Russia Flashcards
Who was Russia run by ?
Tsars
What were the changes that Peter made to Russian society?
People had to work hard for their rank
Modernised Russia e.g. the foreign policy
Created alliances with other countries
Improved the trade for Russia
Which factors allowed Catherine to take power?
Catherine had supporters
Strong Russian beliefs
A vast majority of her supporters disliked her husband for his beliefs and the fact that he would openly epress it
Catherine was charming and intelligent
Fill in the sentence
Catherine was a low ranking ____
who rose to become __
of Russia
Catherine was a low ranking german princesswho rose to becomeTsarina of Russia
What were some of Catherines goals?
Wants to make Russia more wealthy and powerful
Spread education
Reforming her adopted counrty
Create a court to rival the French versailes
Create an effective justice system
What makes a great monarch ?
Someone who has the countrys bect interest at heart
Passionate about their country
Stand up for themselves in certain situations
Sticking to their original aims
How far did catherine meet her aims ?
Catherine managed to fufil some of her aims but as soon as she realised that she couldnbt fufil them she gave up and swithced her aims quite frequently.
How far did Peter manage to meet his aims ?
He met his aims almost completely because he didnt become allies with France, Britain and Austria like he planned neither did he build a port on the celtic sea but otherwise he fufiled all his aims
