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Tsarist Russia 1855 - 1917 AS Level Unit 1 Quiz
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1How vast was Russia
- A8 million square miles twice the size of Europe and a sixth of the earths surface.
- B4 million square miles but smaller than China
2How inhospitable was RUssia in 1855?
- AOver two thirds
- BHalf
3Russia had huge amounts of natural resources why didn't it use them? ( 1855 )
- ALack of industrialisation
- BThey didn't want to
4What was the population of Russia in 1855?
- AAround 69 million
- B67 million
5How many were ethnic Russian of the population of 69 million in 1855?
- ALess than half
- B85%
6How much of the population lived in European Russia?
- A3/4
- B1/2
7What percentage of the population of 69 million in 1855 were serfs?
- A85%
- B54%
8What percentage of the population in Russia (1855) were literate?
- A28%
- B40%
9Landowners owned the land they were 10% of the total population, how much land did they hold?
- A75% of all of Russia
- B50% of all of Russia
10What political system was Russia under in 1855 - 1917
- AConstitutional government
- BTsarist Autocracy
11How big was the army and what was the selection process
- A1.5million peasant conscripts
- B1.6million conscription of all classes from the age of 20
12In the army's promotion of the higher ranks was promoted by?
- ABirth into higher classes
- BSkill and merit
13In 1855 what was the time a peasant should serve in the army?
- A25 years
- B15 years
14Where did the conscripted serfs stay when in reserves?
- AArmy colonies
- BMilitary colleges
15In an early attempt to reduce serfdom in 1803 Alexader I had made it legal for landowners to sell their land to serfs
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
16How many people took advantage of Alexander I reform to land ownership in 1803 - 1855?
- A100,000
- B378,000
17Several Baltic States had already abolished serfdom
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
18Nicholas I had convened 10 secret councils to discuss the issue of serfdom and had concluded?
- AThat it was ' an evil palpable to all '
- BThat it ' needed to be abolished for the economy to move forward '
19After a series of secret meetings in what years did Alexander II tour the country try making pro emancipation speeches?
- A1858 - 1859
- B1856 - 1857
20Who did Alexander II make these speeches to?
- APeasants and nobles
- BNobles
21Alexander II, several months after setting up groups of nobles to draw up plans for emancipation ( unpresidented inclusion of the people in tsarist legislation) what did he do
- ASet up a commission of 38 led by Nicholas Milyutin that drew up an edict
- BWent for lunch in St. Petersburg with Milyutin brothers
22The edict only initially applied to privately owned serfs and this left 27 million exempt
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
23In the emancipationn serfs were to be released from bondage and become free men with legal rights?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
24Each family of serfs excluding domestic serfs received what?
- AA cottage and an average 9 acre allotment
- BA Lifetime supply of wood-shaving porridge
25In what way were the nobles compensated for their loss of land?
- AWith money in the form of government bonds
- BWith a letter from Alexander saying sorry
26In what method and for how long would serfs pay for their allotted land?
- AVia redemption payments over 10 years with 7% interest per annum
- BVia redemption payments over 49 years with 6% per annum
27Emancipated serfs were to stay within their Mir until they or their families had payed reparation payments in full
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
28What did the Mir govern ( village communes )
- ADistribution of land and payment collections
- BSerf working hours ( after emancipation )
29Serfs had to continue to pay obrock for 2 years after the emancipation
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
30Landowners would maintain ownership of meadows pasture and woodland after the emancipation.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
31Communal fields were to be held by the mir and farmed by any previous serfs?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
32Volosts were formed to supervise the Mir and acted as a form of peasant self government and from 1863 had thier own courts
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
33In theory the process of freeing 21 million private serfs would take 2 years how long did it actually take?
- AJust over 3 years
- B20 years
34Who felt that the emancipation hadn't fully met thier interests?
- ANobles and peasants
- BPeasants
35What were the peasants called that bought land from less prosperous serfs and produced surplus grain.
