before the revolution Flashcards

1
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What were the okhrana ?

A

The tsars secret police

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2
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who were the duma?

A

the parliament

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3
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what were the zemstrava

A

local district council

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4
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who were the Bolsheviks?

A

a political party?

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5
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why did peasants have reasons to question the authority of the tsar?

A

peasants were poor and there was bad diseases and starvation which lead to increase of deaths which cause population to decrease.

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6
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why did the proletariat (working class) questioned the authority of the tsar?

A

poor working and living condition caused death and decrease of population.

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7
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what did the liberals believe in?

A

they wanted reform but wanted to keep the monarchy : groups are constitutional democrats

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8
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what did the social revolutionists believe?

A

they were extreme terrorist elements (who believed in political assassination )

.they lacked discipline and co ordination and thus limited its chances of reaching its ambitions

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9
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what did the social democrats believe in?

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.based on the theory of karl marx and led mainly by intellectuals and based its support on the rapidly expanding working class

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10
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What was the Marxist stage theory?

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In each stage a dominant class uses its control of the means of production to exploit the labour of a larger class of workers

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