Russia 1905-1917 exam questions with mark schemes.

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PRATIK MEHTA                H/W

8/10/2003

Russia 1905-1917 exam questions with mark schemes

  • The following questions are 4 mark questions
  • You should spend roughly 7 minutes on each one. You may find you need less time.
  • These questions require you to describe you ideas.
  • You are awarded one mark for each relevant point you make and an additional mark for a developed point/supporting detail.

1. What happened on “Bloody Sunday”, January 1905? (4)

Bloody Sunday was a peaceful protest carried out by 200,000 people who were leaded by priest Father Gapon. This Bloody Sunday was caused because of the living and the working conditions of the workers. They came to the Winter Palace to give a petition to The Tsar. Many also carried pictures of The Tsar to show respect to him. Without any warning, all the soldiers opened fire on the protesters. After this event, the workers lost the respect for the Tsar. Also after this event The Tsar’s uncle was assassinated in Moscow.

2. What were the main causes of the 1905 Revolution? (4)

There were many causes for the 1905 Revolution. One of them was Bloody Sunday. This event was the main event because of the open fire on the protesters. This open fire made the people angry on the Tsar. Another one of them is the living and the working conditions of the workers and the peasants; this was the main reason that started the event of ‘Bloody Sunday’. Even after the protest The Tsar didn’t care about this.  So this made the people feel discontent about the Tsar. Another one of the reasons was the shameful defeats of the Russian army and navy in the war against Japan. The soldiers didn’t even have weapons to fight with in the war. Many soldiers were wounded very badly and still didn’t have any one to serve them for more than five days. One them was also the low wages paid to the workers. After the inflation, the workers didn’t have their wages increased. They suffered before the inflation, and after inflation they suffered too much. Many of them didn’t even have shoes to wear.    

3. Briefly describe Rasputin’s career. (4)

 Rasputin was a wandering holy man. He was born in Pokrovskoye; Siberia which is a waste place for the nobles. His real name was Gregory Yefimovich. The Tsar’s son, Alexis had a blood disease called haemophilia. In this disease, if cut; one could bleed to death. When Alexis was very ill because of this disease, Rasputin gained the influence of the Tsar and the Tsarina because he seemed to be the only one who could heal Alexis. He was greeted a miracle worker by the Tsarina. There was also a bad side to his personality. Rasputin was a drinker and he was also a womaniser. He also had a bad reputation, even his name meant ‘disreputable’. After the Tsar took the command of the armed forces, the Tsarina was left in charge of Russia. Rasputin gave wrong advice to the Tsarina, which also caused the Tsar’s reputation to drop. Another reason for this was that people used to think that Rasputin had an affair with the Tsarina. Rasputin was assassinated by groups of nobles in 1916. In short Rasputin wasn’t believed to be a good man.

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  • The next questions are 6 marks questions.
  • You should spend roughly 10 minutes on each one.
  • These questions require you to explain your ideas.
  • This is how the marks are allocated.

4. Why did Tsar Nicholas survive the 1905 Revolution? (6)

 The main reason that Tsar survived was October Manifesto. October Manifesto consisted of three things. The three things were the Duma, freedom of speech and the non censorship. The Duma meant a parliament, which was being demanded by the workers and the peasants for a very long time. They didn’t ...

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