- AKulaks
- BProsperous ex serfs
36The nobles found the compensation useful what did many of them do with them?
- Apay off debts and invest in railways, banking, industry and cities
- BBuy a new houses with servents
37Russian industrialisation couldn't keep up with the influx of peasants into the cities, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
38under what system were the serfs who had sold their land allowed to travel to the cities?
- Ainternal passport system
- Bthe internal transport system
39many peasants resented the redemption payments and the lack of real change in their situations, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
40tick the statements that are true about land relocation after the emancipation of the serfs in 1861...
- Athe average plot of land for serfs in Russia was about 9 acres
- Bthe plot sizes decreased in the Ukraine by approx. 30.8%
- Conly 50 % of peasants were able to produce a surplus of grain due to increasing agricultural backwardness
- Dnobles often gave the best land to peasants in sympathy
- Eas nobles and landowners were in charge of the volosts and zemstvas they often allocated the best strips of land to themselves and set prices for land above the market value giving peasants less money to spend on consumer goods decreasing internal market demand, in turn this meant the likelihood of industrialisation was low as there was no need of consumer goods.
- Fnobles didn't sell their land as it wasn't the law
41the Mir proved to be conservative in outlook and stood in the way of new industrial farming techniques from being implemented on farms, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
42tick the different attributes that the Mir governed on a local basis...
- Aissuing internal passports for movement within Russia
- Bcould take away rights of peasants
- Ccontrolled tax and redemption payments
- Dcould take peasants to court
- Ewas made up of mostly peasants and elected by peasants
43disruptions broke out between landowners and peasants over redemption payments and land, in the four months following the Edict of 1861 how many riots were there?
- A647
- B500
- C300
- D575
- E0
44the suppression of a riot in Bezdna, Kazan in 1861, by the military left 70 peasants dead, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
45when did the consequent military reforms to the emancipation of 1861 take place?
- A1876-78
- B1874-75
- C1862-63
46after the emancipation the military was left with no conscripts so Dimitri Milyutin began a program of reform to create a smaller more professional army, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
47military service could no longer be used as a punishment by courts, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
48military colonies were abandoned True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
49what changes were made to the way conscription in Russia worked?
- Aall were susceptible to conscription from all classes by the age of 18
- Ball classes had top serve for 15 years from the age of 20 6 years active service and 9 in the reserves
- Conly nobles could now be conscripted from the age of 20 and train in military colleges
50military punishments were made less severe to help morale in the army, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
51modern machinery and weaponry were introduced tick what improvements were made...
- Airon-clad steam ships, strategic railways
- Btanks, iron clad steamships and 100 submarines
52under Dimitri Milyutin 15 new regional command centres were set up
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
53the cost of the army went down and the literacy rates of the army increased, largely due to military colleges. True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
54how could nobles undermine the new conscription system?
- Athey could find substitutes in their place while they took the higher ranks so the army remained largely ruled by aristocrats and a peasant force.
- Bthey completely ignored it facing no consequences
55what war did Russia take a very long time to win
- ARusso-Turkish war 1877-78 took them a long time to win against the already crippled ottamans which should have been an easy target.
- BCrimean War
56in what years were the consequent educational reforms to the emancipation of 1861 made?
- A1862-1870
- B1861-1863
- C1864-1870
- D1862-1866
57before the emancipation landowners had been in charge of judicial systems and infrastructure but now there was a void that needed filling, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
58elecetd local councils were introduced in 1863 as a result of a commision that was set up by Alexander and led by Nicholas Milyutin in 1860, what were they called?
- AUezd provincial level
- Bzemstva provincial level
- CDumy district level
- DDumy, cities
- EUezd district level
59The Zemstva representatives were chosen through ELECTORAL COLLEGES votes were weighted towards the nobles, True or False
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
60From 1875 conscription was compulsory from the age of 20 for all classes, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
61After the military reforms of 1975, Iron clad steam ships and strategic railways were built, True or false?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
62what did the Zmestva control?
