Alexander II Flashcards

1
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Alex II ruled from…

A

1855-81

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2
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The emancipation edict was in…

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1861

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3
Q

Number of students rose…

A

From 3,600 to 10,000

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4
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Press were allowed to discuss government policy from…

A

1865

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5
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When was the Zemstva created?

A

1864

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6
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How many peasant uprisings in the first year of the emancipation?

A

647

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7
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How many serfs freed in the emancipation?

A

50 million

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8
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What happened to unis in the late 1860s?

A

Police supervision became more intensive

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9
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When was the first assassination attempt on Alex II?

A

1866

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10
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What did Alex II do to leading radical journals?

A

Closed them

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11
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What was the Zemstva?

A

A diluted form of local government and democracy which empowered the people

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12
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What did the zemstvas provide?

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Roads, schools, medical services

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13
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The Mir…

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Collected redemption payments and dealt with court cases and peasant passports

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14
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Secret police under Alex II?

A

The third section

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15
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When was the expansion of the railway network?

A

1866

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16
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Population increase in cities between 1861-81?

17
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30% population increase in cities between…

18
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Increase in pig-iron between 1861-81?

19
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Increase in iron and steel output between 1861-81?

20
Q

Increase in coal output between 1861-81?

21
Q

Increase in oil output between 1861-81?

A

Exponential

22
Q

Moderate cultural policy until…

A

1863 Polish Revolt

23
Q

What happened to the Jews in the 1870s?

A

Closed Jewish schools, restrictions on their civil rights

24
Q

When was the trial of the 193?

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1877-8 trial?
Trial of the 193 in st Petersburg
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1877 trial?
Trial of the 50, Moscow
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When was the trial of the 50?
1877
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Alexander II's assassin?
Hessia Helfman, extremist
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Extremist groups during Alex II?
Narodnaya Volya (the peoples will), black partition, land and liberty, he'll
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Leader of the peoples will?
Sophia perovskaya
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Moderate groups during Alex II?
The populists (narodniks)
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How many mk of railway built 1855-81?
134,000
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What was Alex II called?
The tsar liberator