Expansion of Asia under the Tsars

Question 1

Why did Russia’s leaders want to expand into central Asia?

Answer 1

-colony to provide Russia with raw materials for industry
-spread russian influence especially east japan + korea.
-provide working space for peasants

Question 2

Where does central asia border? (good strategic position)

Answer 2

-bordered Afghanistan, india and china

Question 3

Why did Russia seek to expand into china?

Answer 3

-interest in the trans-siberian railway
-before it was a three month treck.

Question 4

What was the Steppe statute of 1891?

central asia

Answer 4

-40 acres to peasant settlers
-enough for sucessful farm unit.

Question 5

What did Stolypin push for in 1910?

central asia

Answer 5

-migration to reigon
-caused resentment

Question 6

How did the tsars react to islam in central asia?

Answer 6

-all russian muslim leauge + sat on first duma (stopped in 1907)
-nicholas tried to conscript during ramadan + disrespect about millitary prowess.

Question 7

What was the boxer rebellion in china 1899-1900?

Answer 7

-opportunity to consolidate presence in Manchuria
-japenese upset- tried deal- in return for korean influence- allowed interest in Manchuria.
-russians said no- japenese torpedoed at port arthur- russo japanese war.

-caused by russians leasing port arthur from chinese.

Question 8

What happened at the Amur Basin in china in 1960?

Answer 8

-governer general of sibera used his personal army
-forced chinese treaty- amur basin + pacific coast areas
-1860- vladiovstock- established as russia naval base.

Question 9

What happened in the 1890s in china?

Answer 9

-japan attacked
-russia exploited + made defence treaty which let them build chinese eastern railway
-access to mineral deposits in manchuria
-+ a lease to port arthur.