- AImprovement of public service, e.g. Roads, education, etc.
- BTaxes
- CRedemption payments and allocation of land
63zemstvas were introduced in 1863, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
64When were Zemstvas introduced in cities as Dumas?
- A1870
- B1863
- C1881
- D1866
65Why were Liberals disappointed with the local government reforms of 1864-70?
- ADidn't account for a national constitution or a full assembly.
- BDidnt increase wages of those in the Zemstva
66True or False: Zemstvas were very effective as they were made up of people who knew the area particularly in the area of education and welfare...
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
67True or False: since the Zemstva were full of liberal minded people like doctors and lawyers, they provided a forum of debate and criticism of the regime...
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
68what did the electoral college system mean that the Zemstva was...
- ANot truly a representative peoples assembly as it was heavily biased towards the higher classes i.e. Landowners and nobles
- Breally bad
69True or False the Zemstvas powers were limited, they had no control over taxes and provincial governors selected by the Tsar were responsible for judiciary and could overturn decisions of the Zemstva.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
70by 1914 how many of the 70 districts of Russia had a Zemstva?
- A43/70
- B60/70
- C36/70
713 years after the Emancipation Edict in 1864 who made the judicial reforms?
- ADmitrtii Zamyatnin
- BPobedonostev
- CPerischevich
72True or False: the old judiciary system demanded a complete overhaul especially concerning property law after the emancipation
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
73after the emancipation landowners wanted legal protection from any backlash they may get from the freed serfs.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
74before the emancipation serfs had little of any legal civil rights, they were presumed guilty unless proven innocent
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
75the old system was heavily critised by the intelligentsia as there were no provisions for defence for the peasants
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
76after 3 years of considerartion Dmitrii Zamyatnin introduced a new legal system modelled on the west
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
77in Dmitrii Zamyatnin's new judical reforms what new legislation was introduced? ( Tick all of the applicable boxes)
- AEquality before the law was established
- Bcases at district level were to be heard before barristers and a jury composed of land-owners randomly selected by the zemstva
- Cproceedings would be open to the public and conducted orally ( as opposed to in written form)
- Dthe accused could now employ defence
- Ejudges were to be appointed by the Tsar and were given better training and pay to negate corruption
- Fthere was now a system of appeal
- Glocal courts with magistrates appointed by the zemstva handled smaller petty crime and could not give out a sentence of more than one years imprisonment- these were independent of political control.
- Hvolost courts were established to deal with those leaving serfdom they were overseen by peasants elected by peasants and could give out reprimands, fines of up to 300 roubles and prison sentences from 3 months to a year
- IFreedom of press was extended to legal publishing, it was to be recorded in a state newspaper called the 'Russian Courier"
78opening up the courts to the public mean that lawyers could become celebrities and some used this opportunity to criticise the regime, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
79tick a correct example of Lawyers critisising the regime
- A1878 Vera Zasulich who was acquitted of terrorism by a sympathetic jury after shooting the governor of St. Petersburg
- Bthe case of Pobedonostev
80True or False after the case of Vera Zasulichall political crimes would now be dealt with by a special procedure and revolutionaries were arrested and dealt with by the Third Section
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
81True or False, Military courts were excluded from the reforms , and in some regions trail by jury wasn't established.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
82who was the minister of education in the years 1862 -1867?
- AAlexander Golovnin
- BPrince Lvov
- CRomanov
83in what years did the education reforms take place?
- A1863 - 64
- B1865 -67
84there was a need to create an educated Russian class that wasn't run by the conservative Russian Orthodox church which had previously been responsible for education, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
85emancipation meant that peasnat bedly needed some education so that they could manage their ownland with basic literacy and numeracy.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
86the regime was suspicious of mass education, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
87The Zemstva provided an opportunity for change within the educational system, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
881862- 67 Alexander Golovnin managed to push through some reforms but was later replaced with the more conservative tolstoy
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
89in what year were universities given the opportunity to govern themselves and appoint their own staff, under approval of the ministry of education?
