russian revolution

1. List the general goals of the:
a. socialists
  hoped to create a classless society that would end the exploitation and suffering of the peasants and workers. this included dismantling the capitalist economy like factories and buisnesses.
b. liberal reformers
the believed that they could put in place western constituional pracitces and the rule of law to solve russias problems and correct the injustices of the past.

2. List three characteristics of serfs' lives.
   they worked the land of the nobles paid rent to their landlords in the form of cash and they produce or labor they struggled through hard times and periodic famines and occasinally reblled against their masters

3. List four reforms of Tsar Alexander II.
   introduced jury and trails, relaxed censorship laws.
   local elected assemblies known as the zemstvos with issues such as road maintenance irrigation primary education and taxation
   took steps to increase industrail production
  

4. Why did the populists go "to the people" in 1873-1874?
     they desired to establish a personal connection with the downtrodden peasantry, many were propagandists convinced that they could persuade the "simple folk" tojoin the revolutioary cause
5. List two consequences of the famine of 1891.
half a million peasants had died form the dieases
casued crisis crystallized a political and social awakening among educated russians
6. Why was Karl Marx important to Russian intellectuals?
because his ideas seem to offer explanation for the causes of the famine. they belieced marx's "european ideas" coul help russia become more like europe
7. What were the Goals and Methods of the following political groups in early twentieth century Russia? (see page 8 of the reading)
a. Liberal Democrats
goals: supported evolving to a mroe western european system of government
methods: came largely from the middle classes

b. Socialist Revolutionaries
goals:for reevolutionary change in russia
methods: worked to gather the support of workers and peasants
c. Social Democrats
goal:believed that as russia industralized and became more capitalistic, it was becoming more fertile ground for socialist:
methods:other radicals turned to marxism

8. How did Bloody Sunday change people's attitudes toward the Tsar?
the centuries old view of the tsar as a benevolent protector of the people was destroyed. frustration turned to anger around the country

9. List four reforms in Tsar Nicholas's October Manifesto.
    1 an expansion of civil liberites
2 limited monarchy
3 a legislature elected by universal suffage
4 legalization of trade unions and political parties