Industrialisation And Social Change 1881-1904 Why, How And What Evidence Flashcards
1
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Vyshnegradsky
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Import duties reached 33%
Tariff Act of 1891
Negotiated loan from France in 1888
Famine- 350,000 died
2
Q
Witte
A
Became minister of finance in 1892
1893- textiles trade 1 and 1/2 times greater than coal mining, oil, mineral and metal trades
1897- new rouble
Investments:
1890- 215 million
1900- 911 million
France invested 1/3, Britain 23% and Germany 20%
Railway expansion:
Between 1891 and 1895, amount of construction more than doubled
Trans-Siberian railway completed in 1902
3
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Why
A
Famine of 1891 and 1892
85% peasants
