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A Level History AQA: Tsarist Russia: Social
Developments to 1914 Ch.9 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
what factors in russias main cities caused populations to grow
Ans: In Russia's major cities, the arrival of new large factories, in addition to the
growing numbers of smaller workshops, swelled the urban population
how many factory workers were there by 1900
Ans: e two million factory workers
how many factory workers were there by 1913
Ans: six million by 1913
describethe changes in urban population from 1867 to 1917
Ans: Between 1867 and 1917, the empires urban population quadrupled from 7
to 28 million and this was mainly the result of an influx of peasants looking for
work in the cities
describe the temporary urban population
Ans: Some only settled temporarily, retaining their land and returning to their
villages to help out their families for the harvest
describe the different types of urban worker
Ans: Some joined the bands of migrants who might stay in one place for a few
years before moving on, while others put down roots and produced children who
grew up to think of themselves as urban workers
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describe the amount of migrated peasants that were working in st petersburg by
1914
Ans: By 1914, three out of every four people living in st Petersburg were
peasants by birth, compared with just one in three, 50 years earlier
use eveidence to show how quickly st petersburgs urban population had spurted
Ans: half the city's population had arrived in the previous 20 years
describe the situation in moscow in terms of new urban populations
Ans: much the same and here an even more peasant atmosphere surrounded
the workers quarters in the city
describe features of urban cities
Ans: Livestock roamed the streets and there were numerous outdoor peasant
markets, including one on red square
describe the conditions of urban cities in 1914
Ans: The facilities that needed to provide for this growing urban class were
grossly inadequate• The workers often found themselves living in barrack like
buildings, owned by the factory owners, and dangerously overcrowded and
lacking in adequate sanitation• These workers had to eat in canteens and wash in
communal bathhouses• Even those who managed to find private city
accommodation fared little better
what proportion of people were living without running water in urban cities
Ans: In st Petersburg at the turn of the century, for example, about 40 per cent
of houses had no running water or sewage system
describe the conditions of sanitation in urban cities
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Ans: Excrement was simply set in piles in the backyards and collected by
wooden carts at night• It is hardly surprising that 30,000 inhabitants died of
cholera in 1908-09
how many people died of chlorea in urban cities in 1909
Ans: It is hardly surprising that 30,000 inhabitants died of cholera in 1908-09
what happened as a result of the poor sanitation and facilties in urban cities
Ans: It is hardly surprising that 30,000 inhabitants died of cholera in 1908-09
why did rents and prices remain high in urban cities despite poor facilities
Ans: the demand for work and accommodation was such that rents remained
high, often taking half a workers wage
what did urban workers do that couldn't afford the highly priced accomodation
Ans: Those who could not afford rents simply lay down in the factory alongside
their machines or lived rough on the streets
describe the inconsistency of wages in urban cities
Ans: Workers' wages varied tremendously, of course according to whether
they were skilled or unskilled, the occupation followed, and the amount of
overtime put in, or conversely, the amount deducted in fines
what proprtion of the workfoce in urban cities were women in 1885
Ans: one fifth
what proportion of the workforce in the ubran cities were women in 1914
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A Level History AQA: Tsarist Russia: Social
Developments to 1914 Ch.9 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
what factors in russias main cities caused populations to grow
Ans: In Russia's major cities, the arrival of new large factories, in addition to the
growing numbers of smaller workshops, swelled the urban population
how many factory workers were there by 1900
Ans: e two million factory workers
how many factory workers were there by 1913
Ans: six million by 1913
describethe changes in urban population from 1867 to 1917
Ans: Between 1867 and 1917, the empires urban population quadrupled from 7
to 28 million and this was mainly the result of an influx of peasants looking for
work in the cities
describe the temporary urban population
Ans: Some only settled temporarily, retaining their land and returning to their
villages to help out their families for the harvest
describe the different types of urban worker
Ans: Some joined the bands of migrants who might stay in one place for a few
years before moving on, while others put down roots and produced children who
grew up to think of themselves as urban workers
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describe the amount of migrated peasants that were working in st petersburg by
1914
Ans: By 1914, three out of every four people living in st Petersburg were
peasants by birth, compared with just one in three, 50 years earlier
use eveidence to show how quickly st petersburgs urban population had spurted
Ans: half the city's population had arrived in the previous 20 years
describe the situation in moscow in terms of new urban populations
Ans: much the same and here an even more peasant atmosphere surrounded
the workers quarters in the city
describe features of urban cities
Ans: Livestock roamed the streets and there were numerous outdoor peasant
markets, including one on red square
describe the conditions of urban cities in 1914
Ans: The facilities that needed to provide for this growing urban class were
grossly inadequate• The workers often found themselves living in barrack like
buildings, owned by the factory owners, and dangerously overcrowded and
lacking in adequate sanitation• These workers had to eat in canteens and wash in
communal bathhouses• Even those who managed to find private city
accommodation fared little better
what proportion of people were living without running water in urban cities
Ans: In st Petersburg at the turn of the century, for example, about 40 per cent
of houses had no running water or sewage system
describe the conditions of sanitation in urban cities
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Ans: Excrement was simply set in piles in the backyards and collected by
wooden carts at night• It is hardly surprising that 30,000 inhabitants died of
cholera in 1908-09
how many people died of chlorea in urban cities in 1909
Ans: It is hardly surprising that 30,000 inhabitants died of cholera in 1908-09
what happened as a result of the poor sanitation and facilties in urban cities
Ans: It is hardly surprising that 30,000 inhabitants died of cholera in 1908-09
why did rents and prices remain high in urban cities despite poor facilities
Ans: the demand for work and accommodation was such that rents remained
high, often taking half a workers wage
what did urban workers do that couldn't afford the highly priced accomodation
Ans: Those who could not afford rents simply lay down in the factory alongside
their machines or lived rough on the streets
describe the inconsistency of wages in urban cities
Ans: Workers' wages varied tremendously, of course according to whether
they were skilled or unskilled, the occupation followed, and the amount of
overtime put in, or conversely, the amount deducted in fines
what proprtion of the workfoce in urban cities were women in 1885
Ans: one fifth
what proportion of the workforce in the ubran cities were women in 1914
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