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AS AQA History - Tsarist Russia - 1855-1917- question plans rated A
Why did Russia suffer defeat in the Crimean War? - -Outdated weapons + military
weakness
-Poor infrastructure
-Low morale - serfs + conscription
Reasons for the emancipation of the serfs - -Peasant unrest
-Economy + workforce
-Crimean war defeats + serf conscripts
Why were people unhappy with emancipation? - -redemption payments
-loss of land
-landowners resented destruction of power
Why were there further reforms after the emancipation of the serfs? - -military +
serf conscripts
-local gov't - land owner control removed
-legal - to protect nobles
Why were there reforms in 1860s? - -Crimean War defeats
,AS AQA History - Tsarist Russia - 1855-1917
- question plans rated A
-Economic development
-Alexander himself - liberal thinkings
How successful were reforms? - -emancipation of serfs
-economic reforms
-local gov't reforms
-judicial reforms
-education reforms
-opposition
How far had the hopes of reformers been fulfilled? - -emancipation of serfs
-local gov't
-judicial
-education
How successful was Alexander in overcoming opposition/how successful in
keeping control? - -opposition - inc. populists
-peasants
-liberal intelligentsia
, AS AQA History - Tsarist Russia - 1855-1917
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-incidents such as polish revolt, or Vera Zasulich
-assassination attempts
Why did Alexander slow down the pace of reform from mid-1860s? - -all major
reforms had been done
-opposition - inc. polish revolt + assassination attempt
-disappointed reaction to reforms had not been more positive
Why were there military reforms in 1874? - -defeat in Crimean War
-loss of serf conscripts
-financial burden
Why were there local gov't reforms in 1864/70? - -emancipation - end of
landowner control
-improve efficiency + infrastructure - landowners used to have control of this
-Alexander's own liberal thinkings
Why were there judicial reforms in 1864? - -backward, slow + corrupt system
-to satisfy nobles' demands for protection after emancipation
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