Impact of social and economic change

Question 1

What reforms did Alexander II use to improve foreign investment?

Answer 1

The Reuturn Reforms

Question 2

When were the Reuturn reforms?

Answer 2

1862 - 1878

Question 3

How many factories were in Russia due to the Reuturn reforms?

Answer 3

163

Question 4

How many joint stock companies were set up in Russia during the return reforms?

Answer 4

357 which carried a net worth of over 1 billion roubles

Question 5

When did the ministry of education begin school inspections?

Answer 5

1877

Question 6

What happened to the number of secondary school children in 1865?

Answer 6

The numbers doubled

Question 7

What % of the population were illiterate?

Answer 7

90%

Question 8

What were peasant houses called?

Answer 8

Izba

Question 9

What was an Izba like?

Answer 9

Single room heated by a singular oven

Question 10

How long were the redemption payments for the land that peasants worked on?

Answer 10

49 years

Question 11

How many of Moscow university students were exempt from tuition fees in 1859?

Answer 11

Two-thirds

Question 12

How did Alexander II relax censorship?

Answer 12

Editors no longer had to get prior approval for their texts

Question 13

What did the army start doing in 1874?

Answer 13

Teaching soldiers basic literature

Question 14

What was the coal production increase between 1860 - 1880?

Answer 14

Increased by 3,000,000 tons

Question 15

How much did the railways grow under Alexander II?

Answer 15

12,000 miles