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1
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When was Alexander III reign?

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1881-1894

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What were the first actions AIII took when he came into power?

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Executed the leaders of the People’s Will for assassinating his father

Refused to implement the Loris-Melikov Constitution

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What was the Loris-Melikov Constitution going to allow?

Who supported this?

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Communities to discuss legislation and administration

Supported by the Liberals

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Who acted as a large influence on AIII?

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Pobedonostev - his tutor and a minister of the Orthodox church

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What was AIII known as? Why?

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The Black Tsar

B/c of his repressive and restrictive policies

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When was the Russo-Turkish War?

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1877-78

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What was the name of the secret police under AIII?

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Okhrana

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What was the role of the Okhrana?

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  • Ensure Security

- Take on investigations

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When did the Okhrana receive more powers? What were they?

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1882

Could search, detain and exile anyone who raised their suspicions

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What was the name of the Police in AIII’s reign?

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Gendarmerie

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What was the role of the Gendarmerie?

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Track fugitives
Control riots
Recruit spies/informants
Investigate political cases

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12
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Give 2 examples of Repression under AIII

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Secret Police

Russification

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When was the Famine under AIII?

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1891-92

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How was the Famine caused?

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B/c of Vyshnegradsky’s policy of ‘We shall not eat, We shall Export’

Bad Harvest - had lots of ruined crops b/c of an early winter and a dry summer

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By how much did grain exports increase between 1888-92?

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18%

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What was Vyshnegradsky’s role?

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Finance Minister (1888-92)

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How was the Famine dealt with?

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Zemstvos had to feed villages but there was a large failure to organise adequate relief

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What did Vyshnegradski introduce in 1891?

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The Tariff Act

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Who was Finance Minister after Vyshnegradski?

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Witte

1892-1903

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What did the economy experience in AIII reign?

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The Great Spurt

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21
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When was the budget brought to surplus?

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1892

22
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What did Witte introduce to help Russia recover from the Famine?

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  • Protected Tariffs
  • Heavy Tax
  • Domestic Loans
  • High-interest rates`
23
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When was the Gold Standard introduced?

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1897

24
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What were the benefits of introducing the Gold Standard?

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It helped stabilise the currency

25
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When were Peasant Land Banks introduced?

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1883

26
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How much of the railway in Russia was state-owned by 1890?

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60%

27
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When was Russification enforced?

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1890s

28
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Who did Russification target?

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Poles
Finns
Ukrainians
and other Non-Russians who were apart of Russia

29
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What did Russification do?

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Enforced Russian ideology on other countries that were a part of the Empire and limited their freedoms
e.g. learning Russian in schools, attempts to erase national identities

30
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What are the ‘Black Hundreds’?

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A nationalist group notorious for attacking Jewish people

31
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When were Jewish people targetted by nobles?

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1882

32
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Finish the sentence:

AIII’s reign saw an increase in the use of…

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pogroms due to AIII Anti-Semitic views

33
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How many railways were constructed between 1882-85?

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632km

34
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How did an increase in railway benefit Russia?

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Opened them to access to raw materials
Established Communication Links
Increase the possibility of transport
Showed that Russia was modernising

35
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What did Russia rely on financially?

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Foreign Loans e.g. France

36
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What railway was completed by 1888?

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The Baku Oil-fields Railway

37
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How many people died b/c of the 1891-92 Famine?

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350,000

38
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When were the peasants banned from leaving the mir?

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1893

39
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When were peasant rebellions in AIII’s reign? Who helped them?

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1890’s

Helped by Land Captains

40
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What reform did AIII enforce regarding the working of children?

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In 1882 he banned children under age 12 from being employed

41
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When did AIII ban women and children from working at night?

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1885

42
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How was Pobedonostev able repress?

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Was Procurator of the Holy Synod which allowed him to tighten controls

43
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When was the Zemstvo Act? What did it do?

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1890

Brough the Zemstva under direct central control

44
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What was the role of Land Captains?

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They could overturn court and zemstva decisions

45
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When were Land Captains introduced?

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1889

46
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What part of AIII’s Government saw an increase in usage?

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The Imperial Chancellory, specifically the 3rd Section (Secret Police)

47
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What treaty was a result of the Russo-Turkish War?

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Treaty of San Stefano (1879)

48
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What were the terms of the Treaty of San Stefano?

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Russia got land in Bessarabia
Turkey paid war indemnity to Russia
Bulgaria Expanded

49
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When did the Ottomans call for an armistice? How did Russia react?

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Called for an armistice on Jan 24th 1878

Russia initially ignored it , they then accepted it on Jan 31st 1878 but they kept fighting

50
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When was the Conquest of Berlin?

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1878

51
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What happened in the conquest of Berlin?

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Russia retained rights over Bessarabia

Austria-Hungary and Britain gained territorial rights

52
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What was the impact of the Russo-Turkish War?

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  • Russia suffered a large failure
  • Nationalities were not satisfied
  • AIII did not deal well with the unrest it caused

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