Russia Flashcards
What was the reformers’ 3 goals
-Get rid of the Zars
-Modernize it
-Change in social justice ( frozen to death )
Why were the Zars against the advancement
-They wanted to keep all power
-Didn’t care about peasants
What was the problem with Feudalism
-No money
-No social mobility
-Bad military
What were the peasants like
-Worked to death in the cold
-Had to be the farm wagons
-Didn’t get paid
-Bad quality of work
What is the Crimean war over and why
-The warm water port
-Shipping and trade
-Tried for a long time
Why can’t they get the Crimean port
-It is controlled by the Ottoman empire
-Ottomans are getting weaker
-Have alliances with England and France
How is the alliance bad for Russia, and how did it end
-England and France have the industrial revolution
-Russia gets stomped (barely any materials)
-Wake up call, Zars have to change their ways
What happened when the Zars tried to change ( tug of war )
-The peasants could make money
-Power was slipping away
-Zar went back
-Russia never changed
Who are the secret police
-Work for the Zars
-Kill people for treason
-Execution
Why were new ideas dangerous, and how were they prevented
-You could get killed
-Strict censorship
-Burned all books
Who did Russia claim
-Siberia
Who was blamed a lot
-Muslims
-Jews
-Ukranians
