Food and Famine Flashcards
(25 cards)
Alexander II what was he concerned about that would cause unrest
food shortages would cause unrest
Alexander II who did he give power to to deal with famines
the Zemstva were given power to deal with famines
Alexander III what date was the famine and how many did it kill
1891 famine killed 350000
Alexander III how did he try and deal with the famine
banned exports of grain and set up a special relief lottery
Alexander III what did the Government blame the famine on
they banned the famine on poor farming techniques, but the Mendeleev tariff which made grain more expensive was also a factor
Nicholas II what were the years of the good harvests and why were there still food shortages
1914-1917, logistical problems meant there were food shortages in the cities
Nicholas II who took over the railways and what happened to the food shipments
the railways were taken over by the military meaning that food shipments were often left to rot
when and how long were the Nicholas II bread queues
8 hours in st petersburg
Lenin who was blamed for the food shortages of 1918 and what were the cheka ordered to do
Kulaks were blamed for food shortages in 1918 and the cheka were ordered to requisition and food surpluses
Lenin in 1920 what were the cheka ordered to do
in 1920 the cheka were ordered to seize all food supplies
Lenin how did the peasants react to having their food taken
they violently resisted
Lenin how many did the 1920-21 famine kill
5 million
Lenin what was a consequence of the 1920-21 food famine
food production in Ukraine fell by 20% there were cases of cannibalism
Stalin when were there good harvests
1926 to 28
Stalin when was requisitioning reintroduced and what method was used to reinforce it
in 1928 requisitioning was reintroduced and the Urals-Siberian method was used in which peasants were rewarded for informing on their neighbours
Stalin how many died in the 1932-34 famine and what caused it
the 1932 famine killed 7 million and it was caused by collectivisation
Stalin what happened to animals on collectivised farms and why
many animals on collectivised farms froze to death as the barns were too small
Stalin by the late 1930s what happened to the consumption of meat or fish
by late 1930s consumption of meat and fish had fallen by 80%
Khrushchev what did the virgin land campaign increase
it increased the amount of land used for wheat production
Khrushchev why caused the food riots at Novercherkassk and in what date
there were poor harvest in 1962-63 which led to food riots in Novercherkassk in 1963
Khrushchev what artificial production did he focus on
Artificial fertiliser production
Khrushchev What did he allow regarding peasants farms
He allowed peasants to decide their own cropping pattern
Khrushchev how much of the grain harvest in 1956 did the virgin lands produce
50% of the grain harvest
Khrushchev What were Some problems with the Virgin Land campaign 3
Too little money was put into fertiliser
In 1962 bad weather had washed all of the topsoil away
There was no way of transporting all the crops
