8. The Second Duma Flashcards
What was the nickname of this Duma?
Duma of national anger
What Duma was nicknamed the Duma of national anger?
The second Duma
When did the second Duma open?
February 1907
What happened in February 1907?
Second Duma opened
What happened in June 1907?
Second Duma closed
When did the second Duma close?
June 1907
Who was the new prime minister?
Stolypin
What did stolypin form to deal with the misbehaving officials?
Court Martials
Who was disenfranchised?
Kadets due to Vyborg mainfesto
What happened to the Kadets in the second Duma?
Disenfranchised (unable to vote) because of Vyborg manifesto
What group was reduced in the Duma
Moderate liberals
What groups now participated in the Dumas.
Social revolutionaries, Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
How many representatives from the first Duma returned?
30
Why was the second Duma called the Duma of national anger?
Because of opposition to the first one
What did stolypin struggle to find support for?
Agrarian reform
What was article 87?
Part of fundamental law which allowed decrees to be sent to Tsar without consulting Duma
What was Part of fundamental law which allowed decrees to be sent to Tsar without consulting Duma
Article 87
What did Stolypin use the article 87 for?
Agrarian reforms
How did Stolypin get his Agrarian reforms passed?
Used article 87
Why did the Tsar dissolve the Duma?
SR member framed for attempting to harm he Tsar or arrange a mutiny which meant that he proclaimed it was subversive
What did the illegals emergency law do?
Reduced weight of peasants vote and wealthiest 1% had 60% of control
Due to the illegal emergency law, what did the wealthiest 1% have control over?
60% control of vote
What were the benefits of the Duma?
Stolypin was willing to work on necessary reform
Who had disagreements
Left and right wing
What angered the Duma
Tsar critiquing the admin of military
Impact of the floor criticising the admin of military?
Angered the Duma
Who doubled their representation in the second Duma?
Octoborists
What happened to octoborists representation in the Duma?
Doubled
Who decided to participate in the Duma?
Social revolutionaries, Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
Why was the second Duma called the “Duma of national hope”?
More oppositional than its predecessors
What was the impact of having both left and right in the Duma
Neither side wanted to experiment and collisions crippled it’s political force
Who did stolypin spread rumours about?
Social democracts attempt to assassinate the Tsar
What social group was more represented
The gentry
After stolypins fake accusation what did the Duma do
Refused to waive the the social democracts immunity from arrest (A right of all Duma delegates)
