WItte Flashcards
1
Q
downfalls of Witte’s reforms
A
- dependent on foreign loans
- squeezed russian people hard (taxes etc.)
- ignored areas like agriculture and light engineering
2
Q
where did witte get investments for railways from
A
foreign loans and heavy taxing of the russian people
3
Q
threats to the Tsar’s regime brought about by reforms
A
- concentrated educated working class
- bad social conditions
- growth of MC and calls for change
4
Q
what boomed in the 1890s
A
railwyas used 60% of iron and steel
5
Q
successes of Witte’s reforms
A
- production increased
- growth rate hit 9% in 1890s
