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Tsarist Russia 1855 - 1917 AS Level Unit 1 Quiz

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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.
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Question 1

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How vast was Russia
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  • 8 million square miles twice the size of Europe and a sixth of the earths surface.
  • 4 million square miles but smaller than China

Question 2

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How inhospitable was RUssia in 1855?
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  • Over two thirds
  • Half

Question 3

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Russia had huge amounts of natural resources why didn't it use them? ( 1855 )
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  • Lack of industrialisation
  • They didn't want to

Question 4

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What was the population of Russia in 1855?
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  • Around 69 million
  • 67 million

Question 5

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How many were ethnic Russian of the population of 69 million in 1855?
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  • Less than half
  • 85%

Question 6

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How much of the population lived in European Russia?
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  • 3/4
  • 1/2

Question 7

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What percentage of the population of 69 million in 1855 were serfs?
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  • 85%
  • 54%

Question 8

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What percentage of the population in Russia (1855) were literate?
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  • 28%
  • 40%

Question 9

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Landowners owned the land they were 10% of the total population, how much land did they hold?
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  • 75% of all of Russia
  • 50% of all of Russia

Question 10

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What political system was Russia under in 1855 - 1917
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  • Constitutional government
  • Tsarist Autocracy

Question 11

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How big was the army and what was the selection process
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  • 1.5million peasant conscripts
  • 1.6million conscription of all classes from the age of 20

Question 12

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In the army's promotion of the higher ranks was promoted by?
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  • Birth into higher classes
  • Skill and merit

Question 13

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In 1855 what was the time a peasant should serve in the army?
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  • 25 years
  • 15 years

Question 14

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Where did the conscripted serfs stay when in reserves?
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  • Army colonies
  • Military colleges

Question 15

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In an early attempt to reduce serfdom in 1803 Alexader I had made it legal for landowners to sell their land to serfs
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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How many people took advantage of Alexander I reform to land ownership in 1803 - 1855?
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  • 100,000
  • 378,000

Question 17

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Several Baltic States had already abolished serfdom
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Nicholas I had convened 10 secret councils to discuss the issue of serfdom and had concluded?
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  • That it was ' an evil palpable to all '
  • That it ' needed to be abolished for the economy to move forward '

Question 19

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After a series of secret meetings in what years did Alexander II tour the country try making pro emancipation speeches?
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  • 1858 - 1859
  • 1856 - 1857

Question 20

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Who did Alexander II make these speeches to?
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  • Peasants and nobles
  • Nobles

Question 21

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Alexander 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
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  • Set up a commission of 38 led by Nicholas Milyutin that drew up an edict
  • Went for lunch in St. Petersburg with Milyutin brothers

Question 22

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The edict only initially applied to privately owned serfs and this left 27 million exempt
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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In the emancipationn serfs were to be released from bondage and become free men with legal rights?
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Each family of serfs excluding domestic serfs received what?
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  • A cottage and an average 9 acre allotment
  • A Lifetime supply of wood-shaving porridge

Question 25

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In what way were the nobles compensated for their loss of land?
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  • With money in the form of government bonds
  • With a letter from Alexander saying sorry

Question 26

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In what method and for how long would serfs pay for their allotted land?
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  • Via redemption payments over 10 years with 7% interest per annum
  • Via redemption payments over 49 years with 6% per annum

Question 27

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Emancipated serfs were to stay within their Mir until they or their families had payed reparation payments in full
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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What did the Mir govern ( village communes )
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  • Distribution of land and payment collections
  • Serf working hours ( after emancipation )

Question 29

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Serfs had to continue to pay obrock for 2 years after the emancipation
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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Landowners would maintain ownership of meadows pasture and woodland after the emancipation.
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  • True
  • False

Question 31

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Communal fields were to be held by the mir and farmed by any previous serfs?
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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Volosts were formed to supervise the Mir and acted as a form of peasant self government and from 1863 had thier own courts
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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In theory the process of freeing 21 million private serfs would take 2 years how long did it actually take?
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  • Just over 3 years
  • 20 years

Question 34

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Who felt that the emancipation hadn't fully met thier interests?
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  • Nobles and peasants
  • Peasants

Question 35

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What were the peasants called that bought land from less prosperous serfs and produced surplus grain.
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  • Kulaks
  • Prosperous ex serfs

