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What was the industrial growth rate? |
8.5% per year. |
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What increased? |
Large number of industrial workers and factories and further increase in overseas investment. |
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What did the state invest in? |
Heavy industry to make up for the loses of the Russian Japanese war=ree quip the army. |
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What was Russia the 4th largest producer of? |
Coal, pig iron and steel. |
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What were Russia's rankings in the world? |
Oil in Baku put Russia 2nd in the world. 4th in Gold mining. |
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Why did light industry grow? |
Because of growing consumer demand. |
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By 1914 Russia was... |
5th largest industrial power. |
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Why did the Germans want to initiate war with Russia? |
They feared ol to outstrip massive German economy |
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What did State revenue increase to? |
2 billion roubles in 1908 to 4 billion roubles (1914) |
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What was there an increase of? |
Number of banks, factories and workers. |
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What did Coal increase to? |
16.1 in 1900 to 35.4 by 1913. |
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What was Russia's income? |
Russia had the lowest national income of 50%. |
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What was Russia foreign trade? |
Lowest (190) |
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What happened to heath services? |
They were extended by the Zemstva in the provinces. |
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When was the State system of Health insurance for workers established? |
1912m |
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What did Stolypin promise? |
Compulsory universal education within 19 years within 10 years (1908) however this was not achieved by 1914. |
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What did spending on elementary schools increase by? |
1.8% of the budget to 4.2% |
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What did Literacy rate rise to? |
From less than 30% to more than 40% by 1914. |
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How many primary schools were established? |
50,000 |
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What did workers lack? |
Trade unions and legal protection which mean they were at the mercy of employers. |
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What did workers wages from and to? |
245 to 264 roubles per month. |
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What did inflation prices rise by? |
40% in the same period. |
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What were wages in St. Petersburg? |
A third higher than in Moscow |
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What were the conditions in factories. |
Bad |
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How much of the population were still peasanty? |
4/5 |
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What happened in 1912? |
Frustration of workers meant a revival of a militant workers movement from 1912. |
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How many striking miners were killed? |
500 striking miners for the Lens Goldfields proved sympathetic protests between 1912-1914. |
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How many workers were involved in strike activity? |
3 million. |
