History 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryASEdexcel Created by: Gabi ChaseCreated on: 25-03-13 10:40 foundations of Witte's reform laid by Bunge and Vyshnegradsky 1 of 40 What prevented Russian development? (1) Small business class and lack of entreprenerilesm 2 of 40 What prevented Russian development? (1) subsistent peasant farmers made up 80% 3 of 40 What prevented Russian development? (1) economy didnt have sufficient funds to invest in industrial development 4 of 40 How did Russia raise funds? Massive inward investment from abroad such as Belgium and France 5 of 40 How did Russia protect domestic industry such as steel? protective tarrifs and extra-taxes at home 6 of 40 How big was the Trans-Siberian Railways? 7000km. From St.Petersberg to Vladivostock 7 of 40 What were the initial impacts? coal, iron and oil production rose 8 of 40 where was industrial growth concentrated? Moscow, Baku and Ukraine 9 of 40 What happened to factories? By 1900, over half of industrial workforce employed in factories 10 of 40 What happened to population? Grew rapidly. St.Peters doubled to 2 million between 1890-1914 11 of 40 What did the sucessful economic development allow? it could exploit vast natural resources in Siberia 12 of 40 What did the sucessful economic development allow? it allowed russia to develop its military power 13 of 40 Negative effects of Witte's spurt poor living and working conditions 14 of 40 Negative effects of Witte's spurt provided the ideal environment for social unrest and support for radicals 15 of 40 Example of disillusionment St.Peters, workers at Putilov- in thousands- striked for better conditions in 1905 16 of 40 Realities of economic development Russia still lagged behind and extra taxation caused deep resentment 17 of 40 Populists believed in: Peasants political basis, wanted form of local democracy, wanted peasant communes 18 of 40 'The peoples will' formed from populists, terrorist group, killed Alex II in 1881 19 of 40 SR's believed in peasantry, led by Chernov, wanted to broaded appeal to workers, not strong knit, variety of factions 20 of 40 SR's terrorist wing between 1901-1905, killed Plehve and Grand Duke Sergei 21 of 40 'All Russian Union Of Peasants' became SR stronghold, called for peasant ownership of land and was popular 22 of 40 SD's believed in: Marxists, industrial development, split 23 of 40 Mensheviks: wanted broad membership, admitting any sympathisers 24 of 40 Bolsheviks Lenin, limited membership to dedicated revolutionaries, 25 of 40 Liberals educated middle class 26 of 40 Zemstva contained elected officials, traced back to Alex II, 27 of 40 Octoberists believed in: believed manifesto was a breakthrough as it suggested national parliament 28 of 40 Kadets: more radical liberals, saw manifesto as beginning not the end, wanted truly parliamentary gov 29 of 40 Long terms causes of 1905 overpopulation, famine, jacquries, growth in reformist groups 30 of 40 Short term causes of 1905 russo-japenese humiliation highlighted incompetence, bloody sunday 31 of 40 Strikes after bloody sunday Feb 1905, 400,000 workers striked and by end of 1905 2.7 million. 32 of 40 Potemkin Mutiny June 1905, crew killed some officers and bombarded port of Odessa 33 of 40 Russo-Japense losses port arthur, manchuria, lost 25 out of 35 warships 34 of 40 St.Petersberg soviet creation of an assembly of workers, had 96 factories representation, Mensheviks 35 of 40 The Fundemental Laws 1906, gave right for the tsar to govern by decree and ignore parliament 36 of 40 First Duma lasted 73 days, large number people wanted land reform, tsar dissolved it 37 of 40 Second Duma 9 months, still contained many reformers, tsar and stolypin hated it 38 of 40 Third Duma restricted vote, only wealthy could vote, sympathetic to tsar, passed land reforms 39 of 40 Fourth Duma dissolved due to WW1 40 of 40
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