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Who was Nicholas II tutor ?

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Pobedonostsev

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What was Pobedonostsev’s belief which influenced Nicholas II ?

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Democracy would bring a collapse to the Russian Empire

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Did Nicholas have strong beliefs in Divine Right?

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Yes

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What was Nicholas II keen to maintain?

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-Autocracy
-Orthodoxy

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Who were the Black Hundreds?

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Nationalist gangs devoted to the Tsar and orthodoxy and had a large involvement in crushing the 1905 revolution

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Why was Russia more politicised after the 1891 great famine?

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-Failure of tsarist govt to deal with the crisis and left it to the zemstva to deal with
-Led to greater mistrust in govt
-Led to belief in power of the people

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Where were there large growth in reformist groups in the 1900?

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Universities

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How were these groups met ?

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-Okhrana who exiled, imprisoned and military drafted some

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What were the years 1902-1907 known as ?

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Years of the Red Cockerell
-Community disturbances with lots of arson

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Who was the tsars minister during the period of the red cockerell ?

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Stolypin

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How did Stolypin’s reaction to the disturbacnces aggravte them further?

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-He arressted, exiled, and shot peasants

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what was the number of strikers in 1904?

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90,000

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What happened in 1901 at the Obukhov factory in St Petersburg?

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-Violent clashes between cossacks carrying whips and armed police

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When was the Russo-Japenese war ?

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1904

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Why did Russia get involved in the Russo-japenese war?

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Plehve advised the tsar to respond to a japense assault on the far east naval base of port arthur as he believed it would be a distraction from the tide of unrest at home.

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What did Russia think the war would be like?

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-short, swift and victorious

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17
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How many miles was Port Arthur from the capital?

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6000

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Why did the Tsar belive this would be an easy war?

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As he underestimated the Japanese and overestimated the strength of his own force

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What did the series of the defeats cause?

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Shift away from anti-Japanese patriotism to opposition to the govt

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What were the causes of the Russo-Japenese war?

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Russia wanted warm water ports
Russia wanted to expand the border to build a railway line

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When was the assasination of Plehve?

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1904

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Who replaced Plehve ?

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Pyotr Mirsky

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What was the Cause of the January 9th 1905 Bloody Sunday?

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Strike at an Iron works in St Petersburg

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What did people do about the strikes?

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Father Gapon and his union among with other supporters decided to have a peaceful march.

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How many troops were sents to disband the march?

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12,000

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How many people died due to Bloody Sunday?

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-40 at Nava Gate
-100 across the city

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27
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By October 1905 why did the Russian empire look as if it were to collapse?

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-Strikes and demonstrations in all major cities
-peasant uprisings

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What was the St Petersburg Soviet?

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A group pf radical revolutionaries inspired by the UNions of the Unions who were to set up a general strike

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When was the St Petersburg soviet set to strike?

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Moscow October 1905

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What did Witte threaten would happen if the tsar didn’t take action?

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that the country was on the verge of a revolution

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When did the tsar agree to establish and publish a decree?

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17th october 1905

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32
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What did the october manifesto promise?

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-Grant civic freedom
-Establish a state Duma (allowing a voice to all people)

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What were the Fundamental laws?

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reinstated the tsars autocratic powers:
-veto legislation
-appoint and dismiss ministers
-Dissolve the duma as and when

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34
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When was the first Duma ?

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May -July 1906

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35
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Who boycotted the first duma?

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Bolsheviks, SR’s and Union of the Russion people

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What political view was the First Duma?

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radical-Liberal

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37
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Was the first duma highly critical of the tsar and its ministers?

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Yes and therfore caused Wittes resignation

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38
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Who replaced Witte ?

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Goremykin

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39
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When was the second Duma ?

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February -June 1907

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Did the second duma have an increase in extreme left views?

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yes -Bolsheviks,Mensheviks, SR’s began to participate

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Who was the leader of the second Duma ?

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Stolypin

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42
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When was the third Duma?

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November 1907- June 1912

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43
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How many times was the duma suspended in 1911?

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2

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44
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Were there disputes in the Duma?

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There were many disputes over stolypins proposals

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45
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When was Stolypin assassinated?

