1. Peter Stolypin believed that the crown's survival depended on what two factors?
2. What was the "Stolypin's necktie"?
The "Stolypin necktie" was the nickname given to the noose after many peasants had been executed for supposidly supporting radical newspapers or labor unions.
3. Economic conditions between 1910 and 1914 in Russia were mixed.
a. What are examples of the postive economic conditions?
Some of the positive economic conditions were renewed growth of Russian and foreign-owned industries, an increase in iron and coal production, an increase in Russia's imports and exports, and Russia became the leader of grain exporting.
b. What are examples of negative economic conditions?
Some examples of negative economic conditions include workplace violence, strikes where people were killed, and ethnic tensions that were about to explode. The workplace violence came back to the workplace in 1912 because 350 goldminers who were striking were killed by government troops, therefore they wanted revenge for their deaths. Also, there was ethnic tensions because the ethnic groups living in Russia greatly disliked the tsarist government and the Russian rule.
4. List three ways that Russia financed its costs during World War I.
a. Increase in taxes
b. Securing foreign loans
c. Increasing supply of paper money six times over
5. Why was Rasputin an important figure? How was he regarded by many Russians?
Rasputin was an important figure because he's bad reputation made the corruption in high places extend to the war effort, and he supposidly healed Alexandra's son of hemophilia, which gave him a great first impression of Alexandra. Therefore, Rasputin was one of the high dignitaries of the tsarist government. Many Russians saw Rasputin as vile, and the rumors that they were hearing about him infuriated the people. Rasputin made the public so angry that he was assassinated.
6. List two reasons why workers called for a change of government in the winter of 1916-17.
a. there wer boot, wood, kerosine, and many other important necessities shortages
b. the railroads weren't able to send the plentiful food supply fast enough to the cities
7. Why was the soldiers' mutiny of February 27 so important?
The soldiers' mutiny of February 27th was so important because it was the turning point in events and eventually led to the resignition of Tsar Nicholas II. The soldiers' mutiny to not shoot anymore demonstrators made the people even more confident, and led them to free inmates who caused chaos among the streets. Pertrograd was in such complete chaos and Nicholas II realized that he lost all support, he finally decided to resign.
8. How did the Soviet gain the loyality of the soldiers?
The Soviet gained the loyalty of the soldiers by approving Order Number One, which gave the soldiers immunity (what they wanted) and the Soviet could overrule any military order. Since the Soviet could overrule any military order and gave the soldiers what they wanted most, immunity and protection, they immediately recieved the soldiers' allegiance.
9. List five of the political reforms of the Provisional Government.
a. outlawed capital punishment
b. reformed the judicial system
c. took steps to place the police under control of local government
d. granted political freedoms of assembly, press, speech, and universal suffrage
e. repealed legal restrictions that applied to religion, class, and race
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