Nicholas II Flashcards
What year did Nicholas II become Tsar?
1894
In what year did the Russo-Japanese war begin?
1904
Who led the march on Bloody Sunday?
Father Gapon
What were the 3 main types of opposition on Nicholas II’s reign?
Populist
Marxist
Liberal
When was the split of the SDs into the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks?
1903
What were the violent branch of the SRs known as?
The Combat Detachment
When was the Lena Goldfields massacre?
1912
What did Stolypin’s agricultural reforms allow?
Peasants could leave the mir and consolidate their strips of land (only 10% did)
How far did coal production grow between 1894 and 1916?
From 5.9 to 33.8 million tons
How good was Russia’s production of coal, pig-iron and steel by 1914?
It was the fourth largest producer
When did Nicholas II become Commander in Chief?
August 1915
When did the Romanovs celebrate their tricentenary?
1913
Which treaty was signed at the end of the Russo-Japanese war?
Treaty of Portsmouth
When was the October Manifesto?
17 October 1917
Which minister persuaded Nicholas II to pass the October Manifesto?
Sergei Witte
