Russia: Reform and Reaction Flashcards
Reformers hoped to free Russia from what?
Absolute Rule
Economic backwardness
Social injustice
What are Tsars?
Rulers (based on ruler caeser)
What happened to reformers that the Tsars caused?
They were exiled to Siberia
What form of government did Russia have?
Feudalism
Why did nobles reject change of feudalism?
Because it would threaten their priveledge.
Who was the Crimean War between?
The war between russia and ottomans, England, and France.
What does Russia want from the Ottoman Turks?
Warm water ports
Who helped the ottomans defeat russians?
England and France
Why was Russia defeated?
Because they didnt embrace the industrial revolution.
What happens when Russia modernizes?
The tsars start to lose their power so they stopped modernizing.
What was the repressions to crackdown?
Secret police, arrests, executions
Strict _______ of _______ ideas.
cencorship, reform
Who were persecuted because they werent Russian?
Muslims, Jews, Ukranians
