russia - the end of tsardom Flashcards

1
Q

by when was russia the world’s 4th largest producer of coal, iron and steel

A

1914

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2
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due to sergei witte’s policies, what rapid industrial growth was there

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oil and coal production tripled, iron quadrupled

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3
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what was the life expectancy in industrial russia

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40

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4
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what was the total population approx

A

125 million

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5
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how many people earned a living from agriculture

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85%

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6
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how much land did aristocrats own

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25%

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7
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how much of russia’s population were peasants

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80%

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8
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how much of russia’s population were aristocrats

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1.5%

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9
Q

how many Jews were expelled

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2/3

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10
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when did the georgians revolt and win independence

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1905, won in 1918

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11
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when was the russo-japenese war

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1904-1905

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12
Q

when was bloody sunday

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22 jan 1905

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13
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how many people marched towards the palace to deliver and petition to the tsar

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200k

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14
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how many people died on bloody sunday

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100

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15
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when did the crew battleship of potemkin mutiny during the february revolution

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14 june 1905

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16
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when did the industrial workers strike

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20 sept - 2 oct 1905

17
Q

when was the october manifeseto

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30 oct 1905

18
Q

when were the fundamental laws passed

A

april 1906

19
Q

when was the first duma

A

1906

20
Q

when was the second duma

A

1907

21
Q

when was the third duma

A

1907-mid 1912

22
Q

when was the fourth duma

A

1912 - 1914

23
Q

how many peasants began farming independently by 1917 due to stolypin’s reforms

A

15%

24
Q

due to stolypin’s reform, grain production increased by how much from when

A

16 tonnes from 1906 - 1913

25
Q

when was there economic growth due to stolypin’s reform

A

1908-1911

26
Q

when were trade unions legal

A

1905

27
Q

when were safety inspectors introduced

A

1912

28
Q

how many people were killed and exiled in Stolypin’s reform

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1k people were killed and 20k exiled

29
Q

up until when was opposition to the regime killed off thanks to stolypin’s reform

A

1914

30
Q

when were the two major defeats in wwi and what were they called

A

masurian lakes, tannenburg 1914

31
Q

how many job openings were there due to wwi

A

3.5 million

32
Q

how many peasants signed up to wwi and how many died

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9.15 million died and 13 million peasants signed up

33
Q

when did the tsar take control of the army in wwi

A

sept 1915

34
Q

when was rasputin murdered

A

dec 1916

35
Q

state the events of the feb rev

A

Feb 22 – 20k steel workers on strike

Feb 23 – women took to the streets to protest

Feb 25 – over half Petrograd on strike

Feb 26 – Troops fire on crowds, 40 dead. Duma closed

Feb 27 – soldiers mutiny and establish Petrograd Soviet with workers and soldiers

Feb 28 – Tsar returns to Petrograd

Mar 1 – Tsar loses support of the army

Mar 2 – Tsar abdicates

Mar 3 – Grand Duke Michael refuses the throne