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How did Nicholas I try to distract from domestic problems through starting the Crimean War?

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He wanted to preserve Russian status as a great power by standing up to Britain & France
Wanted to restore faith in Autocracy

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What were the expansionist reasons for the Crimean War?

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They wanted to gain access to the mediterranean port

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To what extent was the Crimean War due to Slavophile influence?

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It was an attempt to resolve the Eastern question - Russia was to fill the power vacuum left by the Ottomans

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What was the Ideological cause of the Crimean War?

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France & Russia squabbled over Orthodox & Catholic rights in the Holy Lands

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What Domestic problems were occurring when the Russo-Turkish war broke out?

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Pan-slavists were losing support for the Autocracy

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What were the expansionist reasons for the Crimean war?

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Wanted to gain access to the mediterranean port
Set up Bulgaria as a client state at the Treaty of San Stefano

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To what extent was the Russo-Turkish war due to Slavophile influence?

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There was a rise in pan-slavism, Russia should stand up to slavic nations in the Balkans

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What were the ideological causes of the Russo-Turkish war?

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Rising Russian Nationalism

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How did Nicholas II try to distract from domestic problems with the Russo-Japanese War?

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He wanted a quick win over the Japanese to gain more support for the Autocracy

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What was the expansionist reason for the Russo-Japanese war?

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Russia wanted to retain its far east influence. Japan wanted them to withdraw from Manchuria in return for Russian influence over China, but Russian refused.

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How did Nicholas II try to distract from domestic issues by going to war in 1914?

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He thought WW1 would retain Russia’s status as a great power and it would galvanise support for the autocracy.

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What were the expansionist reasons for going to war with germany in 1914?

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The Eastern Question was still a factor

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To what extent was Russian involvement in WW1 due to Slavophile influence?

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Pan-slavism pressured Russia to back Serbia vs Austria-Hungary after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed

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What was the main cause of the Russian Civil war?

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Idoeological - Bolshevik Reds fighting for Communism, Whites fighting against Bolshevik rule

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What were the expansionist reasons for the Russian Civil War?

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Lenin could retake areas lost in Brest-Litovsk; Poland, FInland, Ukraine etc

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Was WW2 started to distract from domestic issues?

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No - Stalin was trying to avoid war with Hitler

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What was the expansionist reason for WW2?

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Russia & Germany both invaded Poland - signed non-agression pact in 1939 to divide Poland

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What were the Ideological reasons for WW2?

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Communism vs. Hitler’s Fascism
In 1937, Italy Germany & Japan signed an anti-comintern pact

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Was the Cold War caused to distract from domestic issues?

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No, Khrushchev was actually destabilised & arguably removed because of the Cold War (cuba)

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What was the expansionist ideology behind the Cold War?

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Expansionism vs. Containment - USSR sought a buffer zone in E. Europe - USA had the Truman Doctrine

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What were the Ideological reasons for the Cold War?

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Liberal Democracy & Free Trade Capitalism vs. Command Economy & Marxist-Leninism

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When was the Crimean War?

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1853-56

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When was the Russo-Turkish War?

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1877-8

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When was the Russo-Japanese War?

