Impact of social and economic change

Question 1

When was Witte’s great Spurt?

Answer 1

Started in 1893 under Alexander III and lasted until 1903

Question 2

What did the great spurt do?

Answer 2

Improved Russian infostructure as well as the completion of the trans Siberian railway in 1904

Question 3

When did Stolypin become PM in Russia?

Answer 3

1906 - 1911

Question 4

Name the wager issued by Stolypin in 1906

Answer 4

Wager of the strong which led to Kulaks by making them independent surplus peasants

Question 5

Between 1909 and 1913 what was the rise in industry output and GNP?

Answer 5

7% rise in industry output and a 3.5% rise in GNP

Question 6

When was the 11 hour working week fixed into law?

Answer 6

1896

Question 7

What did Nicholas II introduce in 1903 that benefitted workers?

Answer 7

insurance scheme

Question 8

What was introduced for workers in 1914?

Answer 8

Statutory Holidays

Question 9

What were 50% of homes like under Nicholas the II?

Answer 9

Made from wood

Question 10

What did Urbanisation lead to in 1910?

Answer 10

disease outbreaks as 100,000 people in St Petersburg died due to Cholera

Question 11

What was the gross national income of Russia from 1905 - 1914?

Answer 11

6% which was bigger than any western country

Question 12

When war broke out in 1914, how many men were lost in the first 12 months?

Answer 12

over 4 million