All of the Following Is True of the Great Reforms

All of the following is true of the Great Reforms initiated by Alexander II EXCEPT:

A) The Tsar was convinced of the need for reform by Russia's defeat in the Crimean War.
B) The Tsar believed that Russia had lost in war because of inferior technology and a lack of infrastructure.
C) The Tsar made the mistake of waiting until he could gain the support of the economic and intellectual elite before implementing the reforms.
D) The Tsar believed that the unwillingness of serf-owning aristocracy to shift to market agriculture had had a depressing effect on the economy