Knowledge Test 1: Russia 1891-1905 Flashcards
Name the four preconditions of revolution.
Emancipation of the Serfs, Nationalism, Industrialisation and Population Explosion.
In what year were the serfs emancipated?
1861.
What was the family name of the Tsar?
Romanov.
What word is used to describe the way the Tsars ruled?
Autocratic.
What was the aim of Russification?
To ensure that all countries within the Russian Empire lived a similar culture and lifestyle.
What effect could Russification have on the people of the Empire?
Rise to nationalism.
What word is used to describe an attack against Jewish people?
Pogrom.
What role did the organisation known as the Okhrana play?
They served as informants for the Tsar.
Name 4 different opposition groups/parties.
League of Liberation, Mensheviks, Bolsheviks and Kadets.
Whose ideas influenced Lenin?
Karl Marx.
Who was Paul Milyukov?
He was the leader of the League of Liberation.
Who was Sergei Witte?
Minister of the Interior.
Who does the term Proletariat refer to?
The working-class.
Which country did Russia go to war with in 1904?
Japan.
What was the name of the naval battle which took place in May 1905?
Mukden.
Name two consequences of the Treaty of Portsmouth?
1) Agreed not to invade Manchuria in the future.
2) It recognised Korea as within Japan’s sphere of influence.
Who organised Bloody Sunday?
Father Gapon.
In front of which building did the troops fire on the demonstrators?
Winter Palace.
What was the St Petersburg Soviet?
It was a Soviet council which was formed to represent workers within the city of St. Petersburg.
Which key figure led the Soviet?
Trotsky.
In which months were manifestos issued in 1905?
April and October.
What were the ‘Black Hundreds’?
The people who led the Pogroms.
