Nicholas II - Industry and workers Flashcards
1
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Railways
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1905, 31,000 miles
2
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Policies (2 things)
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State capitalism = foreign investment + private enterprise + government control, gold standard 1897 increased value of rouble
3
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Output (3 things)
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Annual rate of growth of industry - 6.25% 1907-1913, coal output - 33.8 million tonnes 1916, Russia national income grew by 50%
4
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Working conditions
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1896 - 11 hour limit working day
5
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Living conditions
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Overcrowding, limited access to water, 100,000 died in St.Petersburg in 1910 due to cholera