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1911

46
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Who was the prime Minister of the Fourt Duma?

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Kokostsov

47
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What were the long term causes of revolution?

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-Autocracy
-Repression
-Westernisation
-Lack of political reform

48
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What were mid term causes of revolution?

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-Weak Tsar
-Opposition growth

49
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What were the short term causes of revolution ?

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-Russo-Japanese war
-Bloody Sunday

50
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Who were the Social democratic workers party?

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Mensheviks(matron)
Bolsheviks (Lenin)

51
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Why did the Social democratic workers group split at the second congress in 1903?

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-Lenin won the vote
-Lenin wanted absolute dedication to revolution only

52
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What did the Social democratic workers party do?

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-Formed the St Petersburg soviet
-Organised Illegal strikes

53
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What influential pamphlet on revolution did Lenin write?

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What is to be done/?

54
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Which ideas did the SDWP favour?

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Marxist

55
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What method did the Social revolutionaries favour?

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Terror

56
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Who were the Sr’s led by?

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Chernov

57
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What ideas did the SR’s favour?

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Populist (nationalisation and redistribution of land)

58
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Who were the SR’s responsible for assasinating ?

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-Plehve
-Grand Duke Sergei
-Stolypin

59
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Who took strong leadership over the liberals?

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the nobility(Lvov)

60
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which illegal unions did the liberals have control over ?

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Union of Unions

61
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Who did the liberals appeal to?

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The growing middle class

62
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Why could tsarist govt not ignore the liberals?

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The wide unrest spreading through russia surrounding issues such as Russo-japanese war and Bloody sunday

63
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Who was directly responsible for the revolutionary movement and the october manifesto?

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the liberals

64
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Where did the liberals have a wide following?

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Universities and among students - often popular disturbances eg the 1901 St petersburg troubles

65
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Which groups were liberal?

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Trudoviks and Kadets

66
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When were the Kadets formed and what were they a product of?

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They were formed 1905 and a product of the liberal movement

67
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What were the fundamental laws?

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-Tsar could appoint and dismiss ministers
-Tsar could veto legislation

68
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What did the fundamental laws do ?

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Reasserted his autocratic power and that he had the power to dissolve the Duma if he wished

69
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Who helped persuade the tsar to pass the October manifesto?

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Witte

70
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Under to October manifesto which group created new laws?

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The council of ministers

71
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Which Duma was dominated by Cadets and Socialist Revolutionaries?

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The first duma

72
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Why was the first duma dissolved?

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It was too revolutionary and passed a vote of “no confidence” in Goremykin

73
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In the elections for which Duma were the landowners given more voting powers?

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The third Duma

74
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What type of reform was Pyotr Stolypin most successful with in the third Duma?

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Land reforms

75
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What was the Great Spurt?

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the economic growth in Russia under Nicholas II

76
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Who was Sergei Witte ?

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Finance Minister of imperial Russia until 1903

77
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Who was Count Vladimir Kokovstov?

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The finance minister of Imperial Russia from 1903 until 1914

78
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What are the reasons that suggest that Russia had a strong economy in 1914?

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-State Revenue doubled from 1908 to 1914 (2billion roubles to 4billion)
-50% growth in national income
-exports exceeded imports
-By 1910 the state-owned 70% of Russia’s railways and by 1905 there were 59,616km of track - This all created demand for Iron, Steel and coal.
-Between 1894 and 1913 there was an annual growth of 8%

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What are the reasons that argue that Russia did not have a strong economy in 1914?

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-Compared to other countries in the West foreign trade was low (£190million compared with Britain £1223million)
-Comparative growth was 50% whereas Italys was 121%

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What were Stolypins agricultural reforms?

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Reduce the power of the Mirs which was done through:
-Ending redemption payments
- Peasant ownership of land
- Consolidate strips of land
- Freedom to leave the village
Encourage enterprise which was done through:
-Reduced powers of Land captains
- New Peasant Landbank was set up
- Financial assistance to buy land
-Allowed to migrate to Siberia

81
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How did the Role of women change between 1894 and 1914?

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-More factory work was made available to women which meant women could make an income and an income meant freedom
-The 1905 Russian Congress of women was set up

82
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How did the Role of women continue between 1894 and 1914?