- A1863
- B1864
- C1867
90in what year was the responsibilty of education transferred from the Orthodox church to the Zemstva
- A1864
- B1867
- C1863
91In Alexander Golovnin's education reforms extended primary and secondary education he also intrdouced modern schools fo those who didn't want a classiclal education and both of these offered university opportunities
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
92In Alexander Golovnin's educational reforms schools wre made open and equal to all
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
93how did the amount of schools rise from 1856-1880
- A1856 primary schools 8000 and in 1880 there were 23000 primary schools and number of children in education went from 400,000 to over 1 million
- B1856 7000 primary schools and in 1880 20,000 primarys chools and number of children in education had risen form 387,000 to over 2 million
94the curriculum remained conservative
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
95when did the censorship reforms take place?
- A1858- 1870
- B1861 - 70
- C1863-70
96Under Nicholas I censorship had been extensive, True or false?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
97in what year was censorship placed under the responsibility of the ministry of internal affairs?
- A1863
- B1862
- C1861
- D1865
98in what year did the press and book publishers receive guidelines which reduced restrictions of the press?
- A1865
- B1864
- C1867
99foreign publications could now be sold in Russia after the new rules of censorship were passed in 1865 ( with the approval of the state)
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
100The new courts system provided a fairer way in which to challenge censorship
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
101in what year were editorials allowed to comment on the government and its policies?
- A1865
- B1867
102the new censorship laws led to growth in critical writing's such as Chernevsky's " What is to be done?"
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
103 what years did the new economic reforms take place under Mikhail Von Reutern ( Minister of finance 1862 -78 )
- A1862 - 78
- B1864-76
104tick all the improvements that Mikhail Von Reutern made to the Economy in Russia...
- ATreasury was reformed to streamline government expenditure
- BTax farming was abolished
- CState bank established in 1860, municipal 1862, savings 1869
- DTrade policies were reformed to be more liberal
- EThe government offred to subsidise entrepreneurs to develop railways
- FForeign investment in Russia was encouraged
- GThe cotton and coal industries were encouraged ( taking advantage if the American Civil War 1861 -65)
- HOther reforms worked in tandem to create a period of growth
- IComparatively Russias economy had remained weak
105in the years 1860-78 how much of the Governments income was composed of indirect taxation of peasants
- A66%
- B50%
- C49%
106in the years 1860 - 78 how much of the governement's total expenditure was spent on debt?
- A1/3
- B1/2
- C1/4
107during the years 1860 -78 the rouble fluctuated widely
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
108the slow speed of railway construction undermined trade
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
109In what years did the reforms to churches take place?
- A1867-69
- B1869-72
110what was another name for the new church reforms?
- AOpium of the masses
- Bdestruction of the Orthodox church
111it was feared that if the church fell in to disrepute it would weaken the regime
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
112an Ecclasiastical commission set up in 1862 which was responsible for all church reforms
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
113in what year did the church allow talented priests to gain promotion?
- A1862
- B1868
114The church reforms did little else than the previous, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
115in 1868 restrictions on national minorities from the beggining of A2's reign the Finns were allowed a national Diet, and catholicism was more accepted even jews had some relaxation in their restrictions, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
116most off the relaxation toward minorities was reversed in 1863, True or false?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
117one of the main reasons for reform was the failure of Russia in the Crimean War
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
118what years was the Crimean war in ?
- A1853- 56
- B1854-55
119Russia faced a humiliating defeat to who in Balaclava in October 1854
- ABritain
- BFrance
- CBritain, France, Turkey
- DBritain, France, Turkey and Peidmont- Sardinia
120select the two other failures that took place 1854 -55
- AInkerman, November 1854
- BInkerman, November 1855
- CSebastapol 1855
- DSebastapol 1854
121which treaty ended the Crimean War?
- ATreaty of Versailles 1918 - 1919
- BPourtsmouth Treaty August 23rd 1905
- CTreaty of Paris 1856
- DTreaty of Laussanne
122what were the terms of the Treat of Paris 1856 that affected Russia?
