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Russian Revolution Flashcards

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What is autocracy?

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Autocracy is a government which one person has unlimited power

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What is a Tsar or Czar?

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It is a title for the king of Russia

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What percentage of the population of Russia were serfs?

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80%

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What is a serf?

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A peasant or slave who must work and not leave the land

*nobles owned the land and the serfs

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What did Czar Alexander II do in 1861?

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Ended serfdom and freed the millions of slaves

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Who were given rights and what happened?

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Many Russians were given rights but they wanted more

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What did Alexander II refuse and what was the result?

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Alexander refused to give them additional freedoms and land, and for this he was assassinated in a car bombing

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What did Alexander III do after his fathers death?

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He returned to the old ways, taking away freedoms his father gave the people

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