Nicholas II

Question	Answer
When did Nicholas II take the reign?	1894
When was the social democratic labour party set up?	1898
What was the Beseda Symposium and when was it established?	It was a discussion circle that was created in 1899
In what year did the government dismiss hundreds of liberals from the elected boards of the zemstva, which increased the demands of the Beseda Symposium for constitutional change?	1900
When did Zubatov set up the first Zubatov union in Moscow?	1901
When was the Socialist Revolutionary established?	1902
What was the Rostov strike and when did it occur?	A strike by Workers (approximately 30,000) in the industrial enterprises on Rostov-on-Don. November 1902
When was the Union of Liberation founded and what was it?	It was founded in 1903 and was a liberal opposition group demanding economic and political reform.
What happened in 1903 that was evidence of more discontent in the workplace?	A strike was started by the zubatov Union in Odessa involving around 200000 workers.
When did the SDs split? What into?	1903 Mensheviks and Bolsheviks.
Why did the years of the red cockerel occur in 1903-1904?	Because of the increased rural unrest, in particular the level of arson and land seizures.
In what year did The Russo Japanese war begin?	1904
When did Bloody Sunday start? What did it start? Who was the individual who started it?	22 January 1905 It started the 1905 revolution Father Gapon
What was the Union of Unions and when was it formed?	Formed in May 1905 the union of unions was a wide alliance of various professional union. It allowed unions to organise themselves at a national level and rally their members behind a liberal cause.
What was the Battleship called that had a mutiny on 14 June 1905?	Potemkin
What happened in 1905 after June?	All-Russian Peasant Union meets Treaty of Portsmouth signed. The Russo Japanese war was ended. General strike breaks out in September, around 2 million workers take part. St Petersburg Soviet formed in October. October Manifesto issued by Tsar, promising constitutional reform and effectively ended the 1905 revolution. December- Leaders of the St Petersburg Soviet arrested and Armed uprising in Moscow crushed.
What happened in 1906 that broke the promise in October?	The Fundamental Laws- The laws issued by the Tsar which outlined his autocratic power and the order of the new democracy.
In the same month of the broken promise parliament met called?	First Duma.
when did the parliament dissolve?	July
Who was the individual that made large changes to agriculture starting in November 1906?	Peter stolypin
When did the Second Duma arrive?	February 1907
When did it dissolve?	June 1907
What happened after the Second Duma that meant that peasants had less power?	Stolypin’s coup. After the dissolution of the Second Duma, Stolypin changes the electoral rules. This effectively gave little worth to the votes of peasants and workers and more say to the gentry. It hoped to produce a more conservative and workable Duma.
When was the Third Duma opened? How long did it last?	November 1907 It lasted the full 5 year term
What law was passed in 1908?	Education law - This laid the foundations for universal education, especially compulsory primary schools for 8 – 11 year olds.
When was Stolypin assassinated?	September 1911
What was the Lena Goldfields and when did it occur?	A strike in Lena Goldfields which happened in 1912. Strikes became much more politically based rather than economically around this time.
The Fourth Duma Started in what year? What interrupted the Duma?	1912 World War One
What happened in 1913 that celebrated Tsar Nicholas II?	The tercentenary celebrations
War World War began in what year?	August 1914
What were the issues in World War One?	Nicholas II took charge of the army, peasants didn't like him because he was too aggressive in charge. He wouldn't listen to his officers. Brucilov offense (1916) success for army officers, not for Nicholas. Nicholas left Alexandra, Tsarina, in charge, people didn't like her as she was German and they thought she was having an affair with Rasputin Military disasters at the Masurian Lakes and Tannenburg greatly weakened the Russian Army in the initial phases of the war. The growing influence of Gregory Rasputin over the Romanovs did a great deal to damage the royal family. Economically poor situation, high inflation.

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