- Alimited Russian influence in the Black Sea and restricted deployment of Russian warships into the sea
- BRussia had to destroy its fleet and only use ports for peaceful trade i.e. no weaponry.
123Russia was shown up as a " great power" True or False ( in the Crimean War)
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
124Russia's serf conscript army was outdated and had inferior weaponry as its industry was incapable of keeping up with the demands of War select a correct fact about how limited the weaponry was
- A1 musket to every 2 soldiers
- B2/3 of Russia Soldiers in some battalions died before they even reached the frontlines
- C1 shell per person per day
125Who put forward the idea of a new smaller more profesional army in 1874?
- ADmitrii Milyutin
- BDmitrii Zamyatnin
126Alexander II himself was one of the main reasons for reform in Russia between 1855 -1881 True or False
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
127A2 had travelled widely as a youth and had academically studied the effects of serfdom
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
128for how many years had he served on the council of state before becoming Tsar
- A5
- B10
- C11
- D15
129A2 frequently took the place of his father as Tsar when he wasn't present so had a lot of previous experience
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
130Alexander II was committed to Autocracy , but saw the need for change to do what?
- AMake life for the serfs better and more liberal like in the west
- Bthe political system of Russia so that there was full suffrage
- Cin order to increase and maintain Russia prestige and status as a great world power
131Tsar Alenader II was surrounded by Liberal Westinsers Tick all of them that were in his court at any one time within hi reign...
- AG.D. Constantine
- BTrotsky
- CChernevsky
- DLenin
- ETolstoy
- FPrince Lvov
- GG.Ds Pavlovna
- HMilyutin Bothers ( ministers of internal affairs and military)
132when Alexander II came to power he released some prisoners pardoned the Decemberists, relaxed censorship laws, and restored some liberties of Poland and the Catholic Church, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
133The Crimean War 1853 -56 had shown the economic backwardness of Russia and the need for economic reform, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
134Serfdom was a problem for industry for several reasons... Tick the boxes with the correct reasons
- APrevented the movement of workers to cities
- BIt limited the development of modern farming techniques which would allow for greater surplus' reduce famine i.e. The Great Famine 1891 etc. However, this was often stopped by the conservative Mir.
- CAreas with free labour like Siberia were more productive
- DSerfdom was creating debt INFO: nobles were being forced to mortgage land in order to maintain their lifestyle in the face on insufficient production FACT: by 1859, 66% of privately owned serfs had been mortgaged as nobles' loans from the state bank
- Epeasants were unable to pay their tithes FACT: 1855 the government was 54Million Roubles in debt!!!
- FThey were smelly
- GThey were always grumpy so no one wanted to visit Russia and invest
135The emerging Intelligentsia of the middle class argued for liberalisation meaning there was substantial need for political and moral reform but only to benefit the state overall, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
136the social stability of the countryside threatened by pushing of serfs and the military conscription of the Crimean War 1853 - 56 how many peasant uprisings were there in the decade up to the War?
- A200
- B300
- C400
- D10
137particular groups such as the Nihlists e.g. Herzen and Turgenev argued that the possesion of people like cattle was inherently wrong and these groups put pressure on the regime for more liberal treatment of the serfs
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
138the reaction of the ex- serfs ( now to be called peasants ) was of disgruntled acceptance
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
139Many peasant were untouched by the reforms and many simply bypassed institutions and dealt with problems independently
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
140Serfs wre generally conservative and showed polite acceptance of the regime and the possible gains of regime wre outweighd by possible punishment
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
141There were some uprisings after the emancipation edict of 1861 fell short of expectations most notable pf these is in Bezdna, Kazan where 70 were shot dead by the military.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
142reform had weakend the position of the nobility however they were compensated with Government bnds for their loss of land which allowed them to pay off debt and invest in railway or industrial efforts. Also they wre compensated with ositions of power in 1863 when the prvincial government or Zemstva was set up, they also maintained the higher ranks in military battalions and electorl college highly favoured them over the peasants.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
143The Liberals and Intellegentsia had demand for further change as the 1863 set up of the Zemstva and the 1870 Extention of them inot cities as Dumy wasnt ebough they wanted a full national assembly. Some became anarchsists and nihlists going on to found the populist movement and others became liberals choosing to work within the Zemstva to spread ideas for change.
