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The 1905 Revolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this young revolutionary?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Leon Trotsky

d)

Nicholas II

2.

What was the name of the Revolutionary group he was a part of?

a)

The Kadets (KR)

b)

The National Socialists (NS)

c)

The Social Revolutionaries (SR)

d)

The Octobrists

3.

The Social Revolutionaries eventually split into two factions. What were they called?

a)

Upper and Lower

b)

Appartniks and Beschatniks

c)

Duma and Zemstov

d)

Bolsheviks and Menshaviks

4.

What was a 'ZEMSTOV'

a)

A local government to represent the local population

b)

A decree that the Tsar was absolute

c)

A large Russian artillery weapon

d)

Vodka mixed with pineapple juice and rum

5.

If you are a progressive, atheist who believes in social reform and change - you are probably...

a)

Right wing

b)

Left Wing

c)

Centrist

d)

Living in Byron Bay

6.

If you were still in favour of having a Tsar as figurehead but wanted free, democratic elections where the Tsar had no real influence - you were probably...

a)

Left-Wing

b)

Right-Wing

c)

Centre-Left

d)

Centre-Right

7.

Which of the following groups were in favour of a constitutional monarchy whereby the Tsar was more a symbol rather than a decision maker?

a)

SR

b)

Kadets

c)

Octobrists

d)

Okhrana

8.

Who would've NOT been part of the Kadets main support network?

a)

The Upper-Class

b)

The Middle-Class

c)

Jews

d)

Professionals

9.

What was the name of Russia's key Port in the East?

a)

Port Lincoln

b)

Port Stephens

c)

Port Arthur

d)

Port Manteau

10.

Why was this port so important to the Russian Empire?

a)

It was the biggest

b)

It was the closest to St Petersburg

c)

It was their only warm-water port

d)

It was the closest to Japan

11.

Why did Nicholas II see the war as advantageous?

a)

Rising to a common enemy would unite the people

b)

It would take away the focus from the domestic troubles

c)

A quick victory would increase his popularity

d)

All of the above

12.

What word did Nicholas use to describe the Japanese?

a)

Monkeys

b)

Japs

c)

Yellow Peril

d)

Savages

13.

The Russo-Japanese War essentially turned into a battle of ....?

a)

Attrition

b)

Tactics

c)

The sea

d)

Logistics

14.

Why did Japan have the advantage in this battle of logistics?

a)

They were harder working

b)

They had more ships

c)

They had more men

d)

The war was being fought on their doorstep

15.

When did Port Arthur fall to the Japanese?

a)

Oct 1904

b)

Jan 1905

c)

Sep 1905

d)

March 1906

16.

Who is this religious fella?

a)

Grigorii Rasputin

b)

Georgy Gapon

c)

Father Ted

d)

Joseph Stalin

17.

What of the following was NOT one of the demands proposed by Gapon and his striking workers?

a)

Creation of a constitutional assembly

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Improved working conditions

d)

Abdication of the Tsar

18.

Approximately how many workers signed Gapon's petition to the Tsar?

a)

13,000

b)

3,000

c)

135,000

d)

1,300

19.

What was the estimated number of civilians murdered on Bloody Sunday?

a)

30

b)

200

c)

90

d)

140

20.

What was Gapon's famous quote at the end of Bloody Sunday?

a)

"Long live the revolution!"

b)

"Russia is free!"

c)

"There is no God, there is no Tsar!"

d)

"I need a vodka!"

21.

What happened in October of 1905?

a)

The Tsar died

b)

Gapon opened a constitutional assembly

c)

The whole nation went on strike

d)

Germany offered the Tsar refuge

22.

Marx defined this group as those who controlled the means to production

a)

Proliteriat

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Bourgoisie

d)

Tsar

23.

Marx defined these as the people who WERE the means to production (the workers)

a)

Proliteriat

b)

Mensheviks

c)

Bourgoisie

d)

Kadets