Year 9 History Exam 2 revision cards Flashcards
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What should you add to the end of your answer to Q3 on Year 9 History exam 2 to ensure you make even more progress?
A conclusion. A really good conclusion might give a bit more evidence or an idea that hasn’t been mentioned before.
Who was in charge of the provisional government that took over from the Tsar?
Prime Minister Kerensky
What type of government allows people freedom of speech and to vote for their leaders?
A democratic government.
Why did some people think that Rasputin was helping the Tsar and Tsarina to rule Russia?
He had influence over them because of his ability to heal their son plus they didn’t intervene with his wild life style.
When was Rasputin killed?
December 1916.
What should you do before starting to answer Q3 on Year 9 History exam 2?
Make a plan.
How did Rasputin damage the reputation of the Tsar?
He slept with lots of women, drank heavily and people feared that because he had the power to heal the Tsar’s son, he had a say in ruling Russia.
In what year was the October Manifesto published?
1905
When should you write about your revised knowledge on Q1 of Year 9 History exam 2?
Use your knowledge to help you comment on the parts of the sources that you have described.
What should each leg on your spider diagram plan for Q3 on Year 9 History exam 2 be turned into when you answer?
A PEE paragraph with lots of your own historical knowledge.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
Russian Communists.
Why were people in Russia starving in 1916 and 1917?
Because there had been bad weather in 1916 leading to bad harvests and not enough food.
What % of people in Russia were peasants in 1900?
84%
What was wrong with the Tsar’s son, Alexis Romanov?
He had haemophilia, a condition which prevents blood from clotting.
Who was Father Gapon?
The priest who led a group of 200,000 people to give petition to the Tsar on Sunday 22nd January 1905.
In what month and year was there a revolution against the Tsar in Russia?
February 1917.
Who was Lenin?
Leader of the Bolsheviks
How well equipped were Russian soldiers in WW1?
Very poorly equipped. They would sometimes be sent into battle without weapons and would have to wait for someone to die in order to get a gun.
Who was Rasputin?
A priest from a poor Russian village who had the power to treat Alexis, the son of the Tsar.
Why was the Tsarina’s nationality such an issue?
She was from a nation that Russia was fighting and losing badly to in WW1, Germany.
What type of government has a single leader or ruling party and no elections to replace them?
A fascist government.
When should you write about your revised knowledge in Q2 on Year 9 History exam 2?
To help you explain how useful the source is.
What should you think about before answering Q2 on Year 9 History exam 2?
Knowledge - PASTA - PASTA
How well did the Russian army do against Japan in the war of 1904?
Really badly. People expected Russia to do well but they were really badly beaten by the Japanese.
Which of these types of government do not have elections: democratic, fascist or communist?
Fascist AND Communist.
How did the October Manifesto help the Tsar to beat the 1905 revolution?
It made the leaders of the revolution think the Tsar was going to let Russia be more democratic, so they backed down.
Which country did Russia go to war with in 1904?
Japan
If there was a bad harvest and not enough food was produced, what might happen to lots of the peasants in Russia?
Many would starve and die.
In what month and year was there a revolution against the provisional government in Russia?
October 1917.
When you make your spider diagram plan for Q3 on Year 9 History exam 2, where are you getting your ‘legs’ from?
The first ‘leg’ is the factor that is mentioned in the question. The other ‘legs’ are other factors that you can think of.
Define the word revolution in History.
When the government of a country is replaced by other people using violence.
What was the name of the the last Tsar of Russia?
Tsar Nicholas II
Did the Tsar ever grant the promises he had made in the October Manifesto?
No. He betrayed the peasant leaders and had them killed.
What should the plan you make for Q3 on Year 9 History exam 2 look like.
It should be a spider diagram plan. The centre should make it clear what the focus of the question is.
What type of government believes in equal distribution of wealth and property?
A communist government.
What nationality was the Tsarina (the Tsar’s queen)?
German
