Nicholas 1st and Alexander 2nd

Question 1

When was the crimean war?

Answer 1

1853-1856.

Question 2

When did Nicholas 1st become the Tsar?

Answer 2

December 14th 1845.

Question 3

During the crimean war who were the main competitors?

Answer 3

Britain, France, Ottomans and Russians.

Question 4

How many Russians died in the crimean war compared to Ottomans?

Answer 4

220,000 to 45,400.

Question 5

How did the Russians begin to loose the crimean war?

Answer 5

They were trapped in trenches and outnumbered.

Question 6

True or false? Was Russia considered the country with the highest Military capability at the time of the crimean war.

Answer 6

True.

Question 7

Where is the location of the crimean war?

Answer 7

The crimean is located around the Caspian sea.

Question 8

How did the crimean war end and who ended it by what way?

Answer 8

Alexander 2nd signed the treaty of Paris in 1856 ending the war with a hardly done to army.

Question 9

What was Nicholas 1st’s claim to the start of the war in the first place?

Answer 9

Nicholas wanted to protect the slaves who were Eastern Europeans and believed in the greek orthodox church.

Question 10

What were the main causes for the end of this Russian war?

Answer 10

The ottomans sank a whole fleet of Russian ships and the Russians lost Sebistopal which was a main trading dock in a warm sea.

Question 11

What was the reason for the British and French to join in the war?

Answer 11

The British and Turkish trade in the Caspian sea was valuable so the British chose to protect the Turks and form a coalition with France, Armenia (Italy).

Question 12

How many men were sent from the coalition to attack sebistopal?

Answer 12

60,000

Question 13

When was the Battle of Balaclava fought?

Answer 13

In october 1854, the French and British defeated the Russians.

Question 14

When was the Battle of Inkerman fought?

Answer 14

In November 1854, the French and British defeated the Russians.

Question 15

How many people died on each side?

Answer 15

Russians:220,000 British:21,097 French:95,000 Ottomans:45,400

Question 16

What was the nickname of the new Tsar of Russia?

Answer 16

Tsar Liberator.

Question 17

When was Alexander 2nd crowned?

Answer 17

1855

Question 18

What factors were Russia struggling with after the crimean war?

Answer 18

Outdated technology, Military desertions, poor transport and inadequate leadership.

Question 19

When did Alexander emancipate the serfs?

Answer 19

February 1861.

Question 20

What fraction of the worlds land surface did Russia own?

Answer 20

1/6

Question 21

How many miles did Russia stretch?

Answer 21

6000 miles.

Question 22

What was the climate like?

Answer 22

It was diverse some sub tropical ports and other frozen inhabitable terrain.

Question 23

What percent of the Russian population lived and worked in towns and cities?

Answer 23

2%.

Question 24

What were problems to resolve in the empire?

Answer 24

The country was urbanised in areas and regionalised in others, extremely difficult to govern, it looked weak and incompetent when riots occur and famines were induced by bad transport of food.

Question 25

What was the population of Russia in 1831?

Answer 25

56 million.

Question 26

By 1897 what was the population of Russia?

Answer 26

Around 126 million.

Question 27

How many languages were spoken in Russia?

Answer 27

Over 100 languages.

Question 28

What were the main ethnicities of the empire?

Answer 28

Russian, Armenian, Ukrainian and Polish ETC.

Question 29

True or False? Russia was home to the largest population of Jews in the world?

Answer 29

True the Jews were mass purged.

Question 30

What did Russian society depend on before 1860?

Answer 30

Serfdom!

Question 31

How big was the middle class by 1897?

Answer 31

2 million people.

Question 32

What 2 belief groups was Russia split into?

Answer 32

Slavophiles and westeners. Slavophiles wanted to keep the continued reign of the Russian Tsar as it had been for years previous. Westeners looked for change in looking at Britain and France to replecate in Russia.

Question 33

Pig iron facts?

Answer 33

By 1800 Russia was the largest manufacturer of Pig iron but by Alexander 2nds reign England made 10x more pig iron than Russia.

Question 34

Railway facts?

Answer 34

1600 kilometres of Railway in Russia and 15000 kilometres of Railway in England.

Question 35

What was a slogan Nicholas 1st preached that Alexander 2nd continued?

Answer 35

“Autocracy, orthodoxy and nationality”

Question 36

What was the main use of the Russian Orthodox church?

Answer 36

The main use was to indoctrinate the Russian society as the Tsar Believed in divine right to rule.

Question 37

What does Divine right mean?

Answer 37

The Tsars god given right to rule over the country.

Question 38

What did the Tsar do immediately in politics?

Answer 38

The Tsar tried to limit political groups that may reduce his power as he had 0 tolerance for them.

Question 39

What was introduced by the Tsar to put down attempts of political opponents?

Answer 39

The Tsar introduced the secret police known as the Third section and later the Okrana, similarly linked to the ideas of the German Guestapo.

Question 40

Who was head of the Holy synod of the church?

Answer 40

The Tsar.

Question 41

How long was conscription pre reforms?

Answer 41

25 years and was compulsory for all classes including the Nobility from the age of 21 and above.

Question 42

In 1874-1875 how many years did conscription drop to?

Answer 42

Conscription dropped to 15 years and 9 in reserve from the previous 25 years.

Question 43

Military reforms?

Answer 43

Literacy in the army was improved, 90% of ex-serfs lived in society and Army education campaigns were set up in 1870-1890.

Question 44

What was the name of Alexander 2nds wife when he toured Europe?

Answer 44

Maria Hess.

Question 45

How many annual redemption payments were serfs forced to pay?

Answer 45

49 annual redemption payments.

Question 46

What was the Zemstva?

Answer 46

Alexander 2nd formed the Zemstva which were local government constituencies.

Question 47

Alexander 2nds reforms?

Answer 47

The travel ban was removed, improvements to modernise science and technology and improve the empire, greater power was given to the secret police.

Question 48

Who was appointed the new minister of education?

Answer 48

Dimitry Tolstoy.

Question 49

When did Russia sell Alaska to the Usa?

Answer 49

In 1867.

Question 50

When did Russia go to war with the ottomans again and why?

Answer 50

In 1877 to free Baulklans in the Balklans war.

Question 51

When was Alexander 2nd assassinated and by who?

Answer 51

13th March 1881 by the peoples will (Narodnaya Volya).