question 28

When was novershkask and how many people died

Answer 28

1962 24

Question 29

When was the Cuban missile crisis

Answer 29

1962