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
144There was much opposition towards the regime and the intelligentsia were split into two overall groups which were?...
- ANihlists
- BAnarchists
- CWestinisers
- DSlavophiles
145The populists were slavophiles, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
146The populists followed the idea of writers like Herzen and Chernevsky " what is to be done"
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
147Their main technique was to go to the people and get peasants to take up the idea of revolution they launched this firstly in 1870, True or False?
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
148During the first Go To The People movement in 1870 thousands of middle class descended upon peasant communes to encourage revolution
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
149The first Go To The People movement in 1870 was in two waves the first middle class dressed as peasants trying to gian theor trust and in the second they posed as doctors or teachers
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
150The first Go To The People movement in 1870 Comprehensivley failed in every possible way and the peasants even handed some of the Populists in FACT: 1876 1600 populists arrested800 of which were put on trail
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
151There were two main public trails of the populists tick the correct answers
- AThe Trail of the Fifty 1877
- BThe Trail of the Fifty Nine 1877
- CThe Trail of the 193, 1877 - 78
152The liberalisation of the press due to the lessening of censorship in 865 that allowed for court trails to be publised in the " Russia Courier" these trails just spread populist messages and in the trail of the 193, 153 were acquitted and the rest got mild sentences as the defendandts were allowed to make impassioned speeches
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
153Overall, Populism was a failure
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
154Land and Liberty were Slavophiles
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
155The Land and Liberty group is made up of some of the Populists and they re-grouped in 1877
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
156The populists thet regrouped into Land and Liberty in 1877 realised they had to target the regime instead of the peasantry
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
157Land and Liberty assassinated several prominent Governement officials one of them being General Mezemstev, ( Head of the Third Section ) in 1878 they also sentenced the Tsar to death un-officially
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
158Eventually the Land and Liberty Movement split into what two groups in 1879
- ABolshevicks
- BMenshevicks
- CThe Black Partition
- DThe People's Will
159What was the Black Partiotion's aim?
- Ato redistribute all money evenly across all classes
- Bto end the conscription o peasants to the army
- CTo re- distribute land amongst peasants , with particular focus on the black soil areas of Russia
160The Black Partion worked peacefully spreading propaganda and creating ties with workers and students
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
161It was led by Plekhanov , it fell after arrests in 1880-81 and collapsed as a group
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
162The People's Will was led by Mikhailov
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
163The Peoples Will subverted the government via assassinations and successfully assassinated the Tsar outside the Winter palace on March 13th 1881
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
164In what year did The People's Will declare that the Tsar had to die?
- A1879
- B1878
165What sub- group do the liberals fall under
- ASlavophiles
- BWestinisers
166Liberals wanted reform rather than the complete abolishment of the Tsarist regime
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
167The Liberals wanted a representative government, Civil liberties and a constitution
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
168The Midlle classes were too small to warrant any true political parties , but groups of liberals operated from inside the dumy and Zemstva
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
169Most liberals were peasants
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
170Most liberals were gentry or professionals some of which were even present in the Tsar's court e.g. G.D. Constantine, The Tsarina and the Tsar's Mistress
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
171Thanks to censorship reforms of 1863 allowingthe publication of foreing writings in Russia, Liberal literature became widely availible which encouraged the nihlist and anarchist movements
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
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- a detailed quiz into every aspect of Russian social, economic, military and political changes and developments through the years 1855 - 1917. Testing your knowledge on specific facts and figures for each topic and strengths and weaknesses of the tsarist regime.
- Autor
- jgermaney
- Idioma
- English
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