RUSSIA 1905 Revolution

Question 1

What were 3 reasons for discontent in 1905?

Answer 1

Middle classes had no say in Russia’s governing
Industrial workers’ terrible conditions
Police state meant no one felt safe

Question 2

Describe the Russo-Japanese war

Answer 2

25 ships lost, surrender of port Arthur, battleship Potemkin mutiny, treaty of Portsmouth

Question 3

Describe lack of reform

Answer 3

Frequent attacks by public on officers
SDs split into opposition groups- Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
Lack of National Assembly
Frequent worker strikes

Question 4

Describe Bloody Sunday

Answer 4

Peaceful protests to deliver a petition to tsar about conditions
200 shot- tsar’s lack of compassion
400,000 strikes in protest of Bloody Sunday

Question 5

Describe social unrest

Answer 5

Harvest failures
80% if population in poverty
Overcrowding due to population increase
Hard to grow enough food for everyone

Question 6

What did the tsar set up to stop the 1905 revolution?

Answer 6

The October manifest

Question 7

What did the October manifest promise?

Answer 7

He would share his power with a duma

Question 8

What else did he promise in the manifesto? (3)

Answer 8

1. Share control of Russia with a duma
2. New civil rights- freedom of speech + political parties
3. Any new laws would be approved by duma

Question 9

What were 3 immediate causes of the Revolution?

Answer 9

Russo Japanese war

Bloody Sunday

Question 10

What were 2 features of the Potemkin mutiny?

Answer 10

1. Maggots in sailors’ food- forced to eat it- officer shot a sailor after complaints- set off mutiny
2. Sailors attacked officers- took control of ship- sailed to Odessa- demonstrations in support of mutiny- army in Odessa stopped riots and killed 1000 peopl

Question 11

What was the st Petersburg soviet?

Answer 11

Council set up to organise general strikes.

Question 12

How long did the soviet last?

Answer 12

September- December 1905- government shut it down

Question 13

How did the manifesto effect the workers?

Answer 13

It didn’t help them- strikes continued but army remained loyal so force was used to repress strikes

Question 14

2 features of why Nicholas survived the 1905 revolution

Answer 14

1. Manifesto- promising reforms that middle classes wanted- split those wanting reform from those wanting wider revolution- less pressure on tsar
2. Military- they would defend him from revolution- arranged loan from france to pay his army- troops remained loyal.