Question

Which statement best explains the causes leading to the emancipation of Russia’s serfs?(1 point)
Responses

The Edict Emancipation of 1861 marked the end of the Crimean War, which was fought over serfdom in Russia.
The Edict Emancipation of 1861 marked the end of the Crimean War, which was fought over serfdom in Russia.

The mounting pressure of public opinion that said serfdom and the Crimean War were inhuman prompted Alexander II to modernize and develop Russia.
The mounting pressure of public opinion that said serfdom and the Crimean War were inhuman prompted Alexander II to modernize and develop Russia.

Alexander II saw serfdom as inhumane, and the military loss in the Crimean War prompted Alexander II to enact social reform, which led to the emancipation of Russia’s serfs.
Alexander II saw serfdom as inhumane, and the military loss in the Crimean War prompted Alexander II to enact social reform, which led to the emancipation of Russia’s serfs.

The Edict Emancipation of 1861 established the feudal system, and Alexander II saw the feudal system as inhumane, which established the freedom of serfs.
The Edict Emancipation of 1861 established the feudal system, and Alexander II saw the feudal system as inhumane, which established the freedom of serfs.

Answer 1

Alexander II saw serfdom as inhumane, and the military loss in the Crimean War prompted Alexander II to enact social reform, which led to the emancipation of Russia’s serfs.

(Defeat in the Crimean War exposed Russia's social and military backwardness and provided impetus—along with moral and economic concerns—to modernize by freeing the serfs in 1861.)