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By the time of the rule of Nicholas II, what percentage of Russia's population were peasants?
82%
Who did Catherine the Great want to succeed her as Czar?
Alexander I (her grandson)
This leader first brought a navy to Russia
Peter the Great
The systematic killing of an ethnic or racial group
Genocide
Catherine the Great was an enlightened ruler for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A: She kept the institution of serfdom going
B: She added new lands to Russia
C: She established schools throughout the Russian Empire
D: She encouraged the study of science, art and literature throughout the Russian Empire
A: She kept the institution of serfdom going
The most famous person to emerge from the Crimean War is arguably:
A: Napoleon
B: Clara Barton
C: Florence Nightingale
D: Nicholas I
C: Florence Nightingale
Paul I, Catherine's son was known as the;
Mad Czar
The Crimean War was started by this Czar:
Nicholas I
A time of starvation that spreads across an entire region or country
Famine
Nicholas II was all of the following EXCEPT
A: The last czar of Russia
B: Leader of Russia's military in The Great War
C: A friend of and believer in Rasputin
D: A beloved czar of Russia
D: A beloved czar of Russia
Pogroms were targeted attacks against this group of people:
A: Cossacks
B: Serfs
C: Jews
D: Boyars
C: The Jews
Who helped Catherine lead the coup against Peter III?
A: Ivan VI
B: Grigory and Alexi Orlov
C: Grigory Potemkin
D: Pete the Great
B: Grigory and Alexi Orlov
Who freed the Serfs?
Alexander II
A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
Coup d'etat
Yemelyan Pugachev did all of the following EXCEPT:
A: Had an army of over 50,000 men
B: Was given over to the authorities by his own Cossack leaders
C: Led a successful coup against Catherine the Great
D: Led the most successful peasant rebellion in Russian history
C: Led a successful coup against Catherine the Great
On January 9, 1905 Czar Nicholas II ordered his troops to open fire on 150,000 unarmed protestors, killing thousands. What is the day now known as?
Bloody Sunday
Catherine was born as a:
A: Prussian Princess
B: lowly commoner
C: cousin to Peter III
D: Romanov Queen
A: Prussian Princess
Who loved toy soldiers and drinking?
Peter III
The assembly of the land
The Zemsky Sobor
Peter the Great wanted to do all of the following for Russia EXCEPT:
A: Build a Navy
B: Bring in Western European style clothing
C: Free the Serfs
D: Modernize Education
C: Free the Serfs
Paul I was so vindictive that he...
dug up his dead parents and had them buried side by side with a tombstone that read: "divided in life, united in death".
Catherine the Great (was married)...
A: 4 times
B: she was never married
C: at the age of 16 to Peter III
D: to Peter the Great
C: at the age of 16 to Peter III
Who was the brother of Nicholas II
Alexander I
The process of forcing Russian culture on all ethnic groups in the Russian Empire
Russification
Peter III asked all of the following EXCEPT for this when he was removed from the throne.
A: To keep his violin
B: To keep his girlfriend
C: To keep his poodle
D: To remain czar in name only (just keep the title)
D: To remain czar in name only (just keep the title)