Question 36

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The nobles found the compensation useful what did many of them do with them?
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  • pay off debts and invest in railways, banking, industry and cities
  • Buy a new houses with servents

Question 37

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Russian industrialisation couldn't keep up with the influx of peasants into the cities, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 38

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under what system were the serfs who had sold their land allowed to travel to the cities?
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  • internal passport system
  • the internal transport system

Question 39

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many peasants resented the redemption payments and the lack of real change in their situations, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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tick the statements that are true about land relocation after the emancipation of the serfs in 1861...
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  • the average plot of land for serfs in Russia was about 9 acres
  • the plot sizes decreased in the Ukraine by approx. 30.8%
  • only 50 % of peasants were able to produce a surplus of grain due to increasing agricultural backwardness
  • nobles often gave the best land to peasants in sympathy
  • as 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.
  • nobles didn't sell their land as it wasn't the law

Question 41

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the 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?
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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tick the different attributes that the Mir governed on a local basis...
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  • issuing internal passports for movement within Russia
  • could take away rights of peasants
  • controlled tax and redemption payments
  • could take peasants to court
  • was made up of mostly peasants and elected by peasants

Question 43

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disruptions 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?
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  • 647
  • 500
  • 300
  • 575
  • 0

Question 44

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the suppression of a riot in Bezdna, Kazan in 1861, by the military left 70 peasants dead, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 45

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when did the consequent military reforms to the emancipation of 1861 take place?
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  • 1876-78
  • 1874-75
  • 1862-63

Question 46

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after 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?
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  • True
  • False

Question 47

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military service could no longer be used as a punishment by courts, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 48

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military colonies were abandoned True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 49

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what changes were made to the way conscription in Russia worked?
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  • all were susceptible to conscription from all classes by the age of 18
  • all classes had top serve for 15 years from the age of 20 6 years active service and 9 in the reserves
  • only nobles could now be conscripted from the age of 20 and train in military colleges

Question 50

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military punishments were made less severe to help morale in the army, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 51

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modern machinery and weaponry were introduced tick what improvements were made...
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  • iron-clad steam ships, strategic railways
  • tanks, iron clad steamships and 100 submarines

Question 52

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under Dimitri Milyutin 15 new regional command centres were set up
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  • True
  • False

Question 53

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the cost of the army went down and the literacy rates of the army increased, largely due to military colleges. True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 54

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how could nobles undermine the new conscription system?
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  • they could find substitutes in their place while they took the higher ranks so the army remained largely ruled by aristocrats and a peasant force.
  • they completely ignored it facing no consequences

Question 55

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what war did Russia take a very long time to win
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  • Russo-Turkish war 1877-78 took them a long time to win against the already crippled ottamans which should have been an easy target.
  • Crimean War

Question 56

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in what years were the consequent educational reforms to the emancipation of 1861 made?
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  • 1862-1870
  • 1861-1863
  • 1864-1870
  • 1862-1866

Question 57

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before the emancipation landowners had been in charge of judicial systems and infrastructure but now there was a void that needed filling, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 58

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elecetd 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?
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  • Uezd provincial level
  • zemstva provincial level
  • Dumy district level
  • Dumy, cities
  • Uezd district level

Question 59

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The Zemstva representatives were chosen through ELECTORAL COLLEGES votes were weighted towards the nobles, True or False
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  • True
  • False

Question 60

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From 1875 conscription was compulsory from the age of 20 for all classes, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 61

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After the military reforms of 1975, Iron clad steam ships and strategic railways were built, True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 62

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what did the Zmestva control?
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  • Improvement of public service, e.g. Roads, education, etc.
  • Taxes
  • Redemption payments and allocation of land

Question 63

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zemstvas were introduced in 1863, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 64

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When were Zemstvas introduced in cities as Dumas?
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  • 1870
  • 1863
  • 1881
  • 1866

Question 65

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Why were Liberals disappointed with the local government reforms of 1864-70?
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  • Didn't account for a national constitution or a full assembly.
  • Didnt increase wages of those in the Zemstva

Question 66

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True 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...
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  • True
  • False

Question 67

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True 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...
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  • True
  • False

