Growth Of Opposition In Tsarist Russia

Question 1

What event did Russia declare war on Japan over?

Answer 1

Territories in East Asia.

Question 2

What was the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War for Russia?

Answer 2

Defeated by Japan.

Question 3

What significant loss did Russia suffer as a result of the war?

Answer 3

Lost its only ice-free naval port and two of its three major naval fleets.

Question 4

When did the Bloody Sunday event occur?

Answer 4

22nd January 1905.

Question 5

Who organized the peaceful march in St Petersburg?

Answer 5

Father Gapon.

Question 6

Approximately how many people participated in the march on Bloody Sunday?

Answer 6

Around 200,000 people.

Question 7

What was the purpose of the march led by Father Gapon?

Answer 7

To petition for better working conditions and to end the Russo-Japanese War.

Question 8

What was the reaction of the soldiers during the Bloody Sunday march?

Answer 8

They fired on the crowd and panicked as the tsar was not in his palace

Question 9

What were the consequences of the Bloody Sunday event?

Answer 9

Triggered 10 months of revolution in Russia.

Question 10

What types of uprisings occurred after Bloody Sunday?

Answer 10

Mutinies in the navy, large-scale strikes by workers, widespread violence against landlords by peasants and the 1905 revolution.

Question 11

What event marked the end of the 1905 Revolution?

Answer 11

The announcement of the October Manifesto by Tsar Nicholas II

Question 12

What were the key promises made in the October Manifesto?

Answer 12

• Freedom of speech and the people would have more rights to gather together for discussions and meetings
• Censorship would be loosened
• Introduction of a national parliament (Duma), No law could be passed without the Dumas approval

Question 13

Who was appointed as prime minister after the 1905 Revolution?

Answer 13

Peter Stolypin

Question 14

What was the nickname given to the gallows during Stolypin’s tenure?

Answer 14

‘Stolypin’s necktie’

Question 15

How many executions occurred during Stolypin’s time as prime minister?

Answer 15

More than 3,000

Question 16

What actions did Tsar Nicholas II take regarding the power of the Duma after 1905?

Answer 16

He ensured that the Duma had little power

Question 17

What were the Fundamental Laws introduced after the first Duma election?

Answer 17

• The Duma could not appoint or dismiss government ministers
• The Tsar could dissolve the Duma at will

Question 18

How many different Dumas existed between 1906 and 1914?

Answer 18

Four

Question 19

What illness did Tsar Nicholas II’s son Alexei suffer from?

Answer 19

Haemophilia, an incurable blood disease

Question 20

Who was brought in to help Alexei with his illness?

Answer 20

Rasputin

Question 21

What was Rasputin’s background?

Answer 21

He was from a peasant background

Question 22

What behavior was Rasputin known for at court?

Answer 22

Regularly drank and enjoyed influence with aristocratic ladies

Question 23

What rumors circulated about Rasputin’s relationship with the Tsarina?

Answer 23

He was suspected of having an affair with her

Question 24

What title did Alexandra and Nicholas use for Rasputin?

Answer 24

‘Our Friend’

Question 25

What level of influence did Rasputin eventually have at court?

Answer 25

He helped to choose government ministers

Question 26

4 reasons for the growth of opposition in Russia?

Answer 26

1.) Russo-Japanese war (1904-05) 2.) Bloody Sunday and 1905 revolution 3.) Political repression 4.) Rasputin

Question 27

Why were people unhappy with Rasputin?

Answer 27

People felt his personal conduct was inappropriate and was not seen as respectable enough to be at royal court. Many though his peasant backround would corrupt the tsar and government

Question 28

What was the impact of the loss of the Russo-Japanese war?

Answer 28

Russia had been humiliated and blamed the government for this