Key topic 1 - the revolutions of 1917 Flashcards
How large was the Russian empire?
It covered 1/6 of the world surface
Tsar Nicholas II belonged to which dynasty?
The Romanov dynasty
What was the name of the Tsars secret police?
The Okhrana
When did Nicholas II become Tsar?
In 1894
When was Bloody Sunday?
On Sunday 22 January 1905
What did the October Manifesto promise?
Freedom of speech
An end to censorship
A national parliament
When was the first Duma elected?
In 1906
How many different Dumas were there between 1906 and 1914
4
Who was Rasputin
He has the ability to control Alexeis haemophilia
When was the Social Democratic Party founded
In 1901
Who did they believe would overthrow the Tsar
The proletariat (workers)
Which party split into 2 in 1903
The social Democratic Party
What did the mensheviks believe
The party should have a mass membership
Slow change
What did the Bolsheviks believe?
A small party elite should organise the revolution
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
Who were the leaders of the Mensheviks
Julius Martov
Leon Trotsky
When were the Socialist Revolutionaries founded?
In 1901
They believed in the revolution of the…
Peasants
Who led the SRs?
Alexander Kerensky
When were the Octobrists founded?
In October 1905
What did the Octobrists believe about the tsar?
They believed he would carry out the promises in the October Manifesto
Which class mainly supported the Octobrists
The middle classes
Who was the Leader of the Octobrists
Alexander Guchkov
What was another name for the Constitutional Democratic Party?
Cadets
When was the Constitutional Democratic Party (Cadets) founded
In 1905
What did the Cadets want?
A constitutional monarch and an elected parliament
Who led the Cadets
Paul Milyukov
When were the Provisional Committee and Petrograd Soviet set up?
27th Feb 1917
When did Nicholas abdicate?
2 March 1917
Who was the first prime minister of the provisional government
Prince Lvov
Who was the Foreign minister
Milyukov
Who was War Minister
Guchkov
Who was Minister of Justice
Kerensky
What Reforms did the Provisional Government put in place?
Freedom of Religion Freedom of speech 8hour working day Promise of an elected parliament abolishment of the secret police
