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Flashcards by Cheyenne Auguiste, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Cheyenne Auguiste
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Which Family members encouraged Alexander to Emancipate the Serfs? | Constatine (Brother) Elena (Grandmother) |
| What personal traits did Alexander posses making him likely to emancipate the serfs? | He was a Humanitarian and kind natured |
| Most European countries abolished slavery by? | 1847 (1850s) |
| How many Russian's in total died in the Crimea War? | 400,000 |
| Many intellectuals believed having slaves to be? | Immoral |
| What percentage of land, was not being used at a time with the 3 field rotation method? | 1/3 of land |
| When was the Crimea War? | October 1853 - February 1856 |
| The Emancipation Declaration was announced 1.__________ but was in action from 2. ________? | 1. 19th February 1861 2. 3rd March 1861 (1st day of lent eased peasant unrest) |
| How many men did Russia have in the Crimea War? | 707,500 men |
| Who was Russia's opposition in the Crimea War and how many men did they have? | 1. United Kingdom 2. Ottoman Empire 3. Kingdom of Sardinia 4. France With a total of 975,850 men |
| What was the battle of the Pugachev Rebellion? | Battle of Kazan July 1774 - everlasting unrest in Russia (long term cause) |
| What percentage of Russian land was fertile? | 6% |
| Why did Alexander need to Emancipate the Serf's? | Immoral view, ease unrest and Revolution, Fight (Crimea War) and Economy. All are interdependent. |
| How many serfs in 1860? | 74 million |
| The population of serfs were known as the _______ _______. | Dark Masses |
| How many serfs were freed? | 23 million |
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