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Alexander II
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1When did Alexander II become Tsar of Russia?
- A1 March 1855
- B2 March 1855
- C1 March 1856
- D2 April 1856
2what was the name of the treaty that marked the end of the Crimean war?
- AThe Treaty of Paris
- BThe Treaty of Moscow
- CThe Treaty of Warsaw
- DThe Treaty of Berlin
3What was created in 1860 to centralise Russia's monetary system?
- Athe peasant land bank
- Bthe state bank
- Cthe bureau for economic stability
- Dthe Volost bank
4Tsar Alexander had a mistress called Yekaterina Dolgorukova
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Which of the following are genuine terms of the Emancipation edict (1861)?
- ASerfs had to pay redemption payments for 49 years
- BSerfs were to be immediately freed from any obligations to landowners
- CMirs had control of farming
- DMirs would distribute land to the peasant
6The Polish revolt led to better treatment of the Jewish population
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Tsar Alexander faced an assassination attempt in 1866. He was taken aback by the shooter's background. Why?
- AThe shooter was his brother
- BThe shooter was of Russian noble status
- CThe shooter was Polish
- DThe shooter was the head of the 3rd section
8The Zemstva, established in 1864, were able to...
- Adevelop industrial projects
- Bmake changes to public services such as roads and schools
- Cmake changes to the tax system
- Dadminister poor relief in times of hardship
9Karl Marx's 'Das Kapital' was banned from being published in Russia in 1872
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Which of the following things happened under minister of interior, Loris Melikov?
- AThe Zemstva were involved in debating drafts of state decrees
- BPolitical prisoners were released
- CSalt tax was removed
- DThe 3rd section were abolished and replaced by the Okhrana
11The People's will offered the Tsar his life in return for a new constitution
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Vera Zasulich, who shot and wounded the Governor of St Petersberg, was found not guilty at her trail in 1878.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13The Duma was established in 1870
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Land and liberty split up into two groups in 1789. The 2 groups were
- AThe Black Repartition (Cherny Peredel)
- BThe People's Will (Narodnaya Volya)
- CThe Populists (Narodniks)
- DThe Tchaikovsky circle
15Alexander II's minister of war from 1861 to 1881 was Nikolai Milyutin
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- These questions cover some of the key events that happened within the reign of Tsar Alexander II.
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- Lily Warhol
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