Russia Depth Recap (Fall of Tsar)

Which war began in February 1904?

• The Crimean War

• The First World War

• The Manchurian War

• The Russo-Japanese War

Why was the defeat to Japan so humiliating for Russia?

• They viewed Japanese people as inferior

• The Japanese military was much smaller than Russia's

• Japan had far fewer people and less resources

• All of the above

How did the Russo-Japanese war increase dissent?

• Rising unemployment and food shortages

• Money became more valuable

• The Church said people shouldn't fight

• The Tsar increased taxes

The crew of which battleship mutinied in June 1905?

• Bismark

• Hood

• Alexander III

• Potemkim

What ended the 1905 Revolution?

• The September Manifesto

• The October Manifesto

• The November Manifesto

• The December Manifesto

Which of the following did the October Manifesto not promise?

• Freedom of speech

• Universal manhood suffrage

• Free elections

• Better living conditions

How else is the 1905 revolution ended?

• November Manifesto

• Stolypin sends soldiers to deal brutally with uprisings

• Okhrana targets revolutionaries

• Working conditions start to improve

What were the fundamental laws of February 1906?

• Laws undermining the promises of the October Manifesto, by giving the Tsar a veto on all laws

• Laws which guaranteed the freedom of speech

• Laws which made the Tsar legally equal to the rest of society

• Laws which removed the peasants redemption payments

Which two Dumas was closed by the Tsar because they were too critical of him?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Why did the Tsar not close the third and fourth Dumas?

• He needed their support before the war

• He had changed voting rules so all members were pro-Tsar

• Things in Russia started to improve

• They had no real power to challenge him