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who was Alexi
the only son of Peter the Great
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Why did Alexi flee russia
he disliked his father and refused to pledge allegiance
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what led to alexi's death
he tried to overthrow peter and was jailed
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explain the domestic issues after peters death
fighting within the family since no clear successor was named
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List the brief rulers of Russia after peters death
Catherin II (1725-27), Peter II (1727-30), Anne (1730-40), Ivan VI (1740-41), Elizabeth (1741-62), Peter III (1762)
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List the 5 conflicts for russia between 1733-63
- 1. Allied with Austria vs France (1733-35)
- 2. Allied with Austria vs Turkey (1736-39)
- 3. vs Sweden (1741-43)
- 4. War of Austrian Succession (1746-48)
- 5. 7 Years war (1756-63)
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What was catherine II educational background
extenisve education in liberal arts
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describe catherines personal life
1744 she is sent to marry peter III in russia, she had trouble gaining power because of Ivan and princess Tarakoanova
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how did catherin become tsarina
justifying her ascension after the death of peter III based off catherin I ascension
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who or what influenced catherine II
the age of reason
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what were the Nakas
Enlightenment principles based on law. They sad no to torture and punishment
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what was the Legislative Commission
Catherine refused to seperate her power so she created them to deal with regional problems. They were to adress local and reginal issues and provide advice on what actions to take.
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What issues were presented to the Legislative Commission
always taxes autonomy and taxes
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who was emelian pugachev
a ilitary veteran who became a cossack
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pugachev's rebellion was spread to which groups
serfs, workers, miners, minorities, conservatives, and angry people
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how was pugachevs rebellion sucessful
how fast is spread and the support it gained
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what territory was pugachev able to gain
the area between Volga and the Ural Mountains
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what was the ultimate problem of the rebellion
the disorganization
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how did catherin restructure local government
regions were given weak power to appease the masses
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how did catherine handle foreign affairs
like the old russian tsars, with war
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list two major events resulting from war catherine engaged in
- 1.ended the conflict with turkey
- 2. russian expansion
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why did russia engage in the russo-turkish wars
to maintain areas along the black sea
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what treaty ended the russo-turkish war
treaty of Jassy, gave russia the ccrimean peninsula and black sea
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Who ruled over poland
Stanislaw Poniatowsky, he was catherines ex-lover and she placed him in power
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describe the problems catherine had with poland
a group of nobles made a confederation for an anti-russian insurrection. it took 4 years to put down. with polands weakness russia, prussia and austria divided the state among themselves.
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describe the first partition of poland
poland loses 1/3 of land. russia gains belorussia and lithuania
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describe the second partition of poland
1793 poland attempts to reorganize, leading to russia seizing parts of Ukraine and more of lithuania
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what was the final partition
gaining more of teh same territories of the second partition
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