Industrialisation And Social Change 1881-1904 Failures Evidence Flashcards
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Urban society- working class
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In private accommodation, 40% had no running water or means of disposing waste
1908-09: 30,000 died of cholera in Moscow
1/2 wage went on rent
Illegal strikes: 550 in 1903
Life expectancy: 27 for men, 29 for women. Compared to 45 in England
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Rural society- peasants
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Poor harvests: 1891-2, 1898 and 1901
Population doubled between 1850 and 1900
Average size of farming plot reduced from 35 acres to 28 by 1905
Introduction of peasant land banks in 1885, increased debt
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Economic
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International trade recession 1900
1905 had 60,000 km railway
2/3rds metal produced purchased by government
