Global Studies II Name ____Jake

Racich____________________________
Unit II Russia Date ______________


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

Liberal Those who want some change but want it legally.


Radical Those who want great change. (Less than legal means.)


Conservative- Those in power who want to keep power.


Domestic vs. Foreign matters Domestic matters are within your country. Foreign matters exist
outside of your country.


Autocratic Taking no account of anyone elses opinion.

Divine Right theory The right to rule derived directly from god, not from the consent of the people.


Russification To make Russian in character or quality.



Pan-Slavism A movement advocating the political and cultural union of Slavic nations and peoples.



Emancipation Edict- Created by Alexander, this freed all the serfs.


Peoples Will Run by a committee, they took action in planting revolutionary seeds among peasants.


Pogroms An organized massacre of a certain ethnic group.


Nihilists A Russian movement that rejected all authority.


Social Democratic Labor Party Was a revolutionary political party to unite various parties into one.


Duma Council of assemblies created by the emperor of Russia.






Answer the following questions:
1. Summarize Ideas:
a. Explain how liberalism affected Russias domestic policy.
There were many ethnic groups existing at one time in Russia. It lacked a homogeneous population.
Russia struggled with influence from the west.




b. Describe two features of Russias foreign policy.
Russia promoted Pan-Slavism which is the union of all Slavs under a Russian leader.
Russia sought to continue expansion.







2. Organizing Ideas:
a. List the liberal reforms that Alexander II accomplished in Russia.
He wanted to modernize Russia. He issued the Emancipation Edict which freed all Serfs. He also
allowed rural districts to elect zemstvos. These councils could levy taxes and controlled programs in society.




b. What did he do with regard to the serfs?
He issued the Emancipation Edict which freed all the Serfs.





3. Analyzing Ideas:
a. Why did the Revolution of 1905 fail to overthrow the monarchy?
The army remained loyal which would not end the czars regime.
The French bound to Russia by military alliance, lent money by the government.
There were many revolutionary groups were divided in their goals.






b. How did Nicholas II respond to the Revolution of 1905?
He created the duma which was a council of assemblies.