14.3 Flashcards
Czar
Ruler of Russia
Female: czarina
Romanov ruled over 300 years
Before Russian revolution government
Monarchy: czar
No constitution
Secret police
Gift from Nicholas II to Alexandria
Faberge egg
Nicholas I
First secret police
Czar Alexander II
Abolition of serfdom
Sold Alaska and Aleutians to US
Killed the peoples will
Czar Alexander III
Industrial revolution
Russification
Nicholas II
Last czar
Harsh ruler
Russia at the time
Land owned mostly by upper class: nobles and priests
Peasants were in poverty
Small middle class
Duma
Legislature
Czar had all power
Secret police
Proletariat try to rise up
Russia in World War I
Russia declares war on Austria Hungary
Rationing leads to starvation
Nicholas leaves st Petersburg
Impact of WWI on Russia
National pride and unity connected Russia in beginning
War quickly drained them of resources and ammo
What did Nicholas do to try and win over his people?
Went to war front with no training or ability
Rasputin and Alexandria
Believed he could perform miracles
If he sad it went
Rasputins supporters were put in high positions
Many assassination attempts
Alexandria
Committed to autocracy instead of husband
Under influence of Rasputin
Alexis and rasoutin
Cured his hemophilia