Nicholas II as ruler Flashcards
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Tsar Nicholas II
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ruled from 1894 to 1917
2
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Weak leadership
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no leadership + didn’t look the part of an autocrat
he was unpopular as he kept his distance from the ppl
he was weak and unyielding
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Coronation
May 1896
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His reign began poorly with 1400 ppl dying in a stampede on May 1896 of his coronation
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Right-wing
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He continued russification
was right-wing and anti-Semitic
not popular with ethnic minorities
5
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Economic state of Russia
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The great famine of 1891-92 hit just before Nicholas came to the throne
