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WorksheetsRussia: Reform and Reaction
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Freeing of the serfs was called
colossus
emancipation
zemstvo
pogrom
A violent mob which attacked Jewish people was called a
colossus
zemstvo
pogrom
Duma
A word meaning "giant"
colossus
zemstvo
Duma
tsar
A local elected assembly was called a
pogrom
zemstvo
Duma
colossus
The elected national assembly created following the October Manifesto was the
Duma
pogrom
zemstvo
Winter Palace
Which statement best describes Russia's social structure in the 1800s?
Nobles dominated society and supported change
Nobles dominated society and resisted change
Influential middle-class Russians dominated society
Soviet revolutionaries dominated society
Who ruled for centuries in Russia with absolute power?
tsars
serfs
orthodox priests
Communists
Tsar Alexander II's reforms included
easing censorship and ending military service
creating a constitution and freeing the serfs
freeing the serfs and setting up a system of local governments
establishing basic civil rights and an elected national legislature
Which of the following best describes why the Bloody Sunday massacre was so significant?
It forced the tsar to issue the October Manifesto, promising reform
It suppressed the protest movement and ended demands for democracy
It marked the first time violence had been used to protect the tsarist regime
It destroyed people's trust in the tsar and encouraged further protests
Why were Tsar Nicholas II's promise of reforms in the October Manifesto disappointed?
the tsar did not live long enough to enact them
middle-class liberals opposed them
the tsar reaffirmed his absolute, autocratic authority
the tsar was stopped by the outbreak of war
