WorksheetsSecuring the Tsar-1905-1914
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who became Tsar in 1894?
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Nicholas I
Nicholas II
Where did the Tsar usually live?
The Kremlin in Moscow
The Smolny Institute
The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
Who wrote the October Manifesto?
Lenin
Stolypin
The Tsar
Count Witte
What was the position of P.Stolypin in Russian Empire?
King
Prime minister
Secretary General
Minister
When Stolypin's reforms were started?
1900
1905
1920
1906
Select all that apply to the 'Fundamental Laws'. (NB: More than one correct answer!!)
Nicholas dropped the word 'Autocratic' from the statement describing his power
Nicholas dropped the word 'unlimited' from the statement of his power.
They were published in October 1905
They were published in April 1906.
Article 1 stated, "Supreme Autocratic power belongs to the Emperor of all Russia."
Which of the following was not a way in which the State Dumas contributed to the development of the revolution?
Encouraged public debate about, and criticism of, the Tsarist regime
Provided an alternative source of authority to the Tsarist regime, which led to the creation of the Provisional Government during the February Revolution
Funded revolutionary newspapers that encouraged criticism of the Tsarist regime
Highlighted the Tsarist regime’s unwillingness to reform
Which of the following best describes how Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin altered Duma voting laws in July 1907:
Reduced the voting power of workers and peasants, increased the voting power of gentry and industrialists
Introduced the first elections based on universal suffrage
Reduced the voting power of workers, increased the voting power of peasants
Reduced the voting power of workers, increased the voting power of the bourgeoisie
How did Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin attempt to resolve the grievances (complaints) of Russian peasants after the 1905 Revolution?
Expanded the primary school system and invested in improved healthcare
Cancelled tax debts and offered loans for the purchase of farmland
Placed the countryside under martial law and executed 3000 rebels
Ordered Cossack detachments to terrorise rebel villages
The Third Duma (1907-12) achieved several minor reforms by working with the Tsarist regime. Which of the following was not a reform achieved by the Third Duma?
Significantly expanded the primary education system
Limited wasteful spending on the navy
Introduced a minimum wage and guaranteed basic workers’ rights
Outlawed child labour and reduced the working day to no more than 12 hours
What was the name of the Tsarist secret police?
Cheka
KGB
Okhrana
NKVD
What was the name of the priest who brought a petition to the Tsar in 1905?
Rasputin
Father Gapon
The Pope
Lenin
The repression of the Peasants we so brutal in 1905-1907 that the Hangman's noose became nicknamed what?
Stolypin's rope
Stolypin's wire
Stolypin's bow tie
Stolypin's neck tie
Which of the following best describes Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin’s efforts to restore order after the 1905 Revolution?
Ordered the redistribution of farmland from the gentry to the peasantry, and cancellation of all tax debts
Convinced the Tsar to issue the October Manifesto, which fulfilled the demands of Russians for reform
Placed the countryside under martial law and ordered mass arrests, which led to 3000 dissidents being executed and 50,000 exiled to Siberia
Initiated the ‘Red Terror’, which granted the Okhrana sweeping powers and led to the execution of 140,000 people
In what ways was the Army reformed in the aftermath of 1905? Select all options. (NB: More than one correct answer!)
Pay was increased
Service was reduced from 4 to 3 years
They were promised increased meat, tea and sugar rations
They would no longer be required to do labour service
They were allowed to go home at weekends
Which of the following best describes why the First (1906) and Second (1907) Dumas were dismissed by the Tsar?
The First and Second Dumas refused to cooperate with the Tsar until he agreed to hand greater power to the Duma
The First and Second Dumas were dominated by the radical Bolshevik party, which stood for the overthrow of the Tsarist regime
The Tsar believed election results had been manipulated by socialist agitators
The Tsar declared a state of emergency and dismissed the Dumas so he could respond quickly to the outbreak of World War I
Identify which is an example of the
economic causes of opposition to the Tsar.
Lack of Representation
Food an Fuel shortages
Lack of faith in the Tsar and military
The Progressive Bloc forming
Autocracy
Identify which parties were part of the Progressive Bloc (liberal reformists). Select all correct answers.
SRs
Bolsheviks
Kadets
Mensheviks
Octobrists
Which of the following best describes why the First (1906) and Second (1907) Dumas were dismissed by the Tsar?
The First and Second Dumas refused to cooperate with the Tsar until he agreed to hand greater power to the Duma
The First and Second Dumas were dominated by the radical Bolshevik party, which stood for the overthrow of the Tsarist regime
The Tsar believed election results had been manipulated by socialist agitators
The Tsar declared a state of emergency and dismissed the Dumas so he could respond quickly to the outbreak of World War I
ALL of the following were true regarding the Lena Gold Fields Strike of 1912 EXCEPT
the Bolsheviks helped to organise the workers
the duma, sent A. Kerensky to investigate the repression, concluding that conditions were acceptable
the Tsar sent troops who brutally repressed the miners
the number of strike across Russia increased massively
Which of the following best explains why the Third Duma (1907-12) and Fourth Duma (1912-17) served their full five-year terms?
The Tsar secured the support of the Duma by granting them the power to appoint government ministers and oversee government spending
The Tsar won the support of the Duma due to his skilful leadership during World War I
Changes to voting laws in 1907 increased the voting power of the peasantry, who were mainly supportive of the Tsar
Changes to voting laws in 1907 ensured the conservative Octobrist party won a majority in both Dumas
Which of the following was not a way in which the State Dumas contributed to the development of the revolution?
Encouraged public debate about, and criticism of, the Tsarist regime
Provided an alternative source of authority to the Tsarist regime, which led to the creation of the Provisional Government during the February Revolution
Funded revolutionary newspapers that encouraged criticism of the Tsarist regime
Highlighted the Tsarist regime’s unwillingness to reform
