Impact Of The 1905 Revolution Flashcards
What did the October Manifesto promise? [5 things]
An elected parliament - The Duma - that approved all laws
End of newspaper censorship
Free speech and the right to hold meetings
Political party freedom
Universal male suffrage
What were redemption payments and when did they end?
They were a tax on peasants.
They ended in November 1905.
What did the Tsar do to regain control in December 1905?
Used troops to shut down the Soviets.
Describe the first Duma
Elected in March 1906.
Critical of the Tsar.
Dissolved after 75 days.
Describe the second Duma
Formed in 1907.
Critical of the Tsar.
Dissolved after 3 months.
Why was the third Duma different?
The Tsar changed the voting system so that 2/3 representatives were the richest 1% of the population.
How long did the third Duma last?
5 years.
When was the fourth Duma formed and how long did it last?
It was formed in 1912.
It lasted 5 years.
Who was the old Chief Minister, who was he replaced by and when?
Old: Sergei Witti.
Replaced by: Peter Stolypin.
In July 1906.
What did Stolypin set up?
Field Courts for Civilians for the ‘obviously guilty’.
What were the consequences of Stolypin’s policy?
1000 executed, 21,000 imprisoned in Siberia.
What was the noose nicknamed and why?
By 1911 a further 1800 had been hanged.
The noose was nicknamed ‘Stolypin’s Necktie’.
What did Stolypin do regarding agriculture?
He set up a Peasant’s Bank to enable peasants to buy their own land.
What was created as a result of Stolypin’s Peasant’s Bank?
A new class of successful, land-owning peasants called kulaks.
What other reforms did Stolypin introduce? [3]
A social security system.
Better army conditions.
A naval-building programme.
