1.1. iGCSE History - Russia - Tsarist rule in Russia 05-14

Russia's Tsar in 1905 was...

• Nicholas I

• Nicholas II

• Alexander II

• Alexander III

Although some wanted democracy, The Tsar and his wife were committed to (a)   .

Which of these best explains Stolypin's thinking?

• By breaking up the Mir system, I can crush the peasants as individuals.

• Hard working peasants will be able to climb out of the Mir system and will become loyal capitalist citizens.

• It is easier to find a communist in a big field than lots of communists in lots of small fields.

• Scaring them out of the country and into the city will de-revolutionise the peasantry.

What happened at Lena?

• A mutiny that led to a ship being stolen

• A fire that caused the deaths of many workers

• A meeting of communists that led to a revolution

• A strike that ended with the military opening fire on workers

Stolypin's countryside reform was known as the (a)   on the strong.

The First Duma was:

• Too liberal so the Tsar closed it

• Too Radical so the Tsar closed it

• Too conservative so the Tsar closed it

• Too bourgeois, so the communists closed it

Which of these did NOT help Nicholas to survive the 1905 Revolution?

• The Russo-Japanese War

• Stolypin's reforms

• The October Manifesto

• The loyalty of the military

Father Gapon led:

• The Potemkin Mutiny

• Bloody Sunday marches

• The Bolshevik Party

• The Octobrists

The Kadets were

• SD Communists

• SR Communists

• Liberals

• Tsarist

The Bolsheviks were

• SD Communists

• SR Communists

• Liberals

• Tsarists