Aftermath of 1905 Russian Revolution Flashcards

1
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Stolypin’s aims for agriculture reform?

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  • Transform traditional agriculture
  • Abolish communal system
  • Aimed to create new class of prosperous peasants
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Stolypin’s quote on prosperous peasants

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” Wager on strong and the sober”

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3
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Modernization rates of Russia, Britain, and Germany

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Russia only had 30% in production from industry
- Britain = 75%
- Germany = 70%

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4
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Population of peasants and other classes of people?

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82% = Peasants
12% = Upper class
4% = Working
2% = Commercial

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5
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How would change have to be made?

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Via agriculture reforms
- Tsar’s modernization w/out revolution

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6
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What is the First Duma also known as?

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Duma of lords and lackeys

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7
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Date of first Duma?

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Apr - July of 1906

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8
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What did the Tsar issue in April of 1906?

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Fundamental laws

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What were the fundamental laws?

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  • Ministers are set and dismissed by Tsar
  • Tsar had the right to govern my decree
  • He could deprive Duma of political power
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10
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What were the problems of the first Duma?

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  • Elections were boycotted by radical socialist parties ( except the mensheviks)
  • The Kadets (constitutional democratic party) dominated the assembly and made radical demands
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What were the radical demands made by the Kadets?

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  • Transferring all agriculture land to peasants
  • Further constitutional changes
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What was the Tsar’s response to the Kadet’s radical demands?

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He refused

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13
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what were the Kadets also known as?

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Constitutional democratise/ constitutional democrats

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14
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Who were the Kadets?

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Liberal political in Russian empire that included constitutional monarchists and moderate republicans
- Previously, party of people’s freedom

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15
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Peasant disturbances?

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Increased and impacted 20% of the army b/c over 200 mutinies in it

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16
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How long did the first Duma last?

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73 days
- Very short b/c Tsar did not like how it was going + had no real political power

17
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Who was wittes replacement?

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Pyotr Stolypin as chairman of council of ministers

18
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What was the second Duma known as?

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The Duma of National anger

19
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Second Duma date

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Feb - June 1907

20
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Who chose to participate in second Duma?

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Bolsheviks and social revolutionaries

21
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Why did Kadets loose power to vote?

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B/c of failed protest in Vyborg which reduced the size of moderate - liberal centre

22
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How did Stolypin try to win Duma’s support for agriculture reform?

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Passed legislation under article 87
- Duma refused to ratify the new laws and was dissolved

23
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How did the government respond to Stolpin’s attemps to win over 2nd Duma?

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Responded by new electrical laws under article 87
- Favouring land owners and peasantry of urban workers

  • According to fundamental laws this is illegal
24
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What was the third Duma also known as?

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Manageable Duma

25
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Date of third Duma

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Nov 1907 - June 1912

26
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What did the new law of the third Duma result in?

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Manageable Duma dominated by moderate octobirsts

27
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What is the union of oct 17?

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A liberal reformist constitutional monarchist political party

28
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What was the union of act 17 also known as?

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Octobrist party

29
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What did union act of 17 represent?

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Moderately right-wing, anti-revolutionary and constitutional views

30
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Why did Tsar nich suspend third Duma?

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to pass laws by article 87
- Duma musn’t be present when laws are being passed down

31
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When and where was Stolypin assassinated?

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6 September 1911 at keiv opera house

32
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What did Stolypin’s deathh result in

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End to reform and a return to reaction

33
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Date of fourth Duma

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Nov 1912 - February 1917

34
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What happened due to 4th Duma division?

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Made group ineffective

35
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What did 4th Duma do when told to disband?

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Refused to disband during Feb crisis (26Feb17) and continued to meet as provinvial government w/ forced abdication of tsar