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Terms & Concepts Chapter 27
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03/22/2011

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Russo-Japanese War
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Fought between Russia and Japan over territory in Manchuria [1905]. Japan won due to it's naval dominance and Korean annex.
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Alexander I
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A tsar who flirted with the liberal rheotoric. Sponsored the Holy Alliance idea in Congress of Vienna.
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Holy Alliance
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Alliance among Russia, Prussia, and Austria in defence of religion and they established order formed at Congress of Vienna by most conservative monarchies of Europe.
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Decembrist Rising
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Political revolt in Russia [1825], led by middle level army officers who advocated reforms. It was soon placed down by Tsar Nicholas I.
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Nicholas I
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Put down the Decembrist Rising, and exiled their leaders.
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Crimean War
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[1854 - 1856]. Russian attempt to attack the Ottoman Empie. Russia was defeated and led to the Russian reforms by Tsar Alexander II.
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Alexander II
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Reformer. He reseolved serfdom issues which allowed Russia to keep pace in the military area.
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Emancipation of the Serfs
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[1861]. By Alexander II. Serfs still had aquired no rights and forced to stay in their villages until they could pay off their lands.
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Zemstvoes
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Local political councils that gave Russians some experience in government council, though it had no impact on national policies.
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Trans-Siberian Railroad
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[1870]. Connected Russia to the Pacific which gave Russia more contact with Asia.
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Count Witte
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Minister of Finance.
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Intelligenstia
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Articulate intellectuals.
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Anarchists
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Abolished all forms of government.
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Pogroms
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Mass executions
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Lenin
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Wanted proctorian revolution. [Marxist].
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Bolsheviks
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Russian Marxists. [Majority of political parties].
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