Tsar's rule

Question 1

What causes the Tsar to take over?

Answer 1

His father’s unexpected death

Question 2

How was the Tsar taught to rule?

Answer 2

He was taught to use the military to keep control

Question 3

What did he do to his father’s reforms?

Answer 3

Abolished them

Question 4

Who he was he married to?

Answer 4

Tsarina Alexandra

Question 5

What was the publics opinion on Tsarina Alexandra?

Answer 5

She was very disliked by the Russian people

Question 6

Where was Tsarina Alexandra from?

Answer 6

Germany

Question 7

What was his opinion on reforms

Answer 7

He was against any type of reform

Question 8

What would follow reform?

Answer 8

An attempt to take back power

Question 9

What did he call himself?

Answer 9

Little father

Question 10

Why did he call himself little father?

Answer 10

He was the father of the Russian people

Question 11

What did he believe about God?

Answer 11

God sent him to rule over Russia

Question 12

What was he keen to do with his empire?

Answer 12

Expand it

Question 13

What percentage of the population were nobles?

Answer 13

1%

Question 14

What role did the Nobles play in society?

Answer 14

They held important jobs in the government

Question 15

Who were the Middle Class?

Answer 15

A small number of wealthy and well of people with a growing involvement in the government

Question 16

Who were the Urban Workers?

Answer 16

Young ex peasants working long hours for little pay in Russias factories + living in poor conditions

Question 17

What role did the Peasants play in society?

Answer 17

They farmed for a living supplying Russia’s grain

Question 18

What percentage of the population were peasants?

Answer 18

77%

Question 19

What were the Tsars three beliefs?

Answer 19

Autocracy
Nationality
Orthodoxy

Question 20

What did the Tsar belive about Autocracy?

Answer 20

He should be in charge and hold all the power

Question 21

What is Nationality?

Answer 21

All Russians should take up nationality and tradition

Question 22

What is Orthodoxy?

Answer 22

Believe in the Russian Orthodox Church

Question 23

What does Tsar do to political parties?

Answer 23

Bans them

Question 24

What happened to any books released?

Answer 24

They were censored

Question 25

Why were the army important?

Answer 25

As it was used to stop uprisings and revolts

Question 26

What was the growing feeling within the army? Why?

Answer 26

An unwillingness to stop peasant revolts as the majority of soldiers were ex-peasants.

Question 27

How many Jews were there in Russia?

Answer 27

5 million

Question 28

Was the Tsar anti-semitic?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

What was Russification?

Answer 29

Russian customs and languages must be used after immigration

Question 30

How were minorities treated?

Answer 30

Very poorly

Question 31

What was economy like under the Tsar?

Answer 31

Very bad

Question 32

Comapred to European economies where did Russia stand?

Answer 32

It remained decades behind other countries

Question 33

Comapred to European wages where did Russia stand?

Answer 33

Wages were ⅓ of the average European wage

Question 34

What led to more pressure on the Government to modernise?

Answer 34

Increasing literacy rates of workers

Question 35

What is the Tsar quoted to say when he take over Russia?

Answer 35

“I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling.”