1 and 2. events

Question 1

Crimean war

Answer 1

In 1853-56, there was a war initianed by Nicholas II, because of the downfall of the ottoman empire this triggered Nicholas in wanting to carve their land, which was highly opposed by Britian and France, which they sided turkish rule, and strived to push Russia back.

Question 2

The Vienna settlement

Answer 2

At the end of the Napoleonic war , the great power assembled in Vienna to restore the European state system , between various major and minor powers that restrained aggression by the mighty and upheld the rights of the weak, they hoped to make permanent peace by suppressing the revolutionary republics and upholding stable, orderly monarchies.

Question 3

effects of The Vienna settlement

Answer 3

Three decades of peace, the Vienna settlement broke down, initially by the weakening of the ottoman empire, and the opportunities this provided for european interference in support of christian population, which Nicholas ought to carve up. Nicholas acted as the ‘sick man of Europe’. Neither britain nor austria wanted to see russia controlling the dardanelles, sensing an opening for a useful diplomatic success

Question 4

Emancipation of the serfs

Answer 4

in 1861

Question 5

when was it the victory over napoleon

Answer 5

in 1825, confirmed russia’s status as a world power

Question 6

when and why was there a decembrist revolt

Answer 6

1825, through the discontentment of the exploited lower class, were defeat by loyalist troops, and were internal exiled to siberia, where political prisinors would be placed

Question 7

when was the russo-persian war

Answer 7

1826-28

Question 8

who was involved in the russo-persian war

Answer 8

there were border clashes with persia and russia, that ended in complete war russian victory

Question 9

what was the treaty established after the russo-persian war

Answer 9

the treaty of turkmenchary 1828, forcing persia to cede all its territories to russia, and pay a large indemnity

Question 10

when was the greek war of independence

Answer 10

1821-29, war od independence against the ottomans, where russia supported.

Question 11

when was the russo-turkish war

Answer 11

1828-29, which was the consequence of russia’s support to the greek for independence

Question 12

what was rewarded from the russo-turkish war

Answer 12

russian voctory brought further gains in the black sea region

Question 13

when was the november uprising

Answer 13

how did the kulaks class respond positively to the

Question 14

when was the november uprising

Answer 14

1830, it was a polish revolt, led by young army officers was crushed by russian troops, in the battle of ostroleka 1831

Question 15

when was the hungarian revolution

Answer 15

1848-49, hungarian revolt against austrian rule , leading the tsar nicholas to help put down the rebellion

Question 16

when was russia’s first railway opened, connesting st.petersburg and moscow

Answer 16

1851

Question 17

why did the ottoman empire declare war

Answer 17

through the reaction to further russian provocations

Question 18

when did the ottoman empire declare war against russia, known as the crimean war

Answer 18

1853-56

Question 19

what is the battle that occured in the black sea, driven by the crimean war

Answer 19

1853, battle of sinop, where the france and britain alarmed by the potential control of constantinople, declared war on russia, the allies raided the sevastopol naval base, where russia saw their defeat

Question 20

when did alexander II abolish serfdom

Answer 20

1861, hailed as the liberated

Question 21

when did russia force territorial concessions from the weakened china

Answer 21

treaty of Algun 1858, treaty of peking 1860, leadin to the founding of vladivostok , russia’s major pacific port

Question 22

when was the january uprising

Answer 22

1863, it was an uprising in poles and lithuanians, against russia was crushed once more by the russian army

Question 23

when was the caucasian war

Answer 23

1817-64, russia long and brutal war against the tribes came to an end, with their leader swearing oaths of loyalty to the tsar

Question 24

what would traditional happen to the serf after they fought in war and what was the resulted after the crimean war in 1956

Answer 24

they would be freed, but alexander delayed freezing conscription to the serfs as he was considering wider reforms, which intensified tensions

Question 25

what did alexander II do before emancipation

Answer 25

in 1858-59, the secrecy ended, alexander toured russia advocating in making russia pro-emancipation speeches, initially to the noblities to warn them and asked to help draft emancipation practises

Question 26

what was significant about the way alexander approached emancipation

Answer 26

this process marked an unprecedented break from traditional rule, to a more public and legislation involved from the tsar