Industrial policies during the war- Nicholas II and the PG. Flashcards

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What policy was the reason for Witte’s dismissal?

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The expansionist foreign policy- witte disagreed.

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Why was Witte’s dismissal short lived?

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-Witte appointed prime minister after the Japanese war.

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What did the GNP increase by between 1909 and 1913?

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-3.5%

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What evidence is there to suggest that Russia was not catching up with the west?

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-Russian coal production only 10% of that in Britain.

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What important thing did not increase with production?

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-Productivity.
-Lacked labour, technology and equipment.

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What did industry realistically look like in Russia?

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-workers in small-scale handicraft enterprise.
-masked by the size of the population.

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What adds further weight to the suggestion that Wittea reforms only had short-term impacts?

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-The Russian economy fell apart in the first world war (even with the largest Gold reserve in Europe).

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What did industry struggle to meet the needs of during the war?

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-army
-railways.

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