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in 1801 inherited the throne, he seemed open about liberal ideas, but changed his mind in 1812 when Napoleon started to invade Russia.
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army officers led an uprising when Alexander I died. Nicholas banned certain books that gave ideas about revolt. People with liberal ideas were sent to mental hospitals or exiled in Siberia.
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he came to the throne during the Crimean War. The war started because Russia tried to take over the Ottoman Lands, russia won and they felt that they needed changes.
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Alexander II agreed to reforms and free to serfs. This brought problems because the people were poor and couldn't afford to buy the land and it was too small for farming.
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A revolutionary group called "The People;s Will" assassinated officials and plotted to kill the Czar. Their first attempt wasnt successaful. Then on March 1881 terrorists hurled two bombs at Alexander's carriage. One killed several quards and the other killed the leader known as "Czar Emancipation."
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Alexander responded to the death of his father by using the method of Nicholas I. He wiped out liberal revolutionaries, increasing the power of secret police, restored strict censorship, and exiled critics to Siberia.
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The Czar launched a program of russification aimed a suppressing the cultures of non-Russian peoples in the kingdom. He wanted them to speak the Russian language and for them to be Russian orthodox.
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violent mob attacks on Jews, Gangs killed Jews and burned their homes. The police didnt do anything. They became refugees and came to the United States.
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Russia became to industrialize. Count Serge Witte was in charge of economic developement. Witte supported railroad buildings to support iron and coal mines.
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it linked European Russia to the Pacific Ocean.
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his older brother was executed for attempting to kill Alexander III.
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war broke out between Russia & Japan. Nicholas II called on his people to fight for the Czar. Even though they fought hard the Russians lost fight after fight.
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many battles exploded acros Russia. The peasants and workers revolted demanding more land.
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Nicholas was forced to make reforms.
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Duma which also means elected national legislature, this ensures that no laws willl be passed orthodox the Dumas approval.
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an orthodox priest organized a March on Sunday January 2nd. He thought that the Czar would help his people. They marched to his winter palace and petitioned for justice and freedom. THe Czar was afraid of the marchers and ordered the soldiers to attack. Gun firing rang out and men and women died,
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Peter was appointed the new prime minister. He made land reforms, strengthened zemstvos and improved education.
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Stolypin was assassinated.