Witte's industrial strategy

Question 1

The drive for industrialisation was?

Answer 1

a top-down, state-sponsored model to an extent unequalled by any Western country

Question 2

one reason why industrialisation was a top-down, state-sponsored model to an extent unequalled by any Western country

Answer 2

Russia did not have a strong entrepreneurial middle class which had the knowledge and expertise to set up and run new industries

Question 3

what proved to be the turning point for Russian industrialisation?

Answer 3

appointment of Sergei Witte as finance minister

Question 4

Sergei Witee was the finance minister from?

Answer 4

1892-1903

Question 5

what did Witte do?

Answer 5

-encouraged expansion of the trans-siberian railway
-organised the construction of the Chinese Eastern railway
-played a role to help increase the speed of Russia’s industrial development

Question 6

Witte’s programme for industrial growth

Answer 6

1- state-sponsored development of heavy industry
2- foreign loans,investment and expertise
3-high tariffs on foreign industrial goods
4-strong trouble, adoption of gold standard
5-raised taxation rates
6- exports of grain

Question 7

witte was admired in russia but made some very powerful enemies including?

Answer 7

Vyacheslav Plehve

Question 8

who was Plehve?

Answer 8

minister of the interior in August 1903

Question 9

what did plehve do?

Answer 9

passed on documents to Nicholas II that Witte was part of a Russian conspiracy

Question 10

As a result of Plehve’s actions, Witee was ?

Answer 10

removed as minister of finance