early 1900s russia Flashcards
are people dissatisfied
yes
why arent middle class lieberals unhappy
no rights!
what was a major mistake of russia
russo-Japanese war
why is russo-jap war a mistake
russia loses and people are furious
1905 bloody sunday riot
people marching on czar palace and demanding for food
what was the result of the riot
police open fire on ALL OF THEM
what does the bloody sunday riot cause
lots of uprisings and rebellions since word spreads around in russia
czar nicholas finally realizes he has to do something so….
he allows for national assembly called duma
which group of people get elected for duma
upper middle class (moderate to liberal)
does nicholas like liberal
no
who does nicholas rely on
stolypin
what is stolypins’ reforms
giving land to the poor and tells them they dont have to live in mirs- allows peasants to own their own land
when peasants become middle class, they are known as
kulaks
which groups of people hate kulaks
radicals and reactionarys because their land is going away
What happens to Stolypin eventually and who takes over
gets assasinated and RASPUTIN takes over who is crazy
