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Russia and its Rulers: Thematic Exam Question Areas > Nature of Government > Flashcards

Nature of Government Flashcards

1
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What was the name of Alexander II’s secret police?

A

Third Section

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2
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What was the name of Alexander III’s secret police?

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Okhrana

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3
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What was the name of Nicholas II’s secret police?

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Okhrana

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4
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Did the Provisional Government have a secret police force?

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No

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5
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What was the name of Lenin’s secret police force?

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Cheka

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6
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What was the name of Stalin’s secret police?

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NKVD

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7
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What was the name of Khrushchev’s secret police?

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KGB

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8
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Which leader faced the following opposition:
Nihilists, Populists, People’s Will

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Alexander II

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9
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Which leader faced the following opposition:
Re-formed People’s Will led by Alexander Ulyanov

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Alexander III

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10
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Which leader faced the following opposition:
Social Democrats, Social Revolutionaries

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Nicholas II

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11
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Which leader faced the following opposition:
Whites and Greens

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Lenin

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12
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Which leader was paranoid about potential opposition to his rule?

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Stalin

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13
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Which leader faced the following opposition:
Internal - Anti-Party group

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Khrushchev

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14
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Show trials: which leader:
- Vera Zasulich

A

Alexander II

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15
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Show trials: which leader:
- Kadets / Mensheviks

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Lenin

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16
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Show trials: which leader:
- Kamenev, Zinoviev, Bukharin

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Stalin

17
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What methods did Alexander III use to deal with liberal opposition?

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  • increased censorship
  • University fees increased
  • Land Captains - monitor the zemstva
18
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What methods did Alexander III use to deal with radical opposition?

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Increased power of the Okhrana under the Statute of State Security

19
Q

The Social Democratic Party split into which two groups in 1903?

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Bolsheviks and Mensheviks

20
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What radical book led to Alexander II to retighten censorship in the late 1860s?

A

Chernyshevsky’s “What is to be Done?”

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