Memorisation Flashcards
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when was the Russo-Japanese War?
1904-1905
When was the Potemkin Mutiny
June 1905
How many pro-Potemkin protesters did the tsar massacre?
2000
What is the quote regarding the monarchy’s position prior to the October manifesto?
Service observes that the “monarchy’s fate hung by a thread”
When did the Petrograd garrison deffect?
February 26, 1917
When was the June offensive?
June 18, 1917
How many Krondtadt sailors protested in the July days
20,000 sailors
How was the Krondstant uprising described by a historian?
Serge: “ghastly fratricide”
At the Constituent Assembly votes what percentage of votes did the Bolsheviks and SR’s gain
Bolsheviks=23.5%
SR’s = 52%
When were the Constituent assembly ellections?
12 November 1917
How did grain harvest improve following the NEP (amount + dates)
grain harvest (in millions of tonnes)
38 million 1921
77 million 1926
How did unemployment change in heavy industry following NEP
unemployment for workers in heavy industry rose to half a million by the end of 1922
How was the NEP described by a historian?
Hill: “breathing space”
What was the representation like in the Provisional government?
60 000 peasant votes was only worth 230 landowners
What was said about the fundamental laws/ October Manifesto
Trotsky: “a constitution is given… autocrasy remains”
How long did the first Duma last for?
it was dissolved after 73 days
When did Nicholas become C-in-C
22nd August 1915
during the Great retreat
When was the ministerial leapfrog
September 1915 to February 1917
How many ministers were replaced during the ministerial leapfrog?
26
What was said in reguards to the Tsar not taking on the progressive bloc?/ Rasputins allowed corruption
Miliukov: “Is this stupidity? Or is this treason?”
What ratio of Duma deputies supported the progressive Bloc?
236/422
When was the first 5 year plan? For china
1 october 1953
What were the statistics for the outcomes of the first 5 year plan- overall + coal
Coal:66 million tonnes 1952 –> 130 million tonnes 1957
10-16% increase in overall production
How many soviet advisors came in because of the first 5 year plan?
10k
How many industrial enterprises were constructed in the first 5 year plan?
700
When was the eight party congress?
When Mao Zedong moved into the 2nd line of leadership
September 1956
During the Cultural Revolution + Dates, how much of the party was purged?
70-80% of the Party was purged since 1966
How many people died in the cultural revolution
2-6 million
How many portrates of Mao were produced during the cultural revolution?
2.2 Billion
When was the Zunyi Conference?
Long march
15 Jan 1935
How much was the GMD taxing peasants in the second sino-jap war
up to 70-90% crop value
When was the Henan Famine
1942-43
How many people died in the Henan famine
2-3 million
How many soldiers died in the GMD army from preventable causes
up to 1.5 million die from hunger, thirst/ disease (around 50%)
treated very poorly
How many people drowned after the yellow river dykes were blown up
500,000
what was said about the GMD’s capability to deal with challenges after 2nd sino-jap war
manifestly incapable (Hsu)
In Tsarist Russia, what percentage of nobles were there to land they owned?
1% of the Pop
25% Land
When were the Years of the Red Cockerel?
1903-1904
Under Tsarist Russia, before the October manifesto how many times did the Tsar use force to suppress Peasant uprisings?
2700
When was Stolypins Agrarian Reform act?
November 1906
What percentage of peasants could benifet from Stolypins agrarian Reform act?
10%
How long was stolypins agrarian reform act?
5 years
How many people did Stlypin get hangged +years?
1906-1911 around 15k
When was the Bolsheviks Decree on Land
22 October 1917
When was the Bolsheviks Decree on Red Terror
5 September 1918
When was Lenins Hanging order
8 Aug 1918
How many people did Lenin hang + what region as a result of his hanging order?
100 dissident peasants in Penza
How many peasants under Bolshvism were executed following the Tambov Rebellion in the civil war?
15k
How many people died because of the 1921 Famine?
5 million
When was the Scissor crisis?
1923
How many strikes were met with violence before the 1905 in Tsarist Russia? + dates
522 strikes met with violence by 1902
How many people were killed/ wonded in Bloody sunday + reported numbers at the time?
approx 200 killed + 800 wounded
at time ppl thought 4600 killed