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-The patriarchal society and expectations
-Values and concepts of women remained

83
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How did the Role of education change between 1894 and 1914?

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-Uni students grew to 96,000 in 1914 of which 45% were women
-Govt spending grew to over 82million roubles
-The growth in educated meant there was a movement away from feudalistic life

84
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How did the Role of education continue between 1894 and 1914?

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-Urban areas had better access to education
-Secondary education remained elitist

85
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what was the Middle class like between 1894 and 1914?

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-Still was small (only made up 1.8% of the population)
-was made up of civil servants, doctors, lawyers and merchants
-The number grew through industrialisation in both number and wealth
-They were educated with a wider view of the world so more open to new ideas and reform

86
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How did the Tercentenary of 1913 impact society?

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-Factories were closed
-the Duma changed to a consultative body

87
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What was the aim of the 1913 tercentenary?

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-Display propaganda in support of autocracy
-Maintain patriarchal support

88
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What was the significance of the 1913 tercentenary?

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-Showed the tsar wasn’t going anywhere even after the revolution
-Showed tsarist strength

89
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what was the Working class like between 1894 and 1914?

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-Was 4% of the population
-they had poor wages and poor working conditions
-there was insufficient housing and overcrowding (in 1904 16 people lived in each flat)

90
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What were the new benefits of Urban life for factory workers?

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-There was an 85% rise in primary education from 1905-1914
-Employment under age 12 and women in labour mines was banned in 1892
-In 1897 labour hours were reduced to 11 1/2
-Political activism rose

91
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What were the disadvantages of Urban life for factory workers?

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-Workers lived in poor conditions
-40% of houses in St Petersburg had no running water or sewage system
-30,000 inhabitants died of cholera in 1908-1909
-Women made up around 20% of the workforce yet had the wage of the lowest standard
-Goldfields strike 1912 where 270 were killed

92
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What were the developments in working and living conditions in the countryside?

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-Minority migrated to Siberia > Govt schemes from 1896 to sponsor this > Trans-Siberian allowed this

93
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How can the working and living conditions in the countryside be seen to not have developed by 1914?

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-90% of the land was still strip-farmed
-widespread poverty
-Gap between the richest and poorest sectors widened > Kulacks with help from peasant banks often bought out their impoverished neighbours
-Only 3.5million from a peasant population of 97million were able to take advantage of this
-60% illiteracy by 1914

94
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In 1895 when the Zemsto advised the Tsar to set up an advisory body what did Nicholas II say?

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said the request was a ‘senseless dream’

95
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Who took charge of the Liberal movement?

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-The Beseda Symposium > was set up in 1899 by Radical liberals

96
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What was the Beseda Symposium?

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-Set up in 1899 by Radical liberals after the Tsar’s dismissal of their advice
-Wide range of support from > Public figures, Legal and teaching professions

97
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When was the Union of Liberation founded and who ran it?

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-1903
-Pyotr Struve

98
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What happened under the Union of Liberation in 1904?

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-Grand meeting > reps of zemstva and other professional societies
-Declared their intention for a constitutional monarchy

99
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How many political assassinations were carried out by the SRs between 1901-1905?

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2000

100
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When did Marxist theory take off and why did it begin to take off?

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-1890s
-Industrial take off

101
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What groups were attracted by Marxism?

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102
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when did the Social Democratic Workers Party (SD) emerge?

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1898

103
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When was the First Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Worker’s party?

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1898

104
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When did the second congress of the Russian Social Democratic Worker’s party?

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-Commenced in Brussels
-Moved to Shoreditch London
-Split of the Menshevik and Bolshevik party

105
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Who led the Mensheviks?

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-Martov

106
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Who led the Bolsheviks?

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-Lenin

107
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How many Tarde unions were closed down and denied registration between 1906 and 1910?

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-497 closed down
-604 denied

108
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What happened in 1907?

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-Economic depression and rise in unemployment

109
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What happened in lena Goldfields 1912?

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-Shooting of an unarmed demonstrator

110
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What % of enterprises experienced a strike in 1914?

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12%

111
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Why were the SD and SR weakened after 1905?

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-Exile of their leaders

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