tsar nicholas II response

Question 1

what was the october manifesto?

Answer 1

published by nicholas’s government and granted certain rights and freedoms to the people of russia

Question 2

when was the october manifesto published?

Answer 2

30th october 1905

Question 3

what was the reason for the october manifesto?

Answer 3

tsar was forced to compromise after the uprisings of the 1905
he laid out his reforms in the october manifesto

Question 4

what did the october manifesto contain?

Answer 4

a parliament called a duma which would have elected representatives
civil rights for all russian citizens including freedom of speech and the right to form political parties and trade unions
new laws would be discussed and approved by the duma

Question 5

what were the results of the october manifesto?

Answer 5

an array of political parties such as the octobrists the kadets the social democratic party and others
nicholas passed the fundamental laws in april 1906 which established the duma and its powers
he deliberately limited the powers of the duma so that it was little more than an advisory body
many middle class people and liberals were very happy with the reforms the october manifesto outlined