IMPACTS OF WW1 ON RUSSIA (jan 1, 1914 – jan 1, 1916)
Description:
ECONOMIC EFFECTS: MASSIVE INFLATION, NATIONAL DEBT, TAXES INCREASED, LACK OF FOOD BEING PRODUCED FOR THE ARMY, NOT ENOUGH LABOUR FOR THE FIELDS/FACTORIESSOCIAL EFFECTS: FOOD SHORTAGES, REFUGEES, SOCIAL UNREST, THE NUMBER OF JOBS FELL SHARPLY
POLITICAL EFFECTS: THE DUMA BECOMES A CENTRE OF OPPOSITION, MEMBERS DEMANDED FOR THE TSAR TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE TSAR REFUSED, HALF OF THE DUMA FORMED A GROUP NAMED 'THE PROGRESSIVE BLOC'
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Date:
jan 1, 1914
jan 1, 1916
~ 2 years