Alexander's reforms

Question 1

List 3 reforms that Alexander made

Answer 1

• Censorship was relaxed
• Military reduced conscription years from 29 years to 15
• Education costs went down, allowing peasants to get an education
• Serfs had the right to vote

Question 2

What were the causes of Alexander’s reforms

Answer 2

• Improve the economic industry
• Improve efficiency of the military
• Preserve the autocracy and his power
• Decrease peasant rebellion and unhappy serfs

Question 3

What were the consequences of the Polish Rebellion in. 1863-64

Answer 3

• tightened controls
• Alexander began to doubt reforms
• calls from intelligentsia

Question 4

how did the reforms allow opposition to come against autocracy

Answer 4

• relaxing censorship allowed peoples ideas to come in
• a growing population of students discussing liberal ideas
• revolutionary groups began to emerge

Question 5

personal factors during the reforms

Answer 5

• son died in 1865 and wife was very ill
• admitted to having an affair after wife died, causing problems with him and brother

Question 6

what were reactionary measures

Answer 6

measures taken to pull back on the reforms
- due to assassination attempts
- ministers felt reform gone too far
ministers were replaced with conservatives

Question 7

what happened to education from 1871

Answer 7

• Orthodox Church increased influence
• limited the numbers who could attend
• ministry of education increased supervision
• uni students monitored closely

Question 8

How were judiciary and police affected?

Answer 8

• Power of the third section extended
• Censorship was tightened
• Change made it easier to punish political prisoners