ALEXANDER III 1881-1889 Flashcards
Bunge economic reforms
Control expenditure- create financial stability and attract foreign capital
Bunge’s shortcomings (2)
Budget deficit
Not sufficient change
Aims of Vyshenegradsky economic policy (5)
Improve Russian finance and gold reserves Increase taxation Increase exports Reducing imports by raising tariffs Protect home industries
When, and under whom, did the Russian budget go into surplus?
1892, and Vyshenegradsky
What was the impact of Vyshenegradski’s export policy?
1891 famine
Wittes economic policy aims (4)
Protective tariffs
Heavy taxation
Forced exports
Domestic loans
Witte’s successes in the economy (3)
Raise interest rates to attract investment
Stabilise the currency
Placed Russia on the Gold Standard in 1897
When, and under whom, did Russia get placed on the Gold Standard ?
1897
When was the Russo-Japanese War?
1904-1905
Causes of the Russo-Japanese war (4)
Russia wanted to expand into the Far East
Wanted to exploit areas in and around Manchuria- natural resources and warm water port
Japan had also targeted these areas
Russia rejected Japan’s proposal that Russia could control Manchuria if they could control Korea
May 1905 Russian fleet defeated at the Battle of _________
Battle of Tsushima
Aug 1905 Treaty of ________ ended Russo-Japanese War
Treaty of Portsmouth
1883 _____ ____ Railway
1883 Batum Baku Railway
The Great Spurt- railway changes
1883 Batum Baku Railway
1902 Trans-Siberian Railway
Impact of Batum Baku railway
Linked Caspian and Black seas
Impact of Trans-Siberian Railway
Helped industry and emigration to Siberia
By the 1890’s __% of railway was state owned
60%
By 1905, Russia had __,____ km of railway
59,616km
Impact of railway reforms during the spurt (1881-1904) (4)
Opened up Russia’s interior and extensive exploitation
Developed iron and coal industries
Transport and price of goods fell
Passenger fares from trains gained revenue
Industrialisation during the Great Spurt (3)
1890s industry boom- Witte invested millions into railways and industry
Raises taxes on consumer goods eg vodka
Kept workers’ wages low
By 1900 / of capital invested by foreigners
1/3
Impact of industrialisation during the Great Spurt (3)
Growth in industry increased population and raised Russia's status Growing internal market Proletariat class doubled
Changes in agriculture during the Great Spurt
Peasants could now buy and sell land
Potatoes grown more widely
Rapid increase in grain production
Failures in agricultural changes during the Great Spurt (2)
Throughout AIII’s reign, food production was lower than what was needed
1891 famine
Impact of agricultural changes during the Great Spurt (3)
Grain per head increased
Production grew rapidly
Farms able to sell more goods
Three forms of opposition in Russia
The Social Democrats (Marxists)
The Populists (Narodniks)
The Liberals
Aims of the Social Democrats (2)
Improve workers conditions/rights
Focus on revolutionary tactics
The Bolsheviks (formed 1903) (3)
Led by Lenin
Believed in professional revolutionaries
Operate under centralised leadership
The Mensheviks (4)
Led by Martov
Believed in mass support for revolution
Wanted members to have a democratic say
More broad
Aims of the Populists (2)
Power to the people
Went tot villages