Access to History: Reaction and Revolution: Russia 1894-1924

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Cover Book title Copyright Contents Introduction: about this book CHAPTER 1 Context: Russia in 1894 1 The land, the people and tsardom 2 The problem of reform CHAPTER 2 Nicholas II's early rule 1894–1905 1 Nicholas II: character and policies 2 Economic reform 1893–1903 3 The opponents of tsardom 4 The Russo-Japanese War 1904–5 5 The 1905 Revolution Question practice CHAPTER 3 Romanov rule 1906–14 1 Economic policy under Stolypin 2 The dumas 1906–14 3 Growing tensions in Russia 1911–14 4 Russia's foreign policy before 1914 5 The tsar's position at the outbreak of war in 1914 6 Key debate: Was tsardom already doomed by 1914? Question practice CHAPTER 4 War and revolution 1914–17 1 Why Russia went to war in 1914 2 The impact of war on Russia 3 The growth of opposition to tsardom 4 The February Revolution 1917 5 Key debate: Why was there a February Revolution in 1917? Question practice CHAPTER 5 1917: From Provisional Government to October Revolution 1 The Dual Authority 2 The return of the Bolsheviks 3 The Provisional Government and its problems 4 The October Revolution 5 Reasons for Bolshevik success 6 Key debate: What was the true character of the October Revolution? Question practice CHAPTER 6 The Bolshevik consolidation of power 1917–24 1 The Bolsheviks in power 2 The dissolution of the Constituent Assembly 3 The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918 4 The Russian Civil War 1918–20 5 The foreign interventions 1918–20 6 Lenin's methods for imposing control 1917–21 7 War Communism 1918–21 8 The Kronstadt Rising 1921 9 The New Economic Policy Question practice Exam focus: OCR Exam focus: Pearson Edexcel Timeline Glossary of terms A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z Further reading Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z