Nichlos II

Question 1

How was Nicholas as a ruler

Answer 1

He was very overwhelmed at the prospect of taking up from a strong father who you admire greatly he declared himself wholy to reign

Question 2

What were some of Nicholas’s weaknesses

Answer 2

He could command respect and loyalty but like the training and experience for leadership
Had a lack of organisational skills and found it difficult to be direct and was completely wedded to the idea of autocracy

Question 3

Czarina

Answer 3

She was born of German descent and converted to Orthodox church she wasn’t like by the public and was very paranoid when does I went to war she was highly influenced by the Rasputin

Question 4

Rasputin

Answer 4

He was a Siberian peasant and gained a reputation as a holy man he comforted the czarina and reassured czar and helped Alexis from haemophilia
He harmed tsars reputation and caused tension between the Tsar and the orthodox church

Question 5

What policies did Nicolas follow and how successful were they

Answer 5

He kept the emergency powers of 1881 and the policy of Russification

Question 6

How did industrialisation and modernisation threatened the stability of the Regine

Answer 6

Millions of peasants pouring into the cities to work in factories created volatility and social tension
Many workers were concentrated in large complex and huge factories this made it easier to organise strikes
Am I educated workforce with a high literacy were able to read political literature and articulate their views
The growth of the middle-class created pressure for political change for more accountable and representative government