The four Dumas

Question 1

What was the 1st Duma called?

Answer 1

The Duma of National hopes

Question 2

When was the Duma of National hopes established?

Answer 2

1906

Question 3

Who dominated the Duma of National hopes

Answer 3

radicals and liberal

Question 4

What demands did the Duma of National hopes demands?

Answer 4

• They want ministers to be responsible for the parliament, not to the Tsar
• They want universal male suffrage
• Wanted the abolition of the state council
• Would turn the Duma into quite an advanced parliament

Question 5

How does the Tsar react to the Duma of National hopes?

Answer 5

Dissolves it

Question 6

What was the 2nd Duma called?

Answer 6

The Duma of National Anger

Question 7

When was the Duma of National Anger established?

Answer 7

1907

Question 8

Describe the Duma of National Anger

Answer 8

• Refuses to cooperate at all with the Tsar
• Tsar dissolves the Duma using the fundamental laws

Question 9

What was the 3rd Duma called?

Answer 9

Duma of Lords and Lackeys

Question 10

When was the Duma of Lords and Lackeys established?

Answer 10

1907

Question 11

Describe the Duma of Lords and Lackeys

Answer 11

• The way the Duma is elected is changed following the 2nd Duma
• Less representative of worker and peasants and more representative of land owners
• Eventually dissolved aswell

Question 12

What was the name of the 4th Duma?

Answer 12

Trick question as just called the 4th Duma

Question 13

When was the fourth Duma created?

Answer 13

1912

Question 14

What did the prime minister in 1914, Katovstov, say?

Answer 14

“thank god we still have no parliament”

This quote highlights the lack of power and representation of the national Duma

Question 15

Summary of the autocracy by 1914

Answer 15

By 1914, the liberals have the appearance of what they want but the Tsar was reestablished a form of autocracy