Synthesis links - War and Revolution

Question 1

how has war impacted the economy?

Answer 1

• Crimean war resulted in 54 million roubles of debt and highlighted Russia’s backwards society and economy
• Russo-Turkish war also crippled the economy, resulting in the crash of the rouble
• WW1 and the civil war meant that industrial output was only 20% of what it was in 1914
• for WW2, stalin’s scorched earth policy and the german’s shelling caused much agricultural damage
• the 4 million POW and soviet prisoners opened up free labour

Question 2

how has Liberalisation led to opposition and revolution?

Answer 2

-talk about great reforms, the PG, Nicholas’ reducing working hours and allowing trade unions and the thaw and hungarian revolution