causes of the russian rev

what made alexander Ii differentq

abolished serf system

alexander II

liberal reforms

legislative assembly

abolish serfdom kinda

assasinated

alexander III

russification

cultural assimilation

russian orthodoxy = state religion

only russian clothing

non russians had to become citizens

purpose of russification

consolidate loyal russian nationa identity

combat threat of imperial disintigration in thef ace of minority nationalism

run govt more efficiently

effect of russification

social unrest

rise in nationalism

pogroms

organized violence against jews

nicholas II

continued alexander III’s policies

weak ash

nicholas II wealth gap

distinction btwn peasants and romanovs was very very very wide

he did not gaf

rasputin

son of a peasant

helped cure alexei’s haemophilia

surived a lot of injuries and then got dumped in a river

had an affair with the tsarina

russo japanese war

military blunder that revealed empire’s weakness

military blunders of tsar alexander

russo japanese

ww1

why was ww1 a failure

troops were inadequately supplied

slow transport

starvation

inflation

tsar is unhelpful as always

nicholas II alcohol policy

banned alcohol

but vodka accounted for ¼ of govt revenue

battle of tannenburg

massive defeat at hands of hindenburg and ger

collapse of imeprial govt

nicholas left for the front

alexandra and rasputin cause distrust

→ march rev

two revolutions of 1917

march rev

november rev