Question 68

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what did the electoral college system mean that the Zemstva was...
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  • Not truly a representative peoples assembly as it was heavily biased towards the higher classes i.e. Landowners and nobles
  • really bad

Question 69

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True 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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 70

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by 1914 how many of the 70 districts of Russia had a Zemstva?
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  • 43/70
  • 60/70
  • 36/70

Question 71

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3 years after the Emancipation Edict in 1864 who made the judicial reforms?
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  • Dmitrtii Zamyatnin
  • Pobedonostev
  • Perischevich

Question 72

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True or False: the old judiciary system demanded a complete overhaul especially concerning property law after the emancipation
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  • True
  • False

Question 73

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after the emancipation landowners wanted legal protection from any backlash they may get from the freed serfs.
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  • True
  • False

Question 74

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before the emancipation serfs had little of any legal civil rights, they were presumed guilty unless proven innocent
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  • True
  • False

Question 75

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the old system was heavily critised by the intelligentsia as there were no provisions for defence for the peasants
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  • True
  • False

Question 76

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after 3 years of considerartion Dmitrii Zamyatnin introduced a new legal system modelled on the west
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  • True
  • False

Question 77

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in Dmitrii Zamyatnin's new judical reforms what new legislation was introduced? ( Tick all of the applicable boxes)
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  • Equality before the law was established
  • cases at district level were to be heard before barristers and a jury composed of land-owners randomly selected by the zemstva
  • proceedings would be open to the public and conducted orally ( as opposed to in written form)
  • the accused could now employ defence
  • judges were to be appointed by the Tsar and were given better training and pay to negate corruption
  • there was now a system of appeal
  • local 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.
  • volost 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
  • Freedom of press was extended to legal publishing, it was to be recorded in a state newspaper called the 'Russian Courier"

Question 78

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opening up the courts to the public mean that lawyers could become celebrities and some used this opportunity to criticise the regime, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 79

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tick a correct example of Lawyers critisising the regime
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  • 1878 Vera Zasulich who was acquitted of terrorism by a sympathetic jury after shooting the governor of St. Petersburg
  • the case of Pobedonostev

Question 80

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True 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
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  • True
  • False

Question 81

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True or False, Military courts were excluded from the reforms , and in some regions trail by jury wasn't established.
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  • True
  • False

Question 82

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who was the minister of education in the years 1862 -1867?
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  • Alexander Golovnin
  • Prince Lvov
  • Romanov

Question 83

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in what years did the education reforms take place?
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  • 1863 - 64
  • 1865 -67

Question 84

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there 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?
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  • True
  • False

Question 85

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emancipation meant that peasnat bedly needed some education so that they could manage their ownland with basic literacy and numeracy.
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  • True
  • False

Question 86

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the regime was suspicious of mass education, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 87

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The Zemstva provided an opportunity for change within the educational system, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 88

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1862- 67 Alexander Golovnin managed to push through some reforms but was later replaced with the more conservative tolstoy
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  • True
  • False

Question 89

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in what year were universities given the opportunity to govern themselves and appoint their own staff, under approval of the ministry of education?
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  • 1863
  • 1864
  • 1867

Question 90

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in what year was the responsibilty of education transferred from the Orthodox church to the Zemstva
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  • 1864
  • 1867
  • 1863

Question 91

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In 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
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  • True
  • False

Question 92

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In Alexander Golovnin's educational reforms schools wre made open and equal to all
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  • True
  • False

Question 93

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how did the amount of schools rise from 1856-1880
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  • 1856 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
  • 1856 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

Question 94

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the curriculum remained conservative
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  • True
  • False

Question 95

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when did the censorship reforms take place?
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  • 1858- 1870
  • 1861 - 70
  • 1863-70

Question 96

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Under Nicholas I censorship had been extensive, True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 97

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in what year was censorship placed under the responsibility of the ministry of internal affairs?
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  • 1863
  • 1862
  • 1861
  • 1865

Question 98

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in what year did the press and book publishers receive guidelines which reduced restrictions of the press?
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  • 1865
  • 1864
  • 1867

Question 99

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foreign publications could now be sold in Russia after the new rules of censorship were passed in 1865 ( with the approval of the state)
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  • True
  • False

Question 100

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The new courts system provided a fairer way in which to challenge censorship
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  • True
  • False

