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1
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From what years did Alexander II serve as Tsar of Russia?

A

1855-1881

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2
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How old was Alexander II when he became Tsar?

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36 years old

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3
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What did Nicholas I say to Alexander II while on his deathbed?

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“Hold onto everything!”

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4
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What was Alexander II commited to retaining?

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The autocratic powers of Tsar

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5
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What was seen as a need for Russia

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modernization

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6
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When was the Crimean war?

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1854-1856

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7
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Who did Russia lose to in the Crimean war?

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France, Britain, Ottoman Empire, Sardinia

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What did Tim Chapman say was the single most important law/decree issued by the Tsar in the 19th century?

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The emancipation of the serfs by Alexander II

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9
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Why was Alexander II not popular among either sides of the political spectrum?

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He had inconsistencies, wanted to keep Tsar autocracy while modernize Russia

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10
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When was Alexander II assassinated?

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1881

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11
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Who was Alexander II assassinated by?

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terrorists of The People’s Will group

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12
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What were the four reasons for defeat in Crimean war?

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Communications, industry, administration, military

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Why was the institution of serfdom criticized?

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moral objections, economic objections, military objections

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What was the abolition of serfdom needed to do?

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Modernize

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What was the result of the institution of serfdom from 1844-1854?

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There were 350 revolts by peasants

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16
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What did people of Russia believe about Alexander II

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He could reform Russia

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17
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What was Alexander II’s argument over why serfs should be emancipated?

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He claimed it was better to abolish serfdom from above than for serfdom to abolish itself from below

18
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What years were the emancipation of the serfs?

A

1855-1861

19
Q

Why were the nobals/owners of serfs hostile towards their emancipation?

A

Social, financial status depended on how many serfs they owned

20
Q

What did nobals/slavophiles fear would happen after the emancipation?

A

Chaos would erupt, collapse of the stability of the Russian social system

21
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What were the two centural issues surrounding the emancipation of the serfs?

A

Land and control

22
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What were some of the freedoms serfs were allowed after the emancipation?

A

Own land, marry, use law courts, have businesses

23
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What were redemption dues?

A

Money serfs had to pay back to government as they were “given” land that they worked on

24
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What were redemption dues used to do?

A

Compensate landlords

25
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How long and at what interest percent were redemption dues paid?

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49 years at 6% interest

26
Q

What was the mir?

A

Responsible for collecting payments for government

27
Q

What differences did state owned serfs have in the emancipation?

A

They had a 5-year transition period rather than 2, and they were given larger land plots

28
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What did household/domestic serfs recieve

A

Nothing other than their freedom

29
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What was the response to the emancipation?

A

Both praise and ciricism but most were disatisfied

30
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Why were the peasants mad after the emancipation?

A

That they had to pay for land, they thought it was rightfully theirs

31
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Why were the nobals mad after the emancipation?

A

They lost social importance, felt betrayed by Tsar

32
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In what terms was the emancipation a huge success?

A

Legal rights and liberties

33
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How many Russians were liberated?

A

40 million

34
Q

In 1865, what happened in the USA that the emancipation is compared to, even considered a bigger success?

A

The abolishion of slavery

35
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What did 85% of serfs become within 20 years of the emancipation?

A

Landowners

36
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What were reduced over the next 40 years after the emancipation?

A

Peasant disturbances

37
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Why was the immediate impact of emancipation lessened?

A

Because it was implemented at the local level

38
Q

Who was the process itself carried out more favourably to?

A

Landowners

39
Q

Why did many peasants end up with less than before the emancipation?

A

Land settlements were too small, prices were inflated

40
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What could the mir continue to restrict peasants from doing?

A

Traveling, splitting up land

41
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What did emancipation fail to solve?

A

Industrial backwardness

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