Key events I
What year did Tsar Alexander II emancipates the serfs?
1861
Prime Minister Peter Stolypin is assassinated in what year?
1911
who was the last monarch of Russia
Nicholas II
System of governance where one person holds total power to rule is a what?
(starts with A_____)
Autocracy
What war was a cause for the 1905 Russian Revolution?
The Russo-Japanese War
What year did Tsar Alexander III die suddenly of kidney disease?
1894
When did Rasputin give the Tsarina some advice that ‘saves’ Tsarevich Alexi from dying? (hint it's the same year the Titanic sank)
1912
who was the Spiritual holy man that gained influence over the Russian royal family?
Rasputin
when a group of workers banding together to refuse work for positive change is known as a what?
Strike
The spark event that triggered widespread revolution was?
Bloody Sunday
When was Tsar Nicholas II coronation?
1896
what year did ww1 begin?
1914
Who was the Prime minister of Russia that helped implement agricultural reform and political repression?
Stolypin
what is the Russian term for an elected parliament?
Duma
What widespread social event in 1901 left the peasants demanding change?
famine
What year did the Russo-Japanese War begin?
1904
what year was Rasputin murdered?
1916
who was a revolutionary leader known for his writing ability and organisational talents?
Trotsky
what is the name given to the absolute monarch of Russia?
Tsar
What economic factor had many peasants and workers calling for change?
Heavy taxes
Nicholas announces the October Manifesto in what year?
1905
Nicholas II abdicates the throne when?
1917
which revolutionary leader promised 'peace, bread, land'
Lenin
What is the Russian word for a council of workers?
s__________
Soviet
Name the Battleship that saw sailors mutiny in 1905?
Potemkin