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6. Who were 'The Black Hundreds?'
- Groups of peasants in rebellion
- Workers on strike
- Pogroms of sponsored violence on Jews
- Violent opposition to the autocratic regime
7. How many KM of railway did Russia have by 1905?
- 15,000 km
- 60,000 km
- 10,000 km
- 70,000 km
8. What impact did russification have on the orthodox church?
- 36,000 lutherans converted to Orthodoxy
- 37,000 lutherans converted to Orthodoxy
- 39,000 lutherans converted to Orthodoxy
- 38,000 lutherans converted to Orthodoxy
9. What was Vyshnegradsky's most famous phrase?
- "All Russia needs is 30 years and myself"
- "We shall not eat, we shall export"
- "Grain is the most important part of Russia"
- We shall eat, we shall not export"
10. How much had coal output risen by 1900?
- 671 million (183 in 1890)
- 675 million (184 in 1890)
- 681 million (183 in 1890)
- 700 million (200 in 1890)
11. What did Witte's 'Great Spurt' actually achieve?
- Trans Siberian railway (7000 km by 1903)
- Trans Siberian railway (7000 km by 1904)
- Trans Siberian railway (7500 km by 1904)
- Trans Siberian railway (8000 km by 1904)
12. Who were the Okhrana?
- The law
- Secret police whom 'atomised' society
- A religious organisation mean to suppress the peasants
- An organisation meant to encourage opposition to the regime
13. What % of Russia's total industrial output did lighter industries count for?
14. Why was Alexander III nicknames 'little Bulldog'?
- Because he denounced the constitution and sacked all liberals
- Because he personally beat up opposition party members himself
- Because he owned a bulldog named Alexander
- Because his wife controlled his decision making
15. What were the peasant's lives like at this point?
- They hated the regime and were already forming opposition
- Their lives had not changed since Alexander II
- They were the dark masses controlled by the Orthodox church
- They were still under the laws of pre-emancipation
16. How was russification imposed on education?
- Schools because overcrowded, there was revolutionary talk
- All subjects had to be taught in Russian (except Polish)
- Workers and below were not allowed to attend
- Subjects that did not follow the autocratic regime were not taught
17. What did Vyshnegradsky achieve?
- loans, import tariff of 30%, indirect taxes, grain export 21%
- loans, import tariff of 32%, indirect taxes, grain export 20%
- loans, import tariff of 30%, indirect taxes, grain export 18%
- loans, import tariff of 29%, indirect taxes, grain export 15%
18. How was opposition itself dealt with?
- Students could not gather in groups more than 4
- Students could not gather in groups more than 5, exile without trial
- Exile without trial, massacres of random individuals
- Everyone was a suspect
19. How did russification affect the finance industry?
- Polish National bank closed in 1885
- Lithuanian National bank closed in 1881
- Lithuanian National bank closed in 1885
- Polish National bank closed in 1889