What do the experiences of Russia and France between 1850 and 1871 reveal about changes in the state's attitude toward liberalism?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Russia's defeat in the Crimean War made Alexander II realize that reforms were necessary in order to strengthen the country.
b. Many of his reforms reflected liberal ideas, signaling a shift from repression to endorsement in the Russian monarchy's attitude toward liberalism.
c. The emancipation of the serfs ended feudalism; this reflected the liberal ideal of freedom.
d. The establishment of popularly elected local assemblies and the extension of the right to vote to nearly half the peasantry reflected the liberal ideal of popular sovereignty and the goal of expanding the franchise.
e. Defeat in the Franco-Prussian War led to the state's retreat from liberalism.
f. Although the Second Empire was replaced by the Third Republic, the new government was dominated by conservatives who succeeded in stifling the liberalist and socialist tendencies that sparked earlier revolutions.
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