Alexander II

Question 1

In what year did Alexander II’s reign come to an end?? Why??

Answer 1

1881 // he died by assasination

Question 2

During which year did Alexander II come to power??

Answer 2

1855

Question 3

In what year was the Emancipation of the Serfs??

Answer 3

1861

Question 4

What did Alexander II do in 1861??

Answer 4

Emancipation of the Serfs

Question 5

List 4 terms of the Emancipation of the Serfs

Answer 5

• 49 years of redemption tax at 6% interest
• privately owned serfs were freed from slavery, could own property etc
• each serf was guaranteed a minimum size allotment
• they were tied to the mir

Question 6

Name 4 areas in which Alexander II began reforms

Answer 6

-Army, Education, Legal, Press

Question 7

In what year was there an assasination attempt on Alexander II’s life??

Answer 7

1866

Question 8

What is the name for someone who believes in instilling and fo using on traditional values to deal with problems in Russia??

What is this process called??

Answer 8

• Slavophile

- Russification

Question 9

What is the name for someone who believes in instilling and focusing on modernisation and following the rest of the west to deal with problems in Russia??

Answer 9

Westerniser

Question 10

Name two details of army reform

Answer 10

• conscription reduced to six years plus nine in reserve

- recruitment suspended ((temporarily))

Question 11

Name the key area of local government reform by Alexander II

Answer 11

-creation and introduction of zemstvas and dumas

Question 12

Name a feature of the legal system reforms by Alexander II

Answer 12

-introduction and creation of juries

Question 13

Name a feature of the educational reforms by Alexander II

Answer 13

-new curriculum and close inspection

Question 14

Describe how Alexander II altered the state of censorship and the press at the time

Answer 14

-censorship became the responsibility of the Ministry of the Interior and it was generally eased during Alexander II’s reign

Question 15

Name four opposition groups

Answer 15

-The Narodniks (Populists), Land and Liberty ((broke up into the People’s Will and Black Repartition))

Question 16

What was the key difference between the People’s Will and Black Repartition?

Answer 16

• People’s Will used violence and terrorist tactics, Black Repartition was peaceful

Question 17

Why did opposition groups often have to resort to violence under Alexander II?

Answer 17

-political parties were illegal and underground

Question 18

What was Alexander II’s attitudes to national minorities?

Answer 18

• relaxed and less discriminative and harsh, less anti semitic, made concessions

Question 19

Name four opposition groups

Answer 19

-The Narodniks (Populists), Land and Liberty ((broke up into the People’s Will and Black Repartition))

Question 20

What was the key difference between the People’s Will and Black Repartition?

Answer 20

• People’s Will used violence and terrorist tactics, Black Repartition was peaceful

Question 21

Why did opposition groups often have to resort to violence under Alexander II?

Answer 21

-political parties were illegal and underground

Question 22

What was Alexander II’s attitudes to national minorities?

Answer 22

• relaxed and less discriminative and harsh, less anti semitic, made concessions

Question 23

What did Alexander II reward the Finns?

Answer 23

• their own currency and parliament