Question 101

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in what year were editorials allowed to comment on the government and its policies?
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  • 1865
  • 1867

Question 102

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the new censorship laws led to growth in critical writing's such as Chernevsky's " What is to be done?"
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 103

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what years did the new economic reforms take place under Mikhail Von Reutern ( Minister of finance 1862 -78 )
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  • 1862 - 78
  • 1864-76

Question 104

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tick all the improvements that Mikhail Von Reutern made to the Economy in Russia...
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  • Treasury was reformed to streamline government expenditure
  • Tax farming was abolished
  • State bank established in 1860, municipal 1862, savings 1869
  • Trade policies were reformed to be more liberal
  • The government offred to subsidise entrepreneurs to develop railways
  • Foreign investment in Russia was encouraged
  • The cotton and coal industries were encouraged ( taking advantage if the American Civil War 1861 -65)
  • Other reforms worked in tandem to create a period of growth
  • Comparatively Russias economy had remained weak

Question 105

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in the years 1860-78 how much of the Governments income was composed of indirect taxation of peasants
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  • 66%
  • 50%
  • 49%

Question 106

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in the years 1860 - 78 how much of the governement's total expenditure was spent on debt?
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  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/4

Question 107

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during the years 1860 -78 the rouble fluctuated widely
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  • True
  • False

Question 108

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the slow speed of railway construction undermined trade
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  • True
  • False

Question 109

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In what years did the reforms to churches take place?
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  • 1867-69
  • 1869-72

Question 110

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what was another name for the new church reforms?
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  • Opium of the masses
  • destruction of the Orthodox church

Question 111

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it was feared that if the church fell in to disrepute it would weaken the regime
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  • True
  • False

Question 112

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an Ecclasiastical commission set up in 1862 which was responsible for all church reforms
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  • True
  • False

Question 113

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in what year did the church allow talented priests to gain promotion?
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  • 1862
  • 1868

Question 114

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The church reforms did little else than the previous, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 115

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in 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?
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  • True
  • False

Question 116

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most off the relaxation toward minorities was reversed in 1863, True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 117

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one of the main reasons for reform was the failure of Russia in the Crimean War
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  • True
  • False

Question 118

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what years was the Crimean war in ?
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  • 1853- 56
  • 1854-55

Question 119

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Russia faced a humiliating defeat to who in Balaclava in October 1854
Answer
  • Britain
  • France
  • Britain, France, Turkey
  • Britain, France, Turkey and Peidmont- Sardinia

Question 120

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select the two other failures that took place 1854 -55
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  • Inkerman, November 1854
  • Inkerman, November 1855
  • Sebastapol 1855
  • Sebastapol 1854

Question 121

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which treaty ended the Crimean War?
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  • Treaty of Versailles 1918 - 1919
  • Pourtsmouth Treaty August 23rd 1905
  • Treaty of Paris 1856
  • Treaty of Laussanne

Question 122

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what were the terms of the Treat of Paris 1856 that affected Russia?
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  • limited Russian influence in the Black Sea and restricted deployment of Russian warships into the sea
  • Russia had to destroy its fleet and only use ports for peaceful trade i.e. no weaponry.

Question 123

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Russia was shown up as a " great power" True or False ( in the Crimean War)
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  • True
  • False

Question 124

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Russia'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
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  • 1 musket to every 2 soldiers
  • 2/3 of Russia Soldiers in some battalions died before they even reached the frontlines
  • 1 shell per person per day

Question 125

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Who put forward the idea of a new smaller more profesional army in 1874?
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  • Dmitrii Milyutin
  • Dmitrii Zamyatnin

Question 126

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Alexander II himself was one of the main reasons for reform in Russia between 1855 -1881 True or False
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  • True
  • False

Question 127

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A2 had travelled widely as a youth and had academically studied the effects of serfdom
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  • True
  • False

Question 128

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for how many years had he served on the council of state before becoming Tsar
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  • 5
  • 10
  • 11
  • 15

Question 129

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A2 frequently took the place of his father as Tsar when he wasn't present so had a lot of previous experience
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  • True
  • False

Question 130

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Alexander II was committed to Autocracy , but saw the need for change to do what?
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  • Make life for the serfs better and more liberal like in the west
  • the political system of Russia so that there was full suffrage
  • in order to increase and maintain Russia prestige and status as a great world power

