Threats to the tsarist regime (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Length of Romanov family rule
Length of Romanov family rule
300 years
Year Nicholas II became Tsar
Year Nicholas II became Tsar
1894
Four traditional supporters of tsarist regime
Four traditional supporters of tsarist regime
Army, secret police (Okhrana), conservatives, Orthodox Church
Main demand of peasants
Main demand of peasants
More land to farm
Agricultural workers conscripted in WWI
Agricultural workers conscripted in WWI
Over 15 million
Actions during 1905 peasant uprising
Actions during 1905 peasant uprising
Burning landowner houses, seizing property
Key event in 1905 Revolution
Key event in 1905 Revolution
General strike nearly brought down tsar
WWI impact on urban factories
WWI impact on urban factories
Many closed, causing widespread unemployment
Socialist Revolutionaries' vision for Russia
Socialist Revolutionaries' vision for Russia
Society built around peasant commune system
Ideology Social Democrats followed
Ideology Social Democrats followed
Karl Marx's ideas
Year Karl Marx died
Year Karl Marx died
1883
Bolsheviks' belief about revolution
Bolsheviks' belief about revolution
Could actively lead workers in revolution
Mensheviks' view on communist revolution timing
Mensheviks' view on communist revolution timing
Far in future; Russia not industrialized enough
Liberals' approach to change
Liberals' approach to change
Peaceful means, not revolution
Year Russia entered First World War
Year Russia entered First World War
1914