9. Situation In 1914 (Social) Flashcards
In terms of education what was there a growth in?
Primary education provisions
What percentage of children were now in full time education?
55%
What did trade unions allow?
Industrial workers to have a voice
What was the limitations of trade unions?
Russia was mainly agriculture therefore it was only confined to a small minority
What was there massive public support for in 1913?
Jubilee
In what year did the Jubilee gain support?
1913
What was the impact of the 1913, Jubilee?
People getting caught up in patriotic feeling as they knew war was coming soon. Tsar represented Russia.
What was the population of Russia in 1914?
166 million
In what year was the population of Russia 166 million?
1914
Where did 80% of the population live?
Rural areas
What percentage of the population live in rural areas?
80%
In 1914, out of 1,000 towns, how many had water?
200
In what year did 200 towns have piped water out of 1,000?
1914
In 1914, out of 1,000 towns, how many had sewage?
38 had sewage systems
In what year did 38 towns have a sewage system out of 1,000?
1914
When was there an outbreak of cholera?
1910
What epidemic occurred in 1910?
Cholera
How many people died as a result of the 1910 cholera epidemic?
100,000 deaths
What resulted in the death of 100,000 people?
1910 cholera outbreak
What was the inflation rate
40%
What was a clear example of the ineffective trade unions?
Lena Goldfields strikes that led to the killing of miners
What percentage of the population remained peasants?
80%
What happened to healthcare?
Extension of provisions by Zemstavs
Who extended healthcare provisions?
Zemstavs
What did the Zemstavs do to healthcare?
Extended the provsisions
What did Stolypin promise by 1918?
Universal education
When did Stolypin promise universal education to be established?
1918
Who promised that there would be universal education in 1918?
Stolypin
What percentage of government spending went to education in 1907?
1.8%
What percentage of government spending went to education in 1912
4.2%
In what year was government spending on education equal to 1.8%
1907
In what year was government spending on education equal to 4.2%
1912
In 1907, what did the government spend 1.8% of their budget on?
Education
In 1912, what did the government spend 4.2% of their budget on?
Education
Between 1907-12, what did the spending on education increase by
2.4
Between what years did spending on healthcare increase by 2.4%
1907-1912
By what percentage did the numbers in school increase by?
77%
What was the literacy rate in 1906?
30%
In what year was the literacy rate 30%
1906
What was the literacy rate in 1914?
40%
In what year was the literacy rate 40%
1914
What did wages rise by?
245-264 roubles
How many university students were there in 1860?
5,000
How many university students were there in 1914?
69,000
When were there 5,000 university students?
1860
When were there 69,000 students in university?
1914
What happened to university students between 1860-1914?
5,000 to 69,000
During what period had the number of university students increase from 5,000 to 69,000?
1860-1914
What was the number of daily newspapers in 1860?
13
When was the number of daily newspapers equal to 13?
1860
When was the number of daily newspapers equal to 856?
1914
What was the number of daily newspapers in 1914?
856
What was the population in 1815?
40 million
When was the population 40 million?
1815
What was the population in 1914?
165 million
When was the population 165 million?
1914
What happened to the population between 1815 and 1914?
40 million to 165 million
When had the population increased from 40 to 165 million?
1815 to 1914
What was shown in the 1897 census?
0.5% of the population were ruling classes
When were 0.5% of the population ruling classes?
1897
In the 1897 census, what proportion of the population was the nobility?
12%
In the 1897 census, what proportion of the population was the peasantry?
82%
In the 1897 census, what proportion of the population were the middle class?
1.5%
What was the number of deaths due to a 1891 famine?
350,000
What caused the death of 350,000 people?
1891 famine
What happened in 1901?
Famine
In what famine kill 350,000 people?
1891
What was the industrial workforce in 1912?
2.9 million
When was the industrial force equal to 2.9 million people?
1912
Where did most industrial workers live?
Moscow
St Petersburg
What were the working conditions for workers?
Dreadful
What were the working hours remained as?
11.5 hours
When was a peasants land bank formed?
1883
What was formed in 1883?
Peasants land bank
What was abolished in 1886?
Peasant poll tax
When was the Peasant poll tax abolished?
1886
Despite the formation of the peasants land bank (1883) and the peasant poll tax (1886), what was the feeling amongst peasants?
Aggravated by their poor living standards
Whhat was the literacy rate in 1897?
21%
In what year was the literacy rate equal to 21%?
1897
