1.3) Rule under Alexander III

Question 1

What event in Alexander III’s early life caused his style of rule?

Answer 1

Alexander II his dad was murdered and he watched him bleed out. Alexander III believed his dad was murdered as he was too liberal and let revolutionary ideas spread. So he ruled harshly with zero liberalism.

Question 2

What was life like during the 1891 famine under Alexander III?

Improve and decline

Answer 2

IMPROVE
* zemstvas tried to make soup kitchens
* local govt brought together

DECLINE
* Cholera and Typhus outbreak after famine
* 350,000 died from starvation and disease

Question 3

What were the railways and industries like under Alexander III?

improve only

Answer 3

IMPROVE
* Russia became the 4th largest industrial economy
* foreign investment was at an all time high
* Trans-Siberian railway created, travel easier

Question 4

How did urban peasant life improve or decline under Alexander III?

Answer 4

IMPROVE
* 1913 working class reached 11 million after millions moved to cities

DECLINE
* Many workers lived in slums or slept in factories
* average apartment in major city 1904 contained 16 people
* Revolutionary ideas grew dramatically
* Wages low

Question 5

What was Russification like under Alexander III?

Answer 5

DECLINE
* Forced to eradicate all cultures not Russian
* 1400 laws created against jews, with several attacks upon them