Romanovs Flashcards
What number of dynasty was the romanovs
The second imperial dynasty to rule russia
What year was Nicholas 2 born?
1868
What year did Nicholas 2 become tsar?
1894
When and what was Bloody Sunday
1905 january 9th.
3000 people marched to winter palace, lead by priest Gapon. Presenting tsar with petition to reform, could not get a hold of the tsar so the army shot into the crowd.
When and what was the October manifesto.
17th October 1905
Direct result of Bloody Sunday basic rights and civil liberties. Establishes Duma.
When did the Duma begin and what were they?
1906 July 1st.
Duma is parliament for people of Russia. Tsar had final say
When did Russia enter ww1and why
1914
Because they supported Serbia who had just been declared war upon by Austria Hungary
When did Nicholas two go to be commander in chief of the Russian army, and why was this a problem?
1915, Nicolas goes to fight at the front.
This leaves his German wife Alexandra in charge, along with Rasputin. Very unpopular.
Russian geography
Perfect for autocracy
Enormous geographical variation
50% of population Russian
Russification
What is Russification
Forces to learn Russian and practice Russian way of life
List the members of the Romanov family
Tsar Nicholas two
Tsarina Alexandra - German
Daughters Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia
Son Prince Alexei Hemopheliac
Economy
Uneven distribution of wealth
Beginning of industrialisation (helped organise discontent)
Urbanisation
Poor living conditions
Peasants and workers the majority
When were the serfs emancipated?
1861 and did not improve living conditions.
Social
Massive inequality in class wealth and structure
Late industrialisation
Urbanisation
All class groups unhappy
Land owners took advantage of peasants
Limited freedom
Ww1 German tsarina in charge
Political
Heavy censorship and autocratic rule
Unionisation banned
[forces to meet in secret]
Nicholas wants to uphold autocratic rule of his father
Revolutionary groups therefore seek violent revolution.
What is the pyramid of capitalist system?
A cartoon published in America which critiques the Russian system through caricatures of the different class levels
How many of the population were peasants
90%
How much of the land was controlled by Russian nobility and how much of the population did they make up?
25% if the land
1% of the population.
What is autocracy
A system of government with one person who has absolute power
Nicolas two as an autocrat
Politically naive accepted advise he wanted to hear
Church encouraged people to love the Tsar or “little father”
Ruled a police state
Heavy censorship
Declared law and could over rule law
Tsars political thoughts
Genuinely thought he was elected by god to rule
Major causes of Russo Japanese war
Japan an increasing threat to Russian interest in Asia
Japan thought expansion of trans Siberian railway would affect their interest in Korea
Russia wanted war to insight patriotic fever
When did the Russo Japanese war start and finish
Feb 1904
Ended may 1905
Russia lost
Why was teh Russo Japanese war significant
New wave of anti government demonstrations
Revealed tsars failings