Other Events

Question 1

1905 Revolution (Cities)

Answer 1

• Strikes, rallies, protests
• Jan 1905, 400 000 workers on strike
• By Oct 1905 over 80 soviets had been formed (soviets were a direct challenge to autocracy)

Question 2

1905 Revolution (Rural)

Answer 2

• Peasants attacked landlords and govt. officials

- Minority groups (Poles, Jews) began calling for independence

Question 3

1905 Revolution (Political Groups)

Answer 3

• Congress of Zemstvos calls for a Constituent Assembly

- Calls for general strike

Question 4

1905 (Soldiers)

Answer 4

• Series of mutinies which were punishable by death
• 14 June 1905: Mutiny of the Battleship Potemkin. All officers murdered
• Symbolic of wide loss of control of the military

Question 5

1905 (Fail?)

Answer 5

• Lack of leadership and organisation
• Soviets didn’t communicate with each other
• Soviet demands were too radical for general population
• Witte convinced Tsar to make some concessions

Question 6

1913

Answer 6

• 300th Anniversary of Romanov rule

- Wave of nationalism and pro-tsarist sentiment overshadowed social unrest

Question 7

June Offensive

Answer 7

• Kerensky takes over as Minister of War
• Launches June Offensive against Germany “to save the revolution” (Perfect et al.)
• Initial attacks are successful
• 16 June 1917: German counterattack. Soldiers deserted or mutinied, 100,000s killed, territory lost