theme 3: war Flashcards
Alexander III reign
no war - mention absence war - economic + repressive policies
Nicholas II reign
Russo Japanese
WW1
October Rev
Prov gov
WW1 and October Rev
Alexander II reign
Crimea russo Turkish
-Lenin 1918-1921
civil war
-1939-45 Stalin =
WW2
Khrushchev –
cold war 1947-1964 (to 1991 but Khrushchev falls in 1964)
crimea war dates
1853-1856
russo Turkish war
1877-1878
russo -japanese war
1904-1905
WW1
1914-1918
Russian rev
feb + oct 1917
Russian civil war
1918-1921
WW2
1939-1945
Cold War
1947-1964
impact crimea social - casualties
450,000 russian
when was Treaty paris ( crimea war)
1856 march
impact treaty Paris crime war
-give up claim as protector principalities
-no longer keep naval fleet in Black Sea
what did crimea war serve as in social change
catalyst - 1861 emancipation serfs
-railway
stats on railway crimea war
2 billion roubles on 20,000km track
impact on military crimea war
milyutin reforms - uses Prussian military system as model - modernise training e.g. service reduced to 15yrs
Impact Russo Turkish on gov - treaty 1
1876 san stefno treaty - turkey pay war indemnity to russia
-large Bulgaria created
THREATEN RELATIONS W/ AUSTRIA HUNGRARY + BRITAIN –> CONGRESS BERLIN
impact russo-turkish war on economy
reveal industrial progress - engineering success shone in capture of Plevna
impact congress Berlin on society (and gov)
1878 - small Bulgaria created give Britain Cyprus
-SOCIAL UNREST IN RUSSIA- arguably responsible for 1884 assassination
why did congress Berlin (Russo Turkish) cause social unrest
concessions to Britain unpopular w/ pan slavic supporters
similarities crimea Turkish + Japanese Wars
-all led to reforms
-autocracy remains in place
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differences crimea Turkish + Japanese wars
-social unrest following Russo japanese wars much higher
-russo Turkish least significant impact on gov
when was technological superiority of japans navy highlighted
defeat at Tsushima straits - 1905 attempting to relieve port Arthur
impact of japans war on tsar
questions on Tsar’s ability to maintain world status after 1905 defeat at Mukden
when was treaty of Portsmouth - impact
1905 - russi withdraw from port Arthur + recognise japanese Korean sovereignty
impact russo japanese on gov
duma 1906 after 1905 revolution - military incompetence tied to tsar
WW1 - when did Nicholas take charge
1915 after great retreat leave Petrograd
impact WW1 society
bread rationing fell by 25% 1916
impact WW1 economy
prices risen by 400% from start war
impact WW1 gov
-Nicholas II abdicates – prov gov + 1917 revolution
why is 1917 revolution not that influential on gov in long term
-totalitarianism of stalin - dictatorship of proletariat
when was Russo-polish conflict
ended by treaty Riga 1921 -
what is russo polish conflict similar to
defeat of bolsheviks by inferior army similar to russo Japanese + crimean
impact of Civil war on gov
militaristic style war led to centralised power revolving around politburo + orgburo
communist party membership increase w/ ww2
3.6 million to 5.8 million
social impact WW1
-1 million die in siege of leningrad
economic impact ww2
fourth 5 YP on industry meets targets within 3 years due to free labour (4 million prisoners war)
impact WW2 on gov
LIMITED
-party membership increases in war but then decreases after
-politburo + stalin same
-NKVD remains as law+order
social effects - deserters
50,000 fought on germanys side at Stalingrad (prisoners war)
Cold War impact gov
-minimal impact internal function
ideological
Feb 1946 Kennan telegram, March 1946 Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech, March 1947 Truman Doctrine all showed anxiety surrounding communism and heightened tensions
economic im pact cold war
ppl fund space race 1957 sputnik
economic impact Cold War against west
Sep 1947 Cominform - organisation eastern economy against west
how did russo japanese deflect t from political issues
Russo Japanese- Plevhe (minister interior) called for war victory to distract from social unrest – 1901 3 unions in Moscow set up for worker concession
how did Alex II NOT use war to deflect from political issues
ends in 1856 treaty Paris then 1861 emancipation edict - ascends to throne + accepts defeat
how did prov gov use WW1 to deflect from social unrest
launch spring offensive 1918 – 237 cases peasants sieze land regardless permission
how did Khrushchev use Cold War to deflect from economic issues
1957 sputnik + 1961 man on moon space race w/ west hides - 1963+1964 growth rates lowest since planning