change and geographical variation Flashcards

1
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the situation began to change after 1880- some peasants were taking advantage of the market in land that had opened up as a result of?

A

emancipation

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2
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peasants could now buy and sell land aided by the creation of?

A

the peasants’ land bank in 1883

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3
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between 1877 and 1905 the amount of land owned by the peasants grew from?

A

6 million to 21.6 million hectares

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4
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by 1905 how much percent of landlord land had been passed to the peasantry?

A

27%

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5
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by 1913 peasant owned how much of arable land?

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owned 66% of arable land and rented more
-now argued that yields were higher on peasant land

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6
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agricultural production grew rapidly - grain production in particular grew by?

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2.1% annually 1883-1914
or by 1.1 million tons per year

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7
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it was in the central agricultural region that production was the weakest why?
(amount of land received)

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-amount of land received by each peasant household after emancipation was less than previously farmed

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8
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it was in the central agricultural region that production was the weakest why?
(communes)

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the communes were conservative and used backward agricultural methods

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9
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it was in the central agricultural region that production was the weakest why?
(increase in population)

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huge increase in population from 50 to 79 million during 1861-97 created pressure on the land. when land was repartitioned households ended up with smaller, less efficient units

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