Global Studies II Name Jon Dougherty

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Unit II Russia Date ______________


Define the following terms: [remember, youll need these terms for your quizzes answer them well!]

Liberal someone who wants some change


Radical someone who does want change


Conservative- someone in power who wants to keep power


Domestic vs. Foreign matters czars took harsh measures to counteract liberalism.


Autocratic one who holds absolute power

Divine Right theory using religion to rule


Russification forcing people to use Russian language, religion, and other customs



Pan-Slavism union of all Slavic people under Russian leadership.



Emancipation Edict: freed all serfs and allowed peasants to buy in small tracts from the government


Peoples Will a group of people who used violent measures to try and persuade the government


Pogroms organized killing of domestic groups


Nihilists a group of people who wanted an all new Russia


Social Democratic Labor Party group of people who helped the Russians governments repression back
fire


Duma a type of parliament in the election






Answer the following questions:
1. Summarize Ideas:
a. Explain how liberalism affected Russias domestic policy.
Liberalism started to attract the educated members of the Russian Aristocracy.



b. Describe two features of Russias foreign policy


Russia began to expand and Pan-Slavism which made all Slavics follow under Russian leadership.



2. Organizing Ideas:
a. List the liberal reforms that Alexander II accomplished in Russia.


Serfdom, emancipation edict, zemstovs, courts


b. What did he do with regard to the serfs?
He freed all the serfs





3. Analyzing Ideas:
a. Why did the Revolution of 1905 fail to overthrow the monarchy?


The army stayed loyal and that would not end the czars regime, the French gave money to the
government, revolutionary groups had different goals.




b. How did Nicholas II respond to the Revolution of 1905?
He created the October manifesto.