Chapter 22 Section 5 Flashcards
Who gains the throne during the Crimean war?
Alexander II
What were most slaves
Serfs
Why was Russia defeated?
Because of the technological advance of the west
Why was there a widespread popular uprising of the serfs?
Because of the Crimean war
What were elected assemblys, responsible for infrastructure, schools and local government
Zemstovs
Who were the 2 men that attempted to assassinate the emperor?
Nikolai rysakov, who failed the first attempt and his partner was waiting at the canal fence and threw a bomb and succeeded the assassination.
How does Alexander III respond to the murder of his father?
He creates a secret police, enforces strict censorship and exiles critics
What is the official language?
Russian
What is the official religion?
Russian orthodox
What are pogroms?
Violent mob attacks on an ethnic group
Where did many refugee Jews leave to?
United States
Who does Russia fight war with?
Japan
When was Bloody Sunday?
January 22, 1905
What happened on bloody sunday?
Group of protestors marched toward the winter palace, where the emperor lived, singing hymns and praying. Shots fired and there were 100s of casualties
When was the revolution?
1905
What happened during the revolution of 1905?
There were strikes across europe, peasant reforms, and terrorism on target officials
Who agrees to freedoms in his October manifesto?
Nicolas II
What were the results of the revolution?
Nicolas II disolves duma, because it criticized the government, the new prime minister, Peter stolypin, was arrested and there were a few rural reforms
What is the domination of one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region?
Imperialism
What were the 5 causes of “New Imperialism”
Economic interests, military motives, political motive (prestige), humanitarian and religious goals (blessings of civilization) and social Darwinism(survival of the fittest)
Why did western imperialism spread so rapidly?
Weakness of non-western states
Including the Ottoman Empire, Mughal (India) and Qing (China)
What was the western advantage?
Strong economics, organized governments, strong armies and navies, superior technology (maxim machine gun) and medically.
What were the obstacles to imperialism?
Resisting imperialism and critics at home in the west (protest
