The Rule of Nicholas II, 1894 - 1905

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Who became Tsar in 1894?
Nicholas II
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Why did he believe he should be the absolute ruler of Russia?
Because of Divine Right
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What did the Tsar encourage towards Jewish communities in Russia?
Pogroms
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What was the Russian Church called?
Russian Orthodox Church
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What was the name of the influential Finance Minister in the period 1892 - 1903?
Sergei Witte
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Who established the 'Union of Liberation'?
Pytor Struve
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In what year was the Russian Social Democratic Party established?
1898
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In 1903 the Russian Social Democratic Party into two groups. What were they called?
Bolsheviks & Mensheviks
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Who was the leader of the Socialist Revolutionaries?
Victor Chernov
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From which group within Russia did the Socialist Revolutionaries gain the most support?
Peasants
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Who did the Socialist Revolutionaries assassinate in 1904?
Plehve Minister of Interior
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What policy did Socialist Revolutionaries support to achieve their aims?
Terrorism
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Who is seen as the founder of communist ideas?
Karl Marx
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What did the Russians surrender to the Japanese in January 1905?
Port Arthur
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What was the name of the battle where the Russian Baltic fleet was defeated by the Japanese?
Battle of Tsushima
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Who led protesters in St Petersburg in January 1905 against the war in Japan?
Father Gapon
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Approximately how many people were involved in the march?
150,000
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What were the Tsar's elite troops called
Cossacks
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What was suppressed by these troops in Odessa in 1903?
Strikes
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What was the name of the naval base where sailors protested against the government?
Kronstadt
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What was the Russian parliament called?
Duma
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What did Witte persuade the Tsar to issue in October 1905?
October Manifesto
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Who established the 'Union of Russian People'
Nicholas II
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What was the role of the 'Black Hundreds'
Supported Tsarist System of government
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