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Flashcards by Joanna van Dyk, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Joanna van Dyk
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What was the population of Russia in 1914? | 125 Million (Roughly the same as America at the time) |
| How many were peasants? | 80%-90% of the population around 113 million people |
| Why did peasants suffer from regular famines? | Up until 1861, all peasants had been slaves. With emancipation they had not been given enough land to sustain themselves. |
| Why did rapid industrialization cause problems for peasants? | Growing population - more mouths to feed. High taxes - to fund industrial growth |
| Why did the urban population double from 1900 to 1914? | People moved to the cities in search of work to escape life as a starving peasant. The French were giving large amounts of money to Russia to help them industrialize. |
| What were living conditions like in Russian cities? | Houses had to be built quickly so there were no working sewage systems or clean water supplies. Often more than one family lived in the same room. Cholorea spread quickly |
| What were working conditions like in Russian cities? | No health and safety, working on open machinery, 12 to 16 hour shifts, high rates of child labour, barely enough pay to keep themselves alive. |
| What was a positive effect of industrialization on Russian workers? | Brought the population together so they could complain together and spread opposition to the Tsar. |
| How was Russia controlled in 1914? | Autocracy - ruled solely by Tsar Nicholas II. No elected Government |
| What was Tsar Nicholas II like as a leader? | Weak and indecisive, he was only really comfortable with commanding Russia's army |
| Which two people had a lot of influence over the Tsar? | His German wife - the Tsarina The monk - Rasputin who claimed to be healing the Tsar's sick son. |
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