PPT-RUSSIA-1894-1905 1861 Emancipation of serfdom

1864 Locally elected Zemstva established 1892 Witte appointed Minister of Finance 1894 Nicholas II becomes Tsar 1902 Formation of SRs 1904 RussoJapanese War begins Jan 1905 Bloody Sunday. UCI History Project. History Blueprint Workshop. February 9, 2013. Casey Christensen . Emancipation. I. Slave politics before the Civil War . Kinship. Independent Economies. Church. Kinship, economies & church developed circuits of communication which was base of political activity. Created 11.30.2011. What is a Presidential Proclamation?. Presidential proclamations . are made in an effort. to . help identify. a . current condition or event.. . For . example, it may be used to notify citizens. Social death/socially dead . Slave class consciousness . Unfree. . labour. . Debt . slavery Serfdom/. Helotage. . Chattel . slavery. Ancient terms. Greece and Greek colonies. Image . source. Debt slavery and Athens: Solon (early 6. , . b. 1868, r. 1894-1917. executed 17 July 1918. Young . Tsarevich. , 1868-1894. First born son of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna (Princess Dagmar of Denmark). Cousin to George V of Britain and Wilhelm II of Germany. Lesson . 2a. – Emancipation of the Serfs. Essential Question. “Considering the difficulties he inherited, Alexander II should be praised, not criticized for his bold decision to emancipate the serfs.” To what extent do you agree?. Westernization of Russia . Culture. Only affected upper class. Greater freedom of women. Requires nobles to shave beards & dress like Westerners. Educational improvements. Math & science. Forms military hierarchy. Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964. Tasks:. Read the . extract from an historian that gives you background on how Russia changed leadin. g up to the start of our course.. Complete the table below based on the reading.. The. Land. Russia’s geography. Its great size. The. People. The Social structure. Tiny dominant elite. The “dark masses”. 80% peasant population. The. Economy. Undeveloped. industry. Backwards agriculture. Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War on September 22, 1862, emancipating all black slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the . Union.. Emancipation Proclamation. The announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War on September 22, 1862, emancipating all black slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the . Union.. Official Name: RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 17,075,200 square miles (1.8 times the size of U.S.A.). Capital – Moscow, made up of 8,369,000 people. Total Population– 140,041,247. Main Language– Russian. Religions: 15-20% Russian Orthodox, 10-15% Muslim, 2% other Christian. (1750-1914). AP World History: Chapter 18. Russia During the 19. th. Century. STILL had an absolute monarchy (the tsar). No national parliament. No political parties. No nationwide elections. Russian society = dominated by titled nobility. Why is Alex II called the ‘tsar liberator’? . Is. Alex II a ‘liberator’?. How successful were Alex II’s reforms? . How did his reforms affect the people?. What factors led to a . rise. of opposition, despite those reforms? . Definition of Serf: . A serf is an . indentured. peasant worker. (bound by a contract to work for landowners without pay to pay off a debt). . . Serfs . in the middle ages: . In Europe, early evidence of serfdom can be found from the 11th...