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U3O1 Flashcards

1
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Russian empire size

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8000km east to west
3200 km north to south
1/6 of worlds total land mass

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2
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how many ethnic groups

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170
great Russians = 44.3%
Ukrainians = 18%
poles = 6%
Belorussians = 4.5%

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3
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russia pop expanding

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40 mill in 1815
95 mill in 1890
165 mill in 1914

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4
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wealth disparity

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nobles 1% but owned 25% of land

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5
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middle class size 1897

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0.5%

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6
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peasant %

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approx 80%

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7
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what did all major western eu countries have some form of at beginning of 20th century (except Russia)

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democratic or representative government!

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8
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army spending

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45% of annual gov expenditure
(only 4% on education)

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9
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land that fell into dissuse after emancipation of peasants

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1/4

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10
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coal production compared to GB

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5% less than GB
25% of coal had to be imported

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11
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num of measures introduced to persecute jews

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600

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12
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coronation stats

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100,000 went
1,389 died

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13
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witte investment in industry

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1890 = 60 mill rouble
1900 = 430 mil rouble
616% increase

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14
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witte improve train tracks

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amount of track tripled
total mileage increased by 46%

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15
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witte increase foreign investment

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2.5 mill in 1893 to 2.2 bill in 1913
8700% increase

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16
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witte increase trade schools

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8 schools 1894 -100 schools 1904
literacy ↑ 20% 1890 - 38% 1914

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17
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witte GDP increase

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↑ 96.8% 1898-1913
(GB =40%, Ger=84.2%)

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18
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witte industry increase

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oil ↑ 1840% 1880-1916
grain ↑ 88% 1880-1916
coal ↑ 956% 1880-1916

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19
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witte problems - foreign debt

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30% of all investment came from abroad

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20
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witte problems - increased tax

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5% of crop to 15% of crop for peasants

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21
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witte problems - consumption

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consumption levels dropped 25%

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22
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witte consequences - strikes

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num suppressed by mili ↑
19 in 1983 - 522 in 1902

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23
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witte consequences - poor wages

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1908-1914
inflation = 40%
but wages increase 7%

24
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university students expanding

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5k in 1860 to 69k in 1914

25
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slaughter of students

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march 1901
3000 protested
13 killed
1500 imprisoned (50%)

26
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how many ppl at formation of social Democratic Party 1898

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only 9 ppl
(all were arrested after meeting ended)

27
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Bolshevik party stats

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btw 5k and 10k 1905-1914
25k in Feb 1917
best prepared to seize power

28
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discontent among workers stats

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-11.5 hr working days
- russian workers = lowest paid in Europe
- strikes in early 1900s - groups of 15-20k first mention revolution

29
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consequences russo JPN war

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economy ↓
wages decrease by 25%

30
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end of 1904 factory workers

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6000 members assembled and aimed to support local workers and industrial reform

31
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early jan 05 strikes

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1000s of workers on strike (120,000 by early jan 05)

32
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Bloody Sunday stats

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  • 150000 peaceful protesters
  • reported that 4600 ppl killed or wounded
  • actually it was 200 killed 800 wounded
33
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strikes after bloody sunday

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end of jan 1905 = 400,000 workers in strike in st. P alone

34
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soviet called strike after Bloody Sunday

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nationwide general strike → approx 1.5 mill strikes across Russia

35
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peasant damage 1905

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3000 manor houses destroyed
destroyed 15% of Russias total

36
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army putting down peasants 1905

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2700 occurrences where army was used to suppress peasant revolts

37
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peasant union initial members

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200,000

38
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military mutiny June 1905

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14 June 1905
battleship Potemkin in Odessa
sailors turned on officers
killed 7/18 officers

39
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1906 peasant revolts (after October Manifesto)

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  • reduced land seizures and unrest in SOME areas
  • Yet Tampa region = 130 noble estates destroyed
40
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army reaction to oct manifesto and suppression of peasant land seizures

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200 mutinies btwn oct-dec 1905
> military reforms
- pay increases
- term goes from 7 to 5 years for sailors
- Better rations

41
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authorities crush workers movements 1905

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3rd dec = police storm st P soviet HQ
- 260 deputies + Trotsky arrested

42
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Moscow workers uprising

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7th December
1000s killed
suburbs ruined from street fighting

43
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wave of violence oct 05 - apr 06

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5k executed
4500 deported

44
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significant oct manifesto

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1st time Russian ppl had been promised political rep and important step to citizens not subjects

45
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electoral system of oct manifest X representative

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  • allowed for men over 25 to vote but only landowners with over 200 hectares could directly vote
  • peasants indirect vote
  • more than 60% of urban workers excluded
  • soldiers and women unable
46
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article 87 fundamental laws

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tsar could dismiss the duma and legislate on his own under exceptional circumstances

47
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first duma stats

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  • duma of public anger
  • 38% peasants with no party affiliation/37% cadets/20% trudoviks (SR breakaway from SRs)
  • criticise the gov on 391 occasions
  • Nic decided to dissolve after 73 days
48
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second duma stats

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  • more radical
  • 287 bills put forward but 3 put in place
  • lasted 102 days
49
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third duma stats

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  • duma of the lords and lackeys
  • changes to electoral system so more compliant and conservative duma
  • only 1 in 6 males could vote
  • octoberists largest party with 154 seats
  • 2571 bills passed
50
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lena goldfields massacre and unrest that followed

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  • 12th April 1912
  • miners on strike - 500 shot
  • 250 killed
  • 6000 strike

next 2 years = 3 mill workers stage 9k strikes
1914= 2400 strikes with pol demands

51
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stolypins excecutions

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1906-1913 = 3376 ppl executed for ‘terrorist’ or rev activities

52
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results of stolypin reforms

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  • almost 2 mil peasant families leave mir to farm independently - 15% of pop > Kulaks
  • 3 mil accept gov offers of land and aid and moved to Siberia
  • number of primary schools doubled 1906 -1913
53
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stolypin reforms

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agrarian reform act
- land (peasant land bank and system of credit)
- social (aid offered and primary school)
- industrial (max working day shortened)

54
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limits of stolypins reforms

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only 105 of pop able to benefit
conservative peasants reluctant
urban migration continues
stolypin dies and reforms aren’t carried out effectively

55
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Revs - Russia (1 decks)

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