14 marks
Tsar Nicholas II made limited political concessions after 1905.
What was the Duma?
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Why Did the Tsarist Regime Collapse in 1917? (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History): Exam Questions
Exam code: 0470 & 0977
4 hours20 questions
24 marks
Local government in Tsarist Russia took several forms.
What were the zemstva?
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34 marks
Peter Stolypin became Prime Minister of Russia in 1906.
Describe Stolypin's 'carrot and stick' approach to ruling Russia.
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44 marks
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in March 1917.
Describe the events of the March 1917 Revolution.
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16 marks
Tsar Nicholas II made limited political concessions after 1905.
Why did so many Russian soldiers desert during the First World War?
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210 marks
Tsar Nicholas II made limited political concessions after 1905.
Which did more to destroy support for the Tsar: the Russo-Japanese War or the First World War? Explain your answer.
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36 marks
Tsar Nicholas II remained in power despite the crisis of 1905.
Why did Nicholas II survive the 1905 Revolution?
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46 marks
Russia experienced widespread unrest in 1905.
Why did the 1905 Revolution break out?
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515 marks
Depth study C: Russia, 1905–41
Write an account of the social structure of Tsarist Russia before 1905.
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615 marks
Depth study C: Russia, 1905–41
Write an account of the impact of the First World War on Russia between 1914 and 1916.
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76 marks
Radical political movements grew in Russia in the decades before 1905.
Why did extremist political movements grow in Tsarist Russia?
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115 marks
Write an account of the revolution of March 1917
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225 marks
Discuss the importance to Russia of military defeats in the First World War.
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315 marks
Write an account of the role of Rasputin at the Russian court.
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425 marks
Discuss the importance of the Duma to Tsarist rule, 1906-1914.
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510 marks
Nicholas II allowed four Dumas to sit between 1906 and 1917.
How far did the Duma give Russia genuine democratic reform? Explain your answer.
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610 marks
The tsar faced very similar unrest in 1905 and in 1917.
Which was more important in explaining why the tsar survived in 1905 but not in 1917: the loyalty of the army or the unity of the opposition? Explain your answer.
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725 marks
Depth study C: Russia, 1905–41
Discuss the success of Stolypin's 'carrot and stick' approach to ruling Russia.
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825 marks
Depth study C: Russia, 1905–41
Discuss the importance of the First World War to the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II.
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910 marks
The March 1917 Revolution ended over 300 years of Romanov rule.
Which was more important in the success of the March 1917 Revolution: popular support or military support? Explain your answer.
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