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When did Stolypin join council of ministers?
joined as minister of interior, April 1906, quickly became chairman
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How did he tackle terrorist attacks?
Issued 1144 death sentences 1906-07
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Stolypin believed in
Feeding russia's growing population
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He wanted to solve the...
'rural crisis' - land shortage and over-population in the countryside
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'wager on the strong'
replaced ***** farming with land banks
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What was the impact?
1905, 20% yet but by 1915, 50% peasants had ownership of their land
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Agricultural production rose to
61.7 million tonnes in 1913
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Negative effects
slow, peasants still reluctant, lacked full govern support
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Effects of war :
inflation, army, morale, nicholas II, transport, food
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German generals won victory over
Rennenkampf and Samsonov, at Battle of Tannenburg
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Casulties at Tennenberg
30,000 Russian troops wounded or killed
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what year was a turning point at the fighting on the Eastern Front?
1915
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After Tannenberg, Germans defeated Russians at
Battle of Lodz in December 1914
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By the end of 1915,
Russian forces driven out of Russian Poland
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What year did Tsar lead the army>
Sept 1915
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Brusilov Offensive
June-August 1916. Russian forces had to retreat from Baltic sea.
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What contributed to failure of Brusilov?
nicholas II, lack of communications, shortage of military equipment.
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How many artillery did Russia produce?
4.5 million compared to 7 million German ones per month
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How many soliders dead by the end of 1916?
1.6 million
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How much of the population was mobilised?
9%
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How much did the national budget rise?
rose eight fold between 1913-16
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How much was the effect of inflation?
200% rise between Aug 1914-Christmas 1916
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How many wagons did Moscow receive in food?
300 wagons
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What was the progressive bloc made up of?
236/422 state duma deputies comprising of Octberists, Kadets and Nationalists
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how many workers striked in Petrograd on 14th Feb 1917?
100,000 whilst the duma was also recalled attacking the gov on food shortages
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What did the women's day strike collide with?
The major strike at the Putilov Engineering works
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How many demonstrators were there by 22nd Feb?
200,000
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Who were the first to fire on demonstrators on 25th Feb?
Cossack troops
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