Russia 1905 to 1914

1. How did Tsar Nicholas II survive the 1905 revolution?
 Answer: Tsar Nicholas II was able to survive the 1905 revolution for a few reasons, one being that his opponents were not a unified group therefore they could not defeat Russia successfully ( getting rid of the Tsar ) another reason why the Tsar Nicholas II was able to survive the revolution was due to the lack of centralized power, the revolution just began on its own, and there was no way to know how it had begun. A last reason for his survival would be the loyalty of his army, since most of his army stayed loyal to the Tsar when the fighting broke out, he had a protective force.

2. What was the Tsar's general attitude about the Dumas?
Answer: The Tsar did not really take the Duma's seriously, he didn't take their purpose as valid and pretty much ignored everything that they said or did. To the Tsar the Duma's were unnecessary and unimportant because the Tsar was still the highest power.

3. What specific improvements occurred following the 1905 revolution?
 Answer: Post-Revolution in 1905 the abolishment of the redemption payments were over and the Peasants were encouraged to buy their own land, also post revolution Russia many more schools were opened beginning a new educational reform. Lastly the revolutionaries had stopped their uprising.

4. Summarize 5 major weaknesses of the Tsar's regime.
Answer: The tsar's regime post- revolution also had weak points some of which would be the failure of the land reforms with the peasant population growing rapidly the originally proposed plan would not be able to support the people, industrial unrest stemming from the strikes that occured post shooting of 270 striking miners. Another weakness is government repression with the secret police rooted out the revolutionaries, as well as Revival of the revolutionary parties they were beginning to gain money and influence again. Lastly the royal family was discredited, the trust that the people had in the royal family was no longer the main power and trust for the people of Russia.