Reform in Russia 1906-14

Russia 1906-14
1. Assess the impact of the economic (Stolypin, Industrialisation), social (church, education etc) and political (Duma, policies towards opposition) reforms that took place between 1906-14.
P146-165 in text books and handouts

2. In what ways did Russia progress as a society between 1906-14?

3. How stable was Tsarist Russia on the eve of WW1? More or less stable than in 1905?

To be finished for discussion in lessons on Mon 16th Nov 09

China 1927-34 - Chiang in Power and Recovery of the Communists

Answer the following questions in full

1/ How did Chiang Kai-shek attempt to consolidate power after the White Terror of 1927?

2/ What was the new Life Movement?

3/ How did the Communists recover after the disaster of 1927? How important was Mao in this?