Global Studies II Name ________________________________

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 and may suggest less than legal means to get it


Conservative- those in power who want to keep power


Domestic vs. Foreign matters


Autocratic one who holds absolute power

Divine Right theory


Russification forced non Russian people in them empire to use the Russian language accept the
orthodox religion and adopt Russian customs



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



Emancipation Edict-the thing that freed all serfs


Peoples Will a movement by the radicals because of the violent actions


Pogroms sponsored massacres of jews in riots


Nihilists is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated


Social Democratic Labor Party a imitation of the german social democratic party


Duma the election of the parliment






Answer the following questions:
1. Summarize Ideas:
a. Explain how liberalism affected Russias domestic policy.




b. Describe two features of Russias foreign policy.
1. in the Balkans, Russia promoted pan-slavism the un ion of all Slavic people under Russian leadership.
2. elsewhere, Russia sought to continue expansion begun under the first czars, east into Asia and south toward
the ottoman empire






2. Organizing Ideas:
a. List the liberal reforms that Alexander II accomplished in Russia.
Reformed the courts
Freed the serfs
Allowed rural districts to elect zemstvos


b. What did he do with regard to the serfs?
He freed them when he issued the emancipation edict.




3. Analyzing Ideas:
a. Why did the Revolution of 1905 fail to overthrow the monarchy?
1.The army remained loyal and thus would not end the czars regime
2. the French bound to Russia by military alliance, lent money to the government
3. the many revolutionary groups were divided in their goals. Moderates feared radical demands and radicals
disagreed among themselves.


b. How did Nicholas II respond to the Revolution of 1905?