U3 AOS1 Specific Facts

Question 1

What percentage of Russia’s population was peasants?

Answer 1

82%

Question 2

What was the ratio for police officers to peasants?

Answer 2

1:3850

Question 3

What was Russia’s population growth throughout the 19th Century?

Answer 3

40mil - 165mil

Question 4

How many different ethnic groups was Russia made up of?

Answer 4

170

Question 5

What was Russia’s coal production compared to Britain’s at the start of Nicholas’s reign?

Answer 5

5%

Question 6

How many people died at the festival following Nicholas’s coronation?

Answer 6

1389

Question 7

What was Russia’s GDP growth between 1898 and 1913?

Answer 7

97%

Question 8

How much did railways increase under Witte’s reforms?

Answer 8

x2

Question 9

How much did coal output increase under Witte’s reforms?

Answer 9

x3

Question 10

How many ships were sunken within 24 hours in the battle of Tsushima?

Answer 10

27

Question 11

How many casualties occurred in the battle of Mukden?

Answer 11

90 000

Question 12

What was the inflation rate during Witte’s reforms?

Answer 12

40% but wages only increased 7%

Question 13

How much did St Petersburg’s population increase during Witte’s reforms?

Answer 13

76%

Question 14

How many people marched on Bloody Sunday?

Answer 14

150 000

Question 15

How many people were killed or injured in Bloody Sunday?

Answer 15

200 killed, 800 injured

Question 16

How many people were on strike by Autumn of 1905?

Answer 16

2.5 million

Question 17

What day was the October Manifesto introduced?

Answer 17

17th October

Question 18

What was the largest group in the first Duma?

Answer 18

Peasants = 38%

Question 19

How long did the first Duma last?

Answer 19

73 days

Question 20

What was Stolypin’s electoral reform called?

Answer 20

Emergency State Laws

Question 21

Following Stolypin’s electoral reforms, what fraction of men could vote?

Answer 21

1 in 6

Question 22

How many deputies did the top 1% vote for following Stolypin’s electoral reforms?

Answer 22

300/441

Question 23

How many strikes occurred between 1912 and 1914?

Answer 23

9000

Question 24

How many revolutionaries did Stolypin have executed between 1905 and 1911?

Answer 24

3000

Question 25

How many Russians had died in WW1 by 1916?

Answer 25

1.2 million

Question 26

What did the caloric intake of workers reduce to in 1916?

Answer 26

1/4 of pre-war levels

Question 27

What was the rouble worth by 1916 compared to 1913?

Answer 27

1/3

Question 28

How many rifles were there for an army of 6.5 million men?

Answer 28

4.6 million

Question 29

How many women marched on Feb 23 (International Women's Day)

Answer 29

90 000

Question 30

How many strikers were there in Petrograd by Feb 27?

Answer 30

400 000 + 70 000 soldiers

Question 31

How many casualties occurred in the June Offensive?

Answer 31

400 000

Question 32

What date did the Romanov Dynasty end?

Answer 32

3rd March

Question 33

How many people gathered at the Tauride Palace on July 4?

Answer 33

50 000

Question 34

How many Bolsheviks were arrested following the July Days?

Answer 34

800 including Trotsky

Question 35

How many armed Bolsheviks were prepared to defend the capital from Kornilov?

Answer 35

40 000

Question 36

When was Milrevkom formed?

Answer 36

October 16

Question 37

When did Kerensky destroy the bridges?

Answer 37

October 23