Crimean War And Emancipation

Question 1

Who was the Crimean war against

Answer 1

France
Britain
Turkey

Question 2

What treaty ended the Crimean war

Answer 2

Treaty of Paris

Question 3

What did the Crimean war highlight

Answer 3

Poor transport
Poor conscript army
Poor military leadership
Technologically behind

Question 4

How was poor transport shown in the Crimean war

Answer 4

Took longer to get equipment to the front line than France and Britain

Question 5

When did Alexander II become Tsar

Answer 5

1855

Question 6

Who were revolting in 1855

Answer 6

Peasants

Question 7

Who wanted reform in 1855

Answer 7

Intelligentsia

Question 8

Examples of liberal minded nobility

Answer 8

Milyutin brothers
Grand Duke Konstantin
Grand Duchess Elene Palovna

Question 9

Why was it going to be hard for Alex II to reform

Answer 9

Didn’t want to weaken autocracy and grip on power

Question 10

When was emancipation

Answer 10

1861

Question 11

How many serfs freed in 1861

Answer 11

51 million

Question 12

How long was obligation for state serfs

Answer 12

5 years

Question 13

How long was obligation for private serfs

Answer 13

2 years

Question 14

What did serfs receive as a result of emancipation

Answer 14

Their house and a small plot

Question 15

What freedoms were given to the serfs

Answer 15

Marry
Set up businesses
Travel

Question 16

What did the previous owners receive

Answer 16

Compensation

Question 17

What did serfs have to pay as a result of emancipation

Answer 17

Redemption payments

Question 18

How long were redemption payments

Answer 18

49 years

Question 19

What interest was added on to redemption payments

Answer 19

6%

Question 20

Where did the peasants have to remain while paying off redemption payments

Answer 20

The Mir

Question 21

What did the Mir control

Answer 21

Allocated land
Controlled what could be farmed
Collected taxes

Question 22

What supervised the Mirs

Answer 22

Volosts

Question 23

Why were the serfs emancipated

Answer 23

Humiliation of the Crimean war - improve the army if free

Economically - needed a free population for industrialisation
- free population would have motivation to make more

Question 24

Who exploited the opportunities of emancipation

Answer 24

The Kulaks

Question 25

What was the average holding

Answer 25

Only 9 acres (not enough)

Question 26

What did peasants remained tied to

Answer 26

The Mir
Not very free - internal passports

Question 27

How was travel restricted

Answer 27

Internal passports

Question 28

How much of nobility compensation was spent on debt

Answer 28

248 million roubles out of the 543 million roubles paid in total by the government