Question 131

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Tsar Alenader II was surrounded by Liberal Westinsers Tick all of them that were in his court at any one time within hi reign...
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  • G.D. Constantine
  • Trotsky
  • Chernevsky
  • Lenin
  • Tolstoy
  • Prince Lvov
  • G.Ds Pavlovna
  • Milyutin Bothers ( ministers of internal affairs and military)

Question 132

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when 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?
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  • True
  • False

Question 133

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The Crimean War 1853 -56 had shown the economic backwardness of Russia and the need for economic reform, True or False?
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  • True
  • False

Question 134

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Serfdom was a problem for industry for several reasons... Tick the boxes with the correct reasons
Answer
  • Prevented the movement of workers to cities
  • It 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.
  • Areas with free labour like Siberia were more productive
  • Serfdom 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
  • peasants were unable to pay their tithes FACT: 1855 the government was 54Million Roubles in debt!!!
  • They were smelly
  • They were always grumpy so no one wanted to visit Russia and invest

Question 135

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The 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?
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  • True
  • False

Question 136

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the 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?
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  • 200
  • 300
  • 400
  • 10

Question 137

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particular 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
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  • True
  • False

Question 138

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the reaction of the ex- serfs ( now to be called peasants ) was of disgruntled acceptance
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  • True
  • False

Question 139

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Many peasant were untouched by the reforms and many simply bypassed institutions and dealt with problems independently
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  • True
  • False

Question 140

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Serfs wre generally conservative and showed polite acceptance of the regime and the possible gains of regime wre outweighd by possible punishment
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  • True
  • False

Question 141

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There 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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 142

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reform 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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 143

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The 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.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 144

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There was much opposition towards the regime and the intelligentsia were split into two overall groups which were?...
Answer
  • Nihlists
  • Anarchists
  • Westinisers
  • Slavophiles

Question 145

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The populists were slavophiles, True or False?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 146

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The populists followed the idea of writers like Herzen and Chernevsky " what is to be done"
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 147

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Their 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?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 148

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During the first Go To The People movement in 1870 thousands of middle class descended upon peasant communes to encourage revolution
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 149

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The 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
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 150

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The 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
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 151

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There were two main public trails of the populists tick the correct answers
Answer
  • The Trail of the Fifty 1877
  • The Trail of the Fifty Nine 1877
  • The Trail of the 193, 1877 - 78

Question 152

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The 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
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 153

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Overall, Populism was a failure
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 154

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Land and Liberty were Slavophiles
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 155

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The Land and Liberty group is made up of some of the Populists and they re-grouped in 1877
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 156

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The populists thet regrouped into Land and Liberty in 1877 realised they had to target the regime instead of the peasantry
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 157

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Land 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
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 158

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Eventually the Land and Liberty Movement split into what two groups in 1879
Answer
  • Bolshevicks
  • Menshevicks
  • The Black Partition
  • The People's Will

Question 159

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What was the Black Partiotion's aim?
Answer
  • to redistribute all money evenly across all classes
  • to end the conscription o peasants to the army
  • To re- distribute land amongst peasants , with particular focus on the black soil areas of Russia

Question 160

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The Black Partion worked peacefully spreading propaganda and creating ties with workers and students
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 161

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It was led by Plekhanov , it fell after arrests in 1880-81 and collapsed as a group
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 162

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The People's Will was led by Mikhailov
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 163

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The Peoples Will subverted the government via assassinations and successfully assassinated the Tsar outside the Winter palace on March 13th 1881
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 164

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In what year did The People's Will declare that the Tsar had to die?
Answer
  • 1879
  • 1878

Question 165

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What sub- group do the liberals fall under
Answer
  • Slavophiles
  • Westinisers

Question 166

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Liberals wanted reform rather than the complete abolishment of the Tsarist regime
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 167

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The Liberals wanted a representative government, Civil liberties and a constitution
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 168

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The Midlle classes were too small to warrant any true political parties , but groups of liberals operated from inside the dumy and Zemstva
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 169

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Most liberals were peasants
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 170

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Most 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
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 171

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Thanks to censorship reforms of 1863 allowingthe publication of foreing writings in Russia, Liberal literature became widely availible which encouraged the nihlist and anarchist movements
Answer
  • True
  • False
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