history - may 24

• What were the geographical difficulties in Russia ( Pre-Revolution)

  They weren't industrialized yet, the didn't have a good railway system so it was hard to transport goods and they were a huge country.
• How many people were in Russia (pre-revolution)

  150 million
• How many miles did russia stretch for?

  4000 miles
• what were the tsars 3 pillars of support?

  the aristocracy, the orthadox church and the army
• how many peasants were there in russia?

  130 million
• how many workers were there in russia?

  10 million
• describe where the peasants lived in russia.

  the had very primitive living conditions and stayed in 1 room cabins. they were scattered across the vast russian countryside.
• describe where the workers lived in russia.

  they lived in cramped barracks where there was little hygiene and disease spread rapidly. they were concentrated in large cities
• what were the religious beliefs of the peasants

  they still saw the tsar as there religious leader and called him little father. they were conservative minded and afraid of new ideas
• what were the religious beliefs of the workers?


  religion was not strong and they were more susceptible to socialism. they were willing to protest for change
• what were tsar nicholas II's blunders?


  the war with japan over manchuria, bloody sunday, setting up the duma
• what made rasputin unpopular?


  he abused his position in the royal court and rumours began to spread about him, this made the tsar's regime even more unpopular even amoung the wealthy
• what is capitalism


  people are allowed to buy and sell, and try to make as much profit as possible
• what is communism


  all people are equal and all make sensible decisions so there is no need for a government. all people shall what they need so there is no need for money or trading.
• what is democracy


  voters choose which political party will lead their country
• autocracy


  the country is lead by one peron who has total power
• what are revolutionaries


  a person who wants to overthrow the government of a country. they usually believe in violence to achieve this goal
• who was known as the "Father of communism"?


  carl marx
• who was carl marx?


  a german philosopher in the 19th century who believed things were run by and for the rich. he believed they were supressing poor and working class people and wanted the working class to rise up and overthrow those above them
• anti-sematism


  prejudice and/or discrimination against Jews as individuals or as a group. based on stereotypes or myths that target Jews as people .
• the oldest hatred


  antisematism
• prejudice


  "to judge before" It is forming an unfavorable opinion or feeling about a person or group of people, without full explanation about the situation. in theory it is possible for someone to be prejudiced against without even knowing.
• discrimination


  treating a person or group of people differently and especially in a worse way from how you treat other people because of race, sexuality, sex ect.
• scapegoating


  blaming an individual, or group of people based on that person or group's identity when, in reality, that person or group is not responsible
• what were the anti-sematic myths during the enlightenment?


  jews got more freedom but people were still prejudiced against jews and became jealous of the (even though they were still poor) so conspiracy theories began to spread again
• what were the anti-sematic myths during the black death


  superstition and ignorance meant they needed a scapegoat - the jews. 100,000 jews were killed in Austria and Germany because of this myth
• what were the anti-sematic myths during the reformation?

  martin Luther hoped to convert jews but could not, so he turned against them. he called for synagogues to be set on fire and wrote a leaflet called "the jews and their lies" , which the Nazis later republished in 1945
• what is the greedy jew myth


  jews were associated with money and the myth came about in around the middle ages. jews had restrictions on economic activity and were prohibited from owning land. leaders used jews as a scapegoat for people's financial woes
• what was the blood libel myth?


  a centuries old myth that jews murdered christian children in rituals