Which Tsar is associated with the modernisation of Russia?
Alexander II
Give two arguments for Alexander II ending serfdom
rising population, not enough grain production, debt and violence from peasants, more peasants moving to cities
Give two reasons Russia lost the Crimean War
Inferior military tech, poor organisation, weak leadership/strategy, lack of resources
Which 1877 opposition group wanted to overthrow the Tsar through a peasant-led revolution
Land and Liberty
Was the 1877 Russo-Turkish War a success or failure for Russia?
Success
Which of these is the correct answer to how Alexander II died?
Bomb attack, fell out of carriage, death
Bomb attack, death
Bomb attack, Second bomb attack, death
What term is used to describe the act of forcing citizens of the empire to think of themselves as Russian by enforcing the language and culture
Russification
With which country did Russia negotiate a valuable loan in 1888?
France
Who replaced Vysnegradsky as minister of finance in 1892?
Sergei Witte
Which heavy industries rapidly increased by seven-fold under Witte?
Iron and Steel
Kulaks were the wealthiest peasants. True or False
True
By the late 1800s the position of the Tsar had become more religious. True or False
False - it had become more secular
Who became Tsar after Alexander III?
Nicholas II
Give three causes of the 1905 Revolution
Russo-Japanese War, Bloody Sunday, peasant unrest, influence of revolutionary parties
What did the Fundamental Laws of 1906 allow the Tsar to do? (2 things)
Confirmed his powers of the Duma, rule independently, dissolve the Duma, change electoral system, appoint ministers
Why did the prohibition of alcohol in 1914 cause problems in Russia?
Resented by peasants who brewed their own alcohol
