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Tsardom to Communism
1.1 - The effects of the war on the cities
Question | Answer |
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In the cities, what can be said about the effects of the war? | They were increasingly felt. |
Why were the effects of the war increasingly felt in the cities? | There were food shortages, with prices rising by up to 700% over the three years. Workers' wages only increased by 200% during the same period. |
Why was food in short supply in the cities during the First World War? | Because much good farming land was occupied by the Germans. In some areas there was a shortage of peasants on the land as so many had been conscripted into the armies. Also, transport was inefficiently organised. |
Why did transport being inefficiently organised contribute to the shortage of food in the cities during the First World War? How? | Engines and trucks would be commandeered for moving troops or supplies,leaving food for the cities rotting in railway sidings. Many railway engineers had been called up to fight,leaving a shortage of people to carry out basic repairs to engines and trucks |