Russia In Revolution 1904-06 12 Mark Questions

Question 1

Explain why Russia lost the Russo-Japanese war

Answer 1

-Poor supply lines
-Superior army
-Weakness/poor organisation
Japanese strength was better than Russian and this was exacerbated by poor supply lines

Question 2

Explain why the Russo-Japanese war provoked unrest in St Petersburg

Answer 2

-Humiliation
-Food shortages
-Economic impact
The humiliation coupled with the deteriorating economic conditions and food shortages, fuelling unrest

Question 3

Explain why peasants marched on the 22nd January 1905

Answer 3

-Strike at Putilov ironworks
-Father Gapon’s organisation
-Social and economic needs
Strike because of social and economic needs furthered by organisation of a march

Question 4

Explain why a revolution broke out in 1905

Answer 4

-Poor living and working conditions
-Bloody Sunday
-Discontent with tsars response
The poor living and working conditions led to a March, the response of the tsar provoked Bloody Sunday which led to revolution

Question 5

Explain why Nicholas II signed the October Manifesto

Answer 5

-Failure of the autocracy to adapt politically as Russia had modernised economically
-Agitation of 1905
-Tsar had too few loyal troops
The long term failure led to agitation which troops joined with, leaving Nicholas with little choice

Question 6

Explain why Russia went to war with Japan in 1904

Answer 6

-Obtain an ice free port
-Distract from domestic troubles
-Industrial/expansionist potential in the Far East
The ice free port would allow further economic development and therefore distract from domestic issues

Question 7

Explain why many Russians were dissatisfied with the October Manifesto

Answer 7

-Unfulfilled promise about Duma
-Promised universal suffrage and did not get it
-Fundamental laws reduced its impact
Unfulfilled promises led to widespread dissatisfaction, exacerbated by Fundamental Laws

Question 8

Explain why Nicholas II’s regime survived in Russia between October 1905 and the meeting of the first Duma of 1906

Answer 8

-Army loyalty
-Revolutionary groups were weak
-Workers ended strikes
Army loyalty weakened opposition so there was a lack of motivation for peasants to carry on strikes, giving tsarist regime opportunity to survive