Economic Impact Of WW1

Question 1

What did the war do Russia’ economy

Answer 1

War put huge strain on the Russian economy + exposed its internal weaknesses

Question 2

Economic strain

Answer 2

The demands of the war put immense pressure on Russia’s economy.
-The country faced challenges such as :
inflation, food shortages, and disruptions in industrial production.

Question 3

Economic decline

Answer 3

The war exacerbated Russia’s economic decline
contributing to the overall instability that paved the way for revolutionary change.

Question 4

Railways overwhelmed

Answer 4

moscow at centre of railway system became huge bottleneck + signaling system collapsed

Question 5

Disruption to railways on goods and supplies

Answer 5

goods and supplies available but not getting to where they were supposed to = food rotted + factories closed as they were starved of raw materials

Question 6

Spending on the war rose by how much from 1914-18

Answer 6

spending on the war rose from :
1,500 million roubles in 1914 to 14,500 million in 1918- but real cost far greater

Question 7

Rural + Industrial workforce severely affected

Answer 7

although women + children took over some of men’s work, production slumped at time when country needed to produce more,not less, to feel + supply its armies

Question 8

Railways taken over to transport men + goods to the front line. What happened to railway locomotive production?

Answer 8

locomotive production halved between 1913-1916 + there was acute fuel shortages