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| Question | Answer |
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| As an institution, serfdom in Russia persisted more than a century after it had died out in Western Europe. Compare Russian Serfdom with what you know about american slavery. | both viewed as property, were liberated in the 1860, faced continuing economic challenges after liberation, serfdom and slavery both hindered economic development un their respective countries |
| Characterize the dimensions and composition of the russian empire by the 1800s | The largest most populous nation in europe and huge multi national empire extending from the baltic sean to the pacific ocean including the balck sea and central asia |
| explain how other european nations looked upon the russian colossus with mixed feelings | russias vast size gave in gobal interests and influence but western europeans disliked its autocratic gov and feared its expansionist aims |
| Explain how russias rigid social structure was an obstacle to progress. | handowning nobles dominated society and rejected any change that would threaten their privileges the middle class was too small to have influences the majority of the russians were serfs peasants controlled by lords |
| Read the selection on serfdom hypothesize why landowning noble lacked the incentive to mechanize and modernize agculture | the cost of labor was so low that land owners lacked the incentive to invest in machinery that would reduce labor costs or speed production |
| what effect did the enlightenment and french revolution have on russian autocracy | almost no effect in fact it was russia who defeated napoleon and reasserted the conservative order |
| why did alexander the first who at first seemed open to liberal ideas join with the conservative forces at the congress of vienna to oppose liberal and national impulses in europe | he feared losing the support of noble(his power base) and certainly did not want to encourage nationaltionest aspirations(he ruled a multi national empire) |
| the russian army defeated napoleon the officers stationed in western europe picked liberal ideas. when they returned to russia the decembrists seized a 3 week period of confusion between czars to revolt. the new czars nic I suppressed them 4 ways | he used polio spies to hunt out critics he banned books from western europe that might spread liberal ideas russian liberals were judged insane and locked up in mental hospitals over 150000 were sent to siberria |
| nic I further bolstered his regime by embracing the three pillars of absolutism list and define them | orthodoxy-strong ties between the russian orthodoxy church and russian gov autocracy absolute power of the state a czar nationalism respect for russian traditions and suppressions of non russian groups with in the empire |
| nic realized the need to modernize but had difficulty reconciling a modern industrial economy with serfdom and nobility.on his death bed he gave his son russia in waron alexII I am handing u command of the country in a poor state the russians were defeate | that russia was industrially under developed or backwards |
| again considering was as an agent for change what major reform did alex II offer in 1861 | emancipation of the serfs by royal decree |
| how was the fate of freed russian serfs(who remained in the country side) and freed american slaves similiar | they both had trouble acquiring farm land many worked for low wages on the same land on which had previously been enslaved some left for industrial centers |
| and yet how was the emancipation of the serfs still a turning point | many moved to cities developing industry also freeing the serfs boosted the drive for further refrom |
| please list alex additional reform define each | zemstovselected assemblies who ran local gov trial by jury easedcencorship reframed the military service reduced from 25 to 15 years discipline was limited growth in industry womeofprivilege were permitted to study abroad returned with revolutionary i |
| describe how various sectors of russian society remained dissatisfied. what did they want | peasents-now had freedom but wanted land liberals wanted a constitution and legislature radicals wanted socialists or revolutionary changes |
| how did the czar respond to these challenges | prepress ion holding down the people |
| radicals became more frustrated. what form did this frustration take and what was the ultimate result, was there irony in this outcome | they resorted to terrorism "the peoples will" assassinated alex II in 1881 with a bomb the czar emancipator was rewarded for his reform with a violent death |
| how alexander II successors son and alex III respond to his fathers assassination | increased the power of secret police restored struct cencorship exiled critics to siberia |
| how did alexIII advisor constantine pom characterize democracy conjecture why he might think this way about it | democracy the lies of hollow and flabby people he equates auto crazy with strength |
| explain the new czars plan on russification | designed to suppress the cultures of non russian peoples |
| ass russ expanded into poland and ukraine it got jewish pop. the single largest jew pop in the world lived within the russian empire three ways alex III persecuted the jews | he limited the amount of jews allowed to study at the universities forced jews to live in certain restricted areas he encouraged pograms on jews |
| to which country did many jews flee at this time provied a quote the jew immigrants sent back to people in russia | USA and "there is no czar in amaeric!" |
| alex II and his successor and son nic II the last czar teamed with serge witte to modernize russia what two major steps did they take to bring industrialization to russia | railroad building and secured foreign investment in transportation |
| what resistance did gov officials and business leaders have to confront in order to modernize russia | noble and peasnets feared the social and political problems that industrialization might bring |
| radicals had failed to convert peasants to socialism or marxism to whom did radicals now turn their attention who of significance was among these young radicals | new initial workers and vladimir ulayno w |
| with whom did russia wage war in 1904-05 who won the war and what impact did this have on russian society and government | russia went to war against Japan over territorial issues and asia japan victory unleashed pent up discontent created by oppressino |
| describe the events of bloody sunday | orthodox priest giorgi gapon organized a peaceful march to the winter palace chanted prayers they brought a petition for justice the czar feld killing hundreds people lost faith in the czar to resolve their sufferings |
| what did bloody sunday spark? | the revolution of the 1900s workers went on strike peasants demanded land minorities autonomy terrorists targeted officials |
| how did nic II respond to the revolution of 1905 | he issued the october manifester freedom of person conscience speech assembly union also promised a "duma" |
| did the liberal reforms last long? | following criticism of the czarist government the czar dissolved the duma in 1906 |
| HOW DID RUSSIAS NEW PRIME MINISTRE PETER STOLYPIN SEEK TO RESTORE ORDER AT FIRST | arrests pogroms and executions |
| what three reforms did stolen institute to resolve some of russas deeper problems | to regain peasent support he introduced moderates and reforms strengthen the zemstovs improved edjucation |
| how was stolpins fate in 1911 much like that of the czar emancipators decades earlier | assassination |
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