European History - Tsarist Russia

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1.

When did the Romanov Dynasty end?
- A.
  
  1869
- B.
  
  1885
- C.
  
  1890
- D.
  
  1917
- E.
  
  1920
2.

What was the date of Bloody Sunday?
- A.
  
  January 22, 1905
- B.
  
  January 22, 1906
- C.
  
  January 12, 1905
- D.
  
  January 12, 1906
3.

Who was the father of Nicholas II?
- A.
  
  Ivan the Terrible
- B.
  
  Alexander II
- C.
  
  Alexander III
- D.
  
  Peter the Great
4.

Why did the Tsar fall under the influence of Rasputin?
- A.
  
  He was an old friend who he trusted.
- B.
  
  His wife believed that Rasputin was a great opera singer
- C.
  
  His wife believed that Rasputin had special powers, which could help heal their son when he suffered a bleed.
- D.
  
  All of Russia was scared of him.
5.

How did the Russian government pay for the modernisation?
- A.
  
  Huge foreign loans
- B.
  
  Increased taxes on nobles
- C.
  
  Sold off some of therir territory to the Japanese
- D.
  
  Sold Alasaka to United Staes of America
6.

What effect did the modernisation have on the peasantry?
- A.
  
  Drew many peasants to the cities seeking work
- B.
  
  Improved their living conditions
- C.
  
  Made farming easier for the peasants due to the new farm machinery being produced in the factories
- D.
  
  They had electricity in their homes for the first time
7.

What was the capital of the Russian Empire at the turn of the century (1900)?
- A.
  
  Leningrad
- B.
  
  Stalingrad
- C.
  
  Moscow
- D.
  
  St Petersburg
- E.
  
  Petrograd
8.

When and where was Peter Stolypin assassinated?
- A.
  
  At the Bolshei ballet performance of Swan Lake on 29th February 1911
- B.
  
  At the Kiev Opera house on 1st Septemebr 1911
- C.
  
  At the Winter Palace on Bloody Sunday 1905
- D.
  
  He was not assassinated
9.

Name three Finance Ministers under Alexander III.
- A.
  
  Ivan Vyshnegradsky
- B.
  
  Mikhail Reytern
- C.
  
  Count Sergei Witte
- D.
  
  Nikolay Bunge
- E.
  
  Count Vladimir Kokovtsov
10.

What was the name of the tsarist secret police?
- A.
  
  The Okhrana
- B.
  
  The NKVD
- C.
  
  The Kadets
- D.
  
  The Octobrists
11.

In 1881, Tsar Alexander II was killed by a bomb thrown by a terrorist group known by which name?
- A.
  
  The Cheka
- B.
  
  The Mensheviks
- C.
  
  The People's Will
- D.
  
  The Bolsheviks
12.

The three official bodies through which the tsar exercised his authority were known as what?
- A.
  
  The Most Holy Synod
- B.
  
  The Imperial Council
- C.
  
  Council of Ministers
- D.
  
  The Cabinet of Ministers
- E.
  
  The Senate
13.

What was the name given to the left-wing labour group formed in 1906 to represent the peasants and middle-class?
- A.
  
  Mensheviks
- B.
  
  Kadets
- C.
  
  Trudoviki
- D.
  
  Bolsheviks
14.

When did Russia begin a program of modernisation?
- A.
  
  When the Romoanov Family first came to power
- B.
  
  In 1913 just prior to World War I
- C.
  
  Under Sergei Witte - 1892-1903
- D.
  
  Under Stalin with his 5 Year Plans
- E.
  
  When Lenin came to power
15.

What effect did the modernisation process have on the nobles in Russia?
- A.
  
  They became frustrated with the cars they bought
- B.
  
  Nobles lost some of their power to the new industrial entrepreneurs
- C.
  
  Had difficulty learning how to drive cars
- D.
  
  Boycotted anything produced in the new industrial factories
16.

Who led the march on the Winter Palace in 1905?
- A.
  
  Leon Trotsky
- B.
  
  Vladimir Lenin
- C.
  
  Josef Stalin
- D.
  
  Father Gapon
- E.
  
  Father Grigori Rasputin
17.

What was a Duma?
- A.
  
  The group of people who led the Russian Orthodox church
- B.
  
  A local council
- C.
  
  An elected parliament
- D.
  
  The name given to the Tsar's advisers
18.

What role did Trotsky play in the 1905 uprisings (Revolution)?
- A.
  
  Led the Bloody Sunday march on the Winter Palace
- B.
  
  Leader of the first St Petersburg Soviet formed in 1905
- C.
  
  Led an assassination attempt on Nicholas II
- D.
  
  Created the separation between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks
19.

Why did Nicholas proclaim the "October Manifesto"?
- A.
  
  He thought it was good time to start reform
- B.
  
  He was pressured into it by Sergei Witte
- C.
  
  Rasputin suggested it as a means to hold off revolution
- D.
  
  To appease the liberals by offering civil liberties and a state duma
- E.
  
  To stop the people of Russia thinking about the defeat in the Russo-Japanese war of 1905
20.

Who was Peter Stolypin?
- A.
  
  Rasputin's minder from 1906 to 1912
- B.
  
  Prime Minister of Russia from 1906 to 1911
- C.
  
  President of Russia from 1904 to 1910
- D.
  
  Tsaravich Alexei's minder from 1905 to 1910
- E.
  
  Minister of Interior from 1904 to 1913