1905 Revolution Flashcards

1
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Moscow was ?

A

The fastest growing cutie East of New York

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2
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What happened when a middle class was created

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They wanted political change and a say in how their country is run

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3
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What impact had an increase in education caused ?

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More people could read and write therefore they could stand up to the tsar

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4
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What did Sergei witte do to workers ?

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Increased taxes and lowered wages

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5
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How many workers were now I’m Russia ?

A

2 million

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6
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What happens when the working class comes together ? What’s the quote

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They plot revolutionaries   
Quote: 'the working class is a fertile breeding ground for revolutionaries'
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7
Q

When was there a poor harvest in Russia that led to the economic depression ?

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1901

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8
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What did the poor harvest cause ? And led to the people wanting what ?

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Increased food prices= starvation

People wanted a revolution

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9
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How did the economic depression effect workers ?

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Unemployment increased and wages fell

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10
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How did the economic depression effect revolutionary groups ?

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Growth of revolutionary groups such as Social democrats (SD’s) and social revolutionaries (SR’s)

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11
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How did the economic depression effect strikes and when ?

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Strikes increased between 1902-1903

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12
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Another name for professionals in middle class ?

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Liberal inteligencia

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13
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An example of increasing opposition from liberal inteligencia ? Where and when ?

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Student riots and demonstrations took place on St. Petersburg between 1899-1901

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14
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Why do revolutions happen ?

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People’s expectations have been raised and nothing happens

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15
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What was put in place for workers to deal with poor conditions ?

A

Trade unions

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16
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Who ran trade unions and what was the movement called

A

Police

Zubatov movement

17
Q

How did the zubatov movement (trade unions) backfire on the police ?

A

The trade unions were misused by revolutionaries

18
Q

What was the aim of the Russo Japanese war ?

A

To distract people from economic problems in Russia and to bring the country together

19
Q

Which minister quoted about the war and what was the quote ?

A

Plehive

‘A small victorious war to stop the revolutionary tide’

20
Q

What happened on 2nd January ?

A

Port Arthur fell to Japanese control

21
Q

When and what fell to Japanese control

A

Port Arthur

2nd January 1903

22
Q

When and where was the Russian navy destroyed ?

A

May 1905 Tsushima straits

23
Q

What economic effects did the war have ?

A

Good and fuel shortages

Unemployment and prices rose

24
Q

What effect did the peasants at war have ?

A

They were off fighting= less production leads to food shortages

25
Q

When was Bloody Sunday?

A

9th January 1905

26
Q

What was the connection with Bloody Sunday and the Russo Japanese war ?

A

Port Arthur fell to Japanese control one week before Bloody Sunday

27
Q

Who let the petition on Bloody Sunday

A

Father gapon

28
Q

How many people attended the Bloody Sunday March ?

A

150,000

29
Q

Where did they go ?

A

To the gates of the winter palace

30
Q

What where the petitioning for ?

A

Higher wages
Shorter working hours
Free elections

31
Q

What did the tsar order and how many people got killed ?

A

Tsar ordered his troops to open fire on them killing over 100

32
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How did the tsars title change after Bloody Sunday

A

He went from little father to bloody Nicholas

33
Q

How did people around Russia react ?

A

There was a wave of sympathy strikes throughout the country

34
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How did the navy units react ? Give example

A

They mutinied,

Example: battleship of Potemkin where sailors killed their officers

35
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What happened the cities when industrialisation increased ?

A

People came flooding in from the countryside to the cities