1905-1914 General knowledge pop quiz

Question 1

Who were the Black hundreds?

Answer 1

A group of anti-semitic, right-wing, nationalist vigilantes

Question 2

What were pogroms?

Answer 2

State sponsored killings of Jews, often invloving linchings of Jews

Question 3

What was Stolypin’s necktie?

Answer 3

The nickname for the hangman’s noose

Question 4

What was the year of the red cockerel?

Answer 4

A time period of peasant uprisings in the rural areas of Russia against the land captains and nobles in those regions of the country.

Question 5

Why did Zubatov create workers unions?

Answer 5

To better control workers in the Russian empire

Question 6

How much did the Russian economy grow under the stewardship of Sergei Witte?

Answer 6

Witte tripled growth in the economy

Question 7

Who was Grand Duke Sergei

Answer 7

The uncle to Tsar Nicholas II, he had a large influence over the man which led to him controlling the Tsar to a certain extent this in turn allowed the Duke to create certain policies which favoured the nobility and not the Russian people

Question 8

Who did Father Gapon lead on the bloody sunday march?

Answer 8

Gapon led the assembly of the SIP factory workers, who were created by Zubatov himself.

Question 9

How did the Trans-Siberian raliway cause friction between Russian and Japan?

Answer 9

The trans-siberian railway led to the expansion of the russian empire into Asia where they met the expanding Japanese empire. Both empires wanted to gain alarge influence over the region. The two countries came to head as the constuction of the railway made it easier to move military equipment, Japan saw this as an escalation of the tension.

Question 10

What was the Khondynka field tragedy?

Answer 10

1000s of people were trampled or even killed at Tsar Nicholas’ coronation. So many people turned up to the coronation as they were promised lots of food and drink.

Question 11

How did the Khondynka field tragedy negatively effect the Tsar’s reputation?

Answer 11

The Tsar didnt immediately help out his people but instead partied and enjoyed lots of food and drink whilst people died in the hospital due to his coronation.

Question 12

What caused bloody sunday?

Answer 12

Bloody Sunday occured due to issues over pay and working conditions.

Question 13

When was the Putilov iron works strike?

Answer 13

5th January

Question 14

What was the Putilov iron works strike?

Answer 14

150,000 Workers striking over pay and working conditions.

Question 15

When was Bloody Sunday?

Answer 15

9th January

Question 16

What happened on the 14th June 1905

Answer 16

Mutiny on the battleship Potemkin

Question 17

On the 23rd of August 1905 what treaty was signed?

Answer 17

Treaty of Portmouth

Question 18

What did the treaty of Portsmouth do?

Answer 18

End the Russo-Japanese war

Question 19

What did the social revolutionaries beleive in?

Answer 19

Redistribution of the land without compensation for previous owners, radical left favoured violence and murder

Question 20

Who led the Social revolutionaries?

Answer 20

Pavel Milyukov

Question 21

What did the Kadets believe in?

Answer 21

A very centralised and rigid party system, a proletariat revolution guided by the dictatorship of the proletariat.

Question 22

Who were the Kadets led by?

Answer 22

Vladmir Lenin

Question 23

What were the Dumas?

Answer 23

Effectively the Russian parliament, they could create new laws and acts and were representatives of the Russian people.

Question 24

Who was Stolypin?

Answer 24

Russian prime minister who is mainly remembered for his economic policies which brought with them huge economic growth for the country. A highly influential figure who himself limited the Duma’s powers.

Question 25

Why was confidence in the Tsar low in 1905?

Answer 25

Tsar Nicholas II was uncaring [shown by the Khondynka feild tragedy] , he was incompetent and many believed he was unfit to rule due to him being somewhat child like.