AIII KNOWLEDGE TEST Flashcards
What year did Alexander III become Tsar?
1881
How did Alexander III describe the proposals in the Loris-Melikov constitution?
Senseless dreams
What is the name for the secret police in Alexander III’s reign?
Okhrana
In what year were Land Captains introduced?
1889
How were Land Captains chosen?
From a list chosen by the provincial nobility and approved by the provincial governor.
What did the 1890 zemstvo act do?
Brought the zemstva under direct central control.
Which finance minister created Land Banks?
Bunge.
Who replaced Bunge as finance minister?
Vyshnegradsky.
How much did grain exports increase between 1881 and 1891?
18%
Give one example of a loan that Vyshnegradsky secured to help industry.
France, 1888.
When was the famine, caused by Vyshnegradsky’s policy of exporting more grain?
1891-2.
When did Witte become finance minister?
1892.
Give four examples of economic policies of Witte
Protective tariffs, heavy taxation, forced exports, domestic loans.
Which ethnic group were targeted by the ‘May Laws’ in 1882?
Jews.
What was the name for systematic attacks on Jews?
Pogroms.
