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Russian Tsars
100
prior to 1861 these Russian people were treated the same way that the slaves were treated in the U.S.
Who were the serfs?
100
Tsar Alexander III's program to suppress non-Russian cultures within the empire
What was Russification?
200
this group of people were an obstacle to industrial progress in Russia
Who were the land-owning nobles?
200
this 1905 event caused the Russian people to lose faith in the tsar
What was "Bloody Sunday"?
300
The Russian tsars resisted modernization because they thought that reforms would undermine this
What is thir absolute rule?
300
In reaction to his father's assassination, Alexander III increased the power of the secret police and exiled his critics to this area of Russia
What was Siberia?
400
In the October Manifesto, Nicholas II promised sweeping reforms, including the creation of this elected national legislature
What is the Duma?
500
Many former serfs benefited the Russian economy by doing this
What is by taking jobs in factories?
500
Many Russians called for industrial modernization as a result of the country's humiliating defeat in this war
What was the Russo-Japanese War?