Nicholas II: Overview
NIcholas II Key Sections
Life of the People
Opposition
War and Revolution
The economy
Social Structure
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- Created on: 13-04-14 00:55
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- Nicholas II
- Life of the People
- In 1905, 20% of peasants had ownership of their land, by 1915, it was 50%
- Jewish Pogroms existed, and he imposed Russification, like his father
- Working conditions were very poor and averaged 11 hours, 6 days a week
- War and Revolution
- Russo-Japanese war - Russia wanted to expand territory but Japan declared war
- The war failed with its objective to gain support for the Tsar, and Russian prestige was damaged
- Among other grievances, the Russo-Japanese war was a cause of the 1905 revolution
- In 1907, he formed the Triple Entente with Britain and France, a military alliance
- In September 1915, he assumed head of the army on the Eastern Front
- Opposition
- A priest, Gapon began the Assembly of Russian workers, he stated a petition
- When the petition reached the Winter Palace, it was attacked by police; the result was Bloody Sunday
- Potemkin Mutiny was part of the 1905 Revolution which also saw 110,000 workers on strike
- 3000 suspects were convicted and executed between 1906 and 1909 (Stolypin's necktie)
- The Economy
- Trans-Siberian railway became Witte's special project; he also introduced the Gold Standard, neglected agriculture
- Witte's policy of State Capitalism brought foriegn investment
- Stolypin's 3 crucial reforms: freed peasants from commune, consolidating holdings and abolished redemption dues
- Agriculture production rose from 45.0 million to 61.7 million between 1906 to 1913
- Structure of Government
- 1894 speech, denouncing the senseless dreams of those who wanted democratic reform
- 1905 October Manifesto. It granted freedom of conscience, speech, meeting and association
- Under the Duma, no law could be passed without its consent and prisoners could not be held without charge
- The Statute of State Security, The University Statute and the Zemstvo Act brought each under the Tsar's control
- Life of the People
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