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1904-05

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When was WW1?
1914-18
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When was the Russian Civil War?
1917-21
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When was WW2?
1939-45 (Russian involvement from 1941)
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When was the Cold War?
1945-64
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What were the Political effects of the Crimean War?
Autocracy undermined by failure War caused Emancipation Edict & reorganisation of the army
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What was the Political Impact of the Russo-Turkish war?
Russia was Humiliated after the Congress of Berlin revised the Russian gains in San Stefano Arguably a factor leading to Alex II's assassination
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What was the economic impact of the Crimean war?
Treaty of Paris: Russia removed from Black Sea coastline Led to huge industrial push under Milyutin
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What was the social impact of the Crimean War?
750,000 Russians dead compared to 25,000 British Slavophiles question Russian ability to support slavs Russia conceded the right to protect European Christians
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What was the Economic impact of the Russo-Turkish war?
Prompted bigger drive for industrialisation
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What was the social impact of the Russo-Turkish war?
Slavophile & nationalist unrest worsened
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What was the political impact of the Russo-Japanese war?
Contributed towards the 1905 Revolution, people lost faith in the Tsar
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What was the economic impact of the Russo-Japanese war?
Treaty of Portsmouth lost Russia Port Arthur and military/economic prescence in the Pacific. Prompted further rail expansion & to finish the Trans-Siberian railway
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What was the social impact of the Russo-Japanese war?
Living standards decreased as a result of the industrialisation caused by the war
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What was the political impact of WW1?
Caused the overthrow of the Tsar & subsequently the overthrow of the Provisional Government Bread rationing, inflation, military losses, etc caused people to lose faith
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What was the economic impact of WW1?
Massive financial burden - cost of war was 3 billion roubles. This led to inflation, as they printed more money. (Prices x4, wages only x2)
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What was the social impact of WW1?
Shells crisis of 1915 forced longer hours & caused social unrest Food piled up rotting in railway stations due to transport issues Huge loss of life - estimated 2 million soldiers died
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What was the social impact of the Civil War?
The Red Terror was used to keep the people in check.
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What was the economic impact of the Civil War?
War Communism saw an economic collapse Caused a famine that killed 5m Kronstadt Rebellion over War Communism
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What was the political impact of the Civil War?
Solidified Soviet control of Russia
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What was the political impact of WW2?
Stalin's power was enhanced - personal popularity went up Stalin took new role of Chairman of State Defence Committee Membership of the C'ist Party went from 3.76m to 5.8m
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What was the economic impact of WW2?
Huge physical damage caused by 'Scorched Earth' policy Factories relocated beyond Urals Led to 4th Five-Year Plan
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What were the social impacts of WW2?
27m Russians dead Stalin undertook mass deportations to keep population under control NKVD terror increased during the war
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What was the political impact of the Cold War?
De-stalinisation represented a big shift in ideology East-West tension became a central part of ideology
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What was the economic impact of the Cold War?
Cost of arms race was huge 5th FYP focused on agriculture
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What was the social impact of the Cold War?
Focus on the arms race & heavy industry led to continued neglect of Consumer goods Huge levels of propaganda in use
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When was the Treaty of Paris?
March 1856
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What was the Treaty of Paris?
The agreement signed to end the Crimean War
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris?
Russia gave up the right to protect Orthodox catholics in Europe Russia had to hand over part of Bessarabia Russia gave up its claim to act as protector of the Principalities Russia was prohibited from having a fleet in the Black Sea.
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What was the SBC?
Slavonic Benevolent Comittee - led by M.P. Pogodin
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What was the effect of the SBC?
Applied pressure to government to help Slavic peoples
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What was the Treaty of San Stefano?
An agreement signed to end the Russo-Turkish War
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When was the Treaty of San Stefano?
March 1878
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What were the terms of the Treaty of San Stefano?
Russia regained South Bessarabia Russia made territorial gains in the Caucasus Turkey had to pay a war indemnity Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia gained independence
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Why was the Treaty of San Stefano scrapped?
Austria-Hungary & Britain felt the treaty gave the Russians too much power.
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What was decided at the Congress of Berlin?
Russia kept its territory gains Austria-Hungary governed Bosnia & Herzegovenia Britain took over administration of Cyprus Bulgaria became smaller
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When was the Congress of Berlin?
1878
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What happened with Port Arthur?
Russians negotiated a 25-year lease from China & turned it into a naval base
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What was the Treaty of Portsmouth?
The treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War
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When was the Treaty of Portsmouth?
August 1905
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Portsmouth?
Russia had to leave Port Arthur and South Manchuria Russian leaders had to acknowledge Japanese sovereignty over Korea
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What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
The treaty that ended Russian involvement in WW1
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When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
March 1918
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Russia lost land in Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Finland, Lithuania, and most of Belarus
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What was the Scorched Earth policy?
The policy of burning land when you retreat - used by Stalin during the Nazi invasion of Russia
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What were the two main Russian military defeats in ww1?
Tannenburg & Masuria

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