Industrialisation 2.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryRussia - 19th and 20th centuryASAQA Created by: ElizaJackCreated on: 26-01-16 09:34 Who was invited by Alexander II to improve oil production The Nobel brothers. 1 of 37 What was the growth percentage by the turn of the century? 9% 2 of 37 By how much did coal production increase? Tripled. 3 of 37 What was an emerging industrial region? Donbass steel. 4 of 37 What was significant about Moscow? One of the fastest developing cities in the world. 5 of 37 What did Witte adopt? The gold standard. 6 of 37 When was the depression that crippled Donbass? After 1899 continuing due to the 1903 Russo-Japanese War and 1905 revolution. 7 of 37 When was Witte appointed? 1903 8 of 37 Who did the argumentative, corrupt and envied Witte marry? A Jewish divorcee. 9 of 37 Why did he have Nicholas sign the October Manifesto which finally caused him to be ostracised? Thought constitutional reform necessary for modernisation. 10 of 37 What does Gatrell think "industrial recovery was..."? "a by-product of industrial development." 11 of 37 What was the growth after 1908? Steady 6% 12 of 37 Why was Russia the 5th largest industrial power. Advanced technology. 13 of 37 Why was the economy unbalanced Focus on rearmament neglected agricultural machinery. 14 of 37 Why does Lynch have sympathy for Witte? "He was regarded with suspicion". "Military requirements often interfered with his plans for railway construction". 15 of 37 To what does Hutchinson accredit industrialisation. Vyshnegradsky's Tariff Act of 1891 a "vital component". 16 of 37 What did Witte later lament? Businessmen became accustomed to state leadership/sponsorship. 17 of 37 Why did Acton think there was a lack of strategic coherence? "there was a profound contradiction between the economic and social policies" 18 of 37 What was famine bread made from? Rye husks and tree bark. 19 of 37 What was the harvest in Votoneath? Less than one pood. 20 of 37 When did Tolstoy publish 'What I Believe'? 1885 21 of 37 What did Figes think he became to the "guilt ridden public"? "turned to Tolstoy as their moral leader" 22 of 37 What was reported about mines? "structurally defective" 23 of 37 How did grain production go up 1.1 million tonnes a year during the early 20th century? New methods and tools e.g threshing machines and well as more investment. 24 of 37 By what year had Russian become the largest grain exporter? 1914 25 of 37 How long is the Tran-siberian railway? 6000 miles 26 of 37 How fast were trains initially? 15mph 27 of 37 What did Hankey think of Russia's transport facilities? "Russia was at a serious disadvantage" 28 of 37 What did Marks think the motivation was behind the railway? "It was partly military defence but it was also internal police measures" 29 of 37 What was one problem building the railways? Did not have a great reservoir of mechanical talent and had to cross the world's largest lake and mountains. 30 of 37 What did Marks call the undertaking? "Simply one of the more grandiose enterprises of the 19th century" 31 of 37 How much of the government budget was used and how did they manage this? 2/3, foreign loans and reducing cost by 75%. 32 of 37 What was one effect of this? Bombed and blamed for the loss of the war. 33 of 37 What has the railway been condemned as? "utopian vision" 34 of 37 Who considered poverty to have been a crisis? Stephen Wheatcraft 35 of 37 What did Stolypin antiquate this with? "Paralysed personal initiative" 36 of 37 Give a quote from Figes about the famine. "Polarised Russian society" 37 of 37
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