Row 1
Russian government before World War 1
Absolute Monarchy
Dynastic name of the Russian Tsars
Romanov
Geographical challenges in ruling Russia
Size and climate
Peasants
Which religious figure contributed to the lack of trust in the Tsar?
Rasputin
An educated group, concerned with writing and thinking about Russia's problems
Intelligentsia
The working class (usually industrial)
Proletariat
The middle class
Bourgeoisie
What name could be used to describe the social system of Pre WW1 Russia
Feudal System
Food shortages
Which group benefitted the most form the social system before WW1
Upper and ruling class.
What were the restrictions placed on serfs.
The purpose of the Okhrana
To surveillance and to control.
How did the Russian Orthodox Church legitamise the rule of the Tsar
divine rule
What was the turning point in the protests of February 1917?
The troops refused to fire on the protestors and sided with them.
Name 2 demands that were listed in the petition on Bloody Sunday.
Right to free speech and representation in government.
What problems had Russia faced from the 1890s?
Famine and economic recession.
How did the Russo- Japanese War impact the Tsar?
Humiliation and loss of morale in the navy - mutiny.
Kerensky
The purpose of the October Manifesto
Political reform to reduce unrest.
A reform of the October Manifesto
Allowing citizens to vote for members of the Duma.
How did WW1 lessen support for the Tsar
Lack of equipment lead to significant losses.
Why was Tsarina Alexandra viewed with suspicion during the war?
German descent
What did the Tsar do when faced with the formation of the Provisional Government?
Abdicated