October Manifesto Scavenger Hunt

Type into Google 'October Manifesto'
Is the first webpage reputable or not?

• Reputable.

• Untrustworthy.

Click on that first webpage.

What is the date provided for the October Manifesto?

Write your answer as 00 Month 0000

(a)  

This page lists Nicholas II's two choices.

Which of the below is one of those choices?

• Ignore the tension and continue on.

• Military Dictatorship.

• Abdicate from the throne.

• Eliminate all opposition by exile.

What does the Tsar, along with his advisor Sergei Witte, ultimately decide on?

• Launching a military campaign
• Abdicating the throne
• Forming an alliance with neighboring countries
• Implementing political and economic reforms

This decision includes the establishment of the dumas.

What is a dumas?

• A dumas is a type of dessert made with chocolate and cream.
• A dumas is a legislative body that can make laws.

• A dumas is a type of flower commonly found in gardens.
• A dumas is a type of dance originating from South America.

Find the AlphaHistory.com page titled The October Manifesto.

In the first paragraph locate and finish this sentence: "It also outlined improvements to individual..."

(a)  

Find where the page discusses Nicholas' statement, where he condemns the "ill-intentioned leaders". He calls on Russians to...what?

• "unite and work together for the common good"

• "support the revolutionary leaders"

• “stand firm around the throne [and] support the autocracy”

• "Divide and conquer"

On this same page, there is a Russian cartoon depicting a politician in a particular way. What is the surname of the politician drawn and what is he drawn as?

(a)  

Google: The October Manifesto Effect. Scroll till you see historian Orlando Figes page. Click on this. Who had 'drawn up the manifesto'?

• Nicholas II
• Vladimir Lenin
• Leon Trotsky
• Sergei Witte

This page explains how the manifesto effectively transformed Russia into _ _ (though not by name.)

(a)