AP history test #14 (Russia) Flashcards
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Geography/Empire
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1 land based empire.
Expansionist. Fast growth and near-constant wars on frontiers.
Expanded Eastward to Alaska
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Government
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Monarchy (Autocracy- monarch rules country and institutions) Tsar=Ruler
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Religion
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Orthodox Christianity
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Economy
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Huge wealth gap, lots of illiterate/poor peasants. Serfdom not abolished until 1861.
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“The Lag”
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Russia was technologically and ideologically “behind” the West
5
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Crimean War (1853-56)
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Russia lost to Ottoman Empire and other European countries, checking its expansion and ending the Holy Alliance.
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)
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Japan defeats Russia. Shows rise of Japan and decline of Russia.
