1. Russia

2. Russia What is a continent? What is a czar?
What was Russia called because it was so large?
Who are serfs?
Was Russia a developing nation or a developed nation?
What is the difference?

3. Alexander I (1801-1825) Eased censorship and promoted education
What is censorship? Give me examples.
Originally supported Liberal ideas, but then joined conservative powers
What was the name of the revolt lead by army officers in 1825?

4. Nicholas I (1825-1855) Cracked down on dissenters
Banned books that spread liberal ideas in Western Europe
Hired police to hunt down critics
Exiled liberals to Siberia
Motto “orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationalism”
“I’m handing you command of the country in a poor state”

5. Alexander II (1855-1881) What war was taking place when he took over?
Why did this war break out?
Agreed to reforms - freed serfs (emancipation)
Set up local government - introduced legal reforms - eased censorship - reformed the military
Elected assemblies (zemstvos) were responsible for road repair, schools and agriculture

6. Mr. Alexander II Continued
As usual his reforms encouraged some, but didn’t make everyone happy
Liberals wanted a constitution and an elected legislature
Radicals wanted more revolutionary changes
Revolutionary group called People’s Will assassinated officials and eventually assassinated Alexander II

7. Alexander III (1881-1894) Went back to Nicholas I
Increased secret police, strict censorship, exiled people to Siberia
Persecution of Jews. Where were the Jews from? Why the hate towards Jews? Where did the Jews flee?
What was that called again?
What is Russification?
One language? One religion?
What is a refugee?

8. Nicholas II (1894-1917) Industrial age begins in Russia
Count Serge Witte, financial minister to Nicholas
Encouraged railroad building that would connect iron and coal mines with factories - Trans-Siberian Railroad
Government officials wanted economic growth
Who do you think moved to cities?
What do you think the factory conditions were like?

9. Continue Czar Nicholas II
Who is Karl Marx? What did he write?
Who is Vladimir Ulyanov?
Who organized the march on January 22, 1905?
What was this march eventually known as?
What was the result of the Revolution of 1905?
What is a Duma?
Who did Nicholas appoint as Prime Minister after he dissolved the Duma?
What happened to that Peter Stolypin?

10. Questions What makes a good leader?
Were any of these men good leaders? Why or why not?