Chapter 18 Flash Cards

Question 1

Alexander 1

Answer 1

Led Russia resist napoleons invasion supported conservative forces at congress of Vienna

Question 2

Nicholas 1 faced what

Answer 2

Decembrist revolt uprisings by w army officers that wanted political reform NO MORE REFORMS

Question 3

What did Nicholas do

Answer 3

Secret police expanded schools supervised strictly TRY PROTECT RUSSIA from W influences that threatened Slavic roots

Question 4

Labor systems

Answer 4

INCREASED serfs maintained feudalism instead of getting better tech to increase production

Question 5

Russia’s territorial ambitions ended w what

Answer 5

Loss at Crimean war showed how far back their tech was compared to Britain and France WAKE UP CALL CONSERVATISM WASNT GONNA PROMOTE PWR

Question 6

Catherine the great

Answer 6

Saw more powerful Russia w help of W tech

Saw absolutism as more important than need to reform Russia

Question 7

Alexander 2 after Crimean war

Answer 7

Focused on economies need to industrialize

Question 8

What did Alexander 2 do

Answer 8

Serfs emancipated ( they were obstacle to industrialization ) 
Made ZEMSTVOES to replace nobilitys 

Literacy rates increased - extended eduction of soldiers

Question 9

Russia became unstable during Alexander 2 reign reform encouraged ppl to make more demands

Emphasis on Russian nationalism

Group of

Answer 9

Radical intelligentsia emerged voiced opinions thru expansion of books / universities BECAME ANARCHISTS

Question 10

Alexander’s 3 said reform had gone too far and went back to conservatism ways which

Answer 10

Spurred rebellion to overthrew regime