War 2 Flashcards
Social (28 cards)
what impact did the Crimean war have on the peasants?
1861 emancipation edict freed the serfs, but state owned serfs weren’t freed until 1866
redemption payments?
49 years, 6% interest, and the peasants could buy land but it was sold at above the market rate
what was realised about the military in the Crimean war?
93% of the soldiers were illiterate, so there was a drive to improve education standards
What did the new gymnasia schools teach?
modern subjects like maths, science, and foreign languages
how many schools were there by 1880?
23,000
What was Tolstoy’s approach to education? what did he do?
he was a reactionary who rigged university entrance criteria and did his best to stop the middle class children attending university
when was censorship eased?
1865
when was trial by jury introduced?
1864- vera Zasulich
what caused some social unrest after the Russo-Japanese war?
the Congress of Berlin
what did the Russo-Japanese lead to?
large swathes of the country falling out of government control
what did nationalists use the Russo-Japanese war as an excuse for?
anti-Jewish pogroms, 3000 were killed
after the Russo-Japanese war, what did further investments in heavy industry lead to?
poor living conditions
what reforms were promised after the 1905 revolution?
reforms to improve living standards in cities
which cities were overcrowded after 1905 revolution? where did workers sleep?
Riga and Kiev, workers slept in barracks
what was the main reason why workers were paid more in WW1?
the government was printing more money
when were there food shortages due to WW1?
after 1916
how much did the bread ration fall in Petrograd in the first 3 months of WW1?
1916
who caused widespread peasant uprising in the countryside in WW1 under PG?
ex-soldiers
what happens regarding land after the July days?
peasants ‘claim’ land, and the Bolsheviks promise land to the peasants
After the Russian revolution, when does Lenin legalise abortion?
1926
when are civil marriages legalised after Russian revolution?
1918
when were church schools and churches banned after WW1?
1918
what fined workers for mistakes? how much?
the New work discipline, it fined 10% of wages
how are the Cheka used after the Russian civil war?
as a tool of terror, they seized grain and liquidate Kulaks
