How were Russian czars different from most other rulers in Europe at this time? - czars were autocrats
What was life like for peasants and the middle class in Russia around 1900? - they lived in poverty on
small tracts of land
Why did Czar Alexander II decide to liberate the serfs? - the Crimean war convinced him
How did the peasants and nobles feel about emancipation? - they were dissapointed
What reforms did Alexander II attempt and what were the results? - education/law reforms, it
encouraged public discussion
What types of revolutionary movements existed in Russia in the late 1800's? - university students tried
to cause peasants to riot
After Alexander II was assassinated in 1881, who succeeded him and what did he do? - Alexander III,
weakened education and regional assemblies and brought peasant communes under closer control
Who was Nicholas II and what problems did he face? - Alexander III's successor, he did not inspire fear
or respect
What was life like for industrial workers in Russia in the 1900? - different and difficult, they lived in
poverty
Describe the theory of Marxism. - people would be driven to poverty and then forced under commune
rule
What did Marx believe would be the final state of revolution? - communism
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