Dumas Flashcards
What did Article 87 give Nicholas the power to do
Gave Nicholas the right “in all exceptional circumstances” to pass his own laws without consulting the Duma at all
What was the second chamber called the state council
Half the members of the chamber would be chosen by Nicholas
It would have equal power as the Duma
What power did the Duma really have
Had little real power and limited ability to enact laws
What control did Nicholas continue to have
Remained in control of
The military
Foreign policy
Appointing ministers
What was the liberals reaction to the Dumas
Liberals were dismayed
Had hoped for a universal, equal direct election
How was the Duma biased
Biased towards upper classes
What illustrates the bias towards the upper classes
2,000 landowners were represented by 1 deputy
90,000 workers were represented by one deputy
What is the positive about representation
People were represented
Including the nationalities
Poles and Fins included
Who won the first Duma election
the Kadets
How many seats did the Kadets win
182
What did the Kadets demand
demanded that the power’s of the Duma should be increased and elections should be universal
What followed these demands
2 Months of bitter disagreement and fierce debates on issues such as civil rights and land ownership
What was Nicholas reaction to the Kadets attitudes
horrified by the hostility and lack of respect
Dissolved the Duma
What did Nicholas say about the Duma
“Curse the Duma it is all Wittes doing”
How many Kadets went to Vyborg
200
What did the Kadets do in Vyborg Finland
Issued the Vyborg manifesto
-Urging Russians to not pay their taxes
How did the Government respond to the Vyborg manifesto
Closed down Kadet offices and dismissed members of the party
What percentage of St Petersburg participated in the election
70%
Who won the Second Duma
The left with over 200 deputies
Who got the most deputies in the second Duma
Trudoviks with 104 deputies
What was the 2nd Duma known as
“The Duma of national anger”
What did the left do in the second Duma
Made fierce attacks on government ministers and interrupted them when they were speaking in the Duma
What was the excuse that Nicholas used to dissolve the Duma
Dissolved the Duma on the excuse of supposedly discovering an assassination plot from the social democrats
What were the 5 achievements from the 3rd Duma
Stolypin’s land reforms
Education law in 1908, which laid foundations for universal education, compulsory primary schools to 8 to 11 year olds
improvements in the army and navy
Restoration of the justices of the peace replacing the hated land captains
Progressive national insurance scheme-would pay sickness benefit to wroers
What were the 3 main works of the 4th Duma
Continued support and money for education law of 1908
What was the progressive bloc
