Reasons For Reform

Question 1

Alexander wanted to _____ a more _______ _________ and more towards ______ ____________

Answer 1

Wanted to stimulate a more dynamic economy and more towards economic modernisation

Question 2

Alexander wanted to demonstrate the _____ of the _______ between _______ and _________

Answer 2

Wanted to demonstrate the impact of the hostilities between peasants and landowners

Question 3

Alex wants to __________ ______ and _______ of Russia

Answer 3

Wants to increase power and prestige of Russia

Question 4

Alex was fully committed to ___________ _______

Answer 4

Fully committed to maintaining autocracy

Question 5

Alex wanted Russia to become a _________ _______ (modernisation)

Answer 5

Wanted Russia to become a leading power

Question 6

Alex was ________ by surrounding ________

Answer 6

Alex was influenced by surrounding individuals

Question 7

What were the political reasons for reform?

Answer 7

• riots about conscription
• social instability (murders of landowners and bailiffs)
• peasant unrest (712 peasant uprisings)
• nobles incomes were falling

Question 8

What were the economic reasons for reform?

Answer 8

• Russians struggled in markets
• 54 million roubles of debt (no money = Alex can’t develop country)
• peasants are a more productive workforce than nobles
• nobles take out mortgage and by 1859 66% of serfs had been mortgaged