Social and economic change Flashcards
1
Q
What did the potato production grow by in 1890?
A
43% and lasted 23 years
2
Q
When did Witte’s great Spurt begin?
A
1893
3
Q
When was the famine caused by Vyshnegradsky?
A
1891 - 1892
4
Q
How many people died due to the famine in 1891?
A
400,000
5
Q
How did Vyshnegradsky cause the famine?
A
He continued to export grain despite the Russian people needing it
6
Q
When did Vyshnegradsky become finance minister?
A
1887
7
Q
What did Vyshnegradsky say regarding grain?
A
“we shall not eat we shall export”
8
Q
When did Witte become finance minister?
A
1893
9
Q
How did Witte stabilise the rouble in 1897?
A
Put it on the gold standard
10
Q
What was the gold standard?
A
Money is equal to the amount of gold
11
Q
What was the coal production increase under Witte from 1880 - 1900?
A
increased by 13.1 million tons
