WH 22.5 Russia: Reform and Reaction

The majority of Russians were ____. (p.710)

• landowning nobles

• scholars

• serfs

• middle-class citizens

______ were made responsible for matters such as road repair, schools, and agriculture. (p.711)

• Radicals

• Zemstvos

• Pogroms

• Dumas

What were pogroms? (p.713)

• people who favor great changes or reforms

• violent mob attacks

• people who flee their homeland to seek safety elsewhere

• giants

Which Russian tsar was assassinated by terrorists? (p.712)

• Alexander II

• Peter the Great

• Francis Joseph

• Karl Marx

What sparked the Russian Revolution of 1905? (p.715)

• the constitution of pogroms

• the killing of demonstrators on Bloody Sunday

• the freeing of the serfs

• the limiting of the power of the Duma

Which Russian tsar issued a royal decree that required emancipation? (p.711)

• Nicholas II

• Alexander II

• Nicholas I

• Alexander I

Why did large numbers of Russian Jews go the United States? (p.713)

• They wanted to be free to follow Marxist doctrines

• They wished to escape violent persecution

• They were tired of the conservative rule of the tsar

• They felt it would be an easy journey

How did Alexander III respond to his father's assassination? (p.712-713)

• He went into exile in Greece

• He began to meet with other nations and form alliances to crackdown on the murderers

• He recognized the need for reforms and was known for his generosity with the peasants

• He revived harsh methods while demanding the recognition of one language and one church

Why was Russia referred to as a colossus? (p.710)

• Russia was a large country with immense natural resources

• Russia had a medieval economy, reliant on peasant labor

• Russia was once home to the Colossus of Rhodes

• Russia was a small country with a rich elite

The ____ occurred after Russia tried to seize Ottoman lands along the Danube River. (p.711)

• pogrom

• Crimean War

• Duma

• repression