History of Russia Questions

t/f As the twentieth century dawned, Russia was a hotbed of civil unrest

t/f stolypin made some minor reforms

Tsar ____, son of Alexander III, focused on economic development. His government encouraged the building of railroads and secured foreign investment

t/f Bloody Sunday was a turning point for Russians who felt they could no longer trust the tsar. Discontent grew, strikes increased, and rural peasants demanded land.

Nicholas appointed ____ as prime minister in 1906

those who come to work with and for the tsar to bring about change

Russia was a _____ - the largest and most populous nation in Europe- and had abundant natural resources

On a Sunday in 1905, a priest organized a peaceful march in St. Petersburg. The tsar's soldiers fired on the crowd, killing or wounding hundreds, in an incident known as:

t/f Many Russians knew serfdom was inefficient, but landowners had no interest in developing industry.

The persecution of ___ also took place under Alexander III

____tried to convince peasants to rebel, which didn't work. Radicals became angry and assassinated Alexander II

However, the tsar dissolved the Duma in ___. The pattern of reform and reaction continued

Russia entered a war with __ in 1904 and suffered humiliating defeats

While the governments of other European nations changed, Russia remained an ____

t/f Russian rulers resisted reforms that would lead to modernization, fearing they would be a threat to absolute rule

the middle class before reforms was ___ and ___

t/f Whenever the tsars made liberal reforms, they eventually canceled them to maintain the support of the nobles

Nicholas announced major reforms and requested the summoning of a ___

t/f Though peasants remained poor, emancipation was a turning point that led to the drive for more reform

Peter Stolypin worked to restore order with ___ and ____