1. 1. Is the historian’s opinion of Tsar Nicholas II positive or negative? (Find examples)
2. Could you use this source to blame the Tsar for his downfall in 1917? (Explain why)
1. Is the historian’s opinion of Tsar Nicholas II positive or negative? (Find examples)
2. Could you use this source to blame the Tsar for his downfall in 1917? (Explain why)
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2. 1. What problems does Tolstoy recognise in Russia in 1902?
2. How could these issues have led to Bloody Sunday 1905?
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3. 1. Explain with reference to the source how Bloody Sunday changed the attitudes of
the Russia people towards the Tsar?
1. According to the
source, did Tsar Nicholas II
believe in reform or
repression?
2. In terms of the Tsar
agreeing to issue the October
Manifesto, which factor that
change?
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4. 1. According to the source,
how did Tsar Nicholas II maintain
his autocracy from 1906
onwards?
1. According to the poem, how did the war affect the attitudes of the Russian people
towards the Tsar? (Give examples)
2. What does the author threaten the Tsar with?
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5. 1. According to the source, why could the Tsar and the people of the Russia never
work together
2. Which factor is preventing political change from taking place?
1. Study the data. Do you think Tsarist Russia could have survived World War I?
2. According to the source, which factor might cause change?
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6. 1. According to the source,
what is the main catalyst for
change in Russia? (Give examples)
1. How could this letter explain the downfall of the Tsar?
2. Is this a reliable source?
3. Which factor causes change according to this source?
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7. 1. What caused the February Revolution and the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II in 1917?
2. Which factor did not cause the revolution, according to Williams?
1. What caused the February Revolution?
2. Does Williams (Source 3.19) support Trotsky’s or Chamberlain’s argument? (Explain)
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