Chapter 22 Section 5 Flashcards

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Who gains the throne during the Crimean war?

A

Alexander II

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1
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What were most slaves

A

Serfs

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2
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Why was Russia defeated?

A

Because of the technological advance of the west

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3
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Why was there a widespread popular uprising of the serfs?

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Because of the Crimean war

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4
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What were elected assemblys, responsible for infrastructure, schools and local government

A

Zemstovs

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Who were the 2 men that attempted to assassinate the emperor?

A

Nikolai rysakov, who failed the first attempt and his partner was waiting at the canal fence and threw a bomb and succeeded the assassination.

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How does Alexander III respond to the murder of his father?

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He creates a secret police, enforces strict censorship and exiles critics

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7
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What is the official language?

A

Russian

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8
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What is the official religion?

A

Russian orthodox

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9
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What are pogroms?

A

Violent mob attacks on an ethnic group

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10
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Where did many refugee Jews leave to?

A

United States

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11
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Who does Russia fight war with?

A

Japan

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12
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When was Bloody Sunday?

A

January 22, 1905

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What happened on bloody sunday?

A

Group of protestors marched toward the winter palace, where the emperor lived, singing hymns and praying. Shots fired and there were 100s of casualties

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14
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When was the revolution?

A

1905

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15
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What happened during the revolution of 1905?

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There were strikes across europe, peasant reforms, and terrorism on target officials

16
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Who agrees to freedoms in his October manifesto?

A

Nicolas II

17
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What were the results of the revolution?

A

Nicolas II disolves duma, because it criticized the government, the new prime minister, Peter stolypin, was arrested and there were a few rural reforms

18
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What is the domination of one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region?

A

Imperialism

19
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What were the 5 causes of “New Imperialism”

A

Economic interests, military motives, political motive (prestige), humanitarian and religious goals (blessings of civilization) and social Darwinism(survival of the fittest)

20
Q

Why did western imperialism spread so rapidly?

A

Weakness of non-western states

Including the Ottoman Empire, Mughal (India) and Qing (China)

21
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What was the western advantage?

A

Strong economics, organized governments, strong armies and navies, superior technology (maxim machine gun) and medically.

22
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What were the obstacles to imperialism?

A

Resisting imperialism and critics at home in the west (protest