The Tashkent “Cholera Riot” (1892)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Why is trust between authorities and the population important during an epidemic? Write 3–4 sentences.
Because when measures are explained, people follow them and rumours decrease. (Free answer.)
2
How many days passed from 7 June to 24 June? Calculate.
17
3
Name the four causes given in the textbook.
Growing colonial pressure; hard conditions and heavy exploitation of labourers; rising prices and many taxes; abuse of office and bribery by officials.
4
Why might the government have chosen to widen punitive powers after the uprising rather than negotiate? Give your view.
It believed that keeping people in fear would preserve order (according to the textbook). (Free answer.)