AQA A LEVEL HISTORY RUSSIA: War
Communism and the Red Terror Questions and
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When was War Communism introduced?
Ans: 1918.
When was the Food Supplies Dictatorship set up?
Ans: May 1918.
What was the first industry to be entirely nationalised by May 1918?
Ans: Sugar.
List 3 impacts on workers caused by war communism.
Ans: - Strikes were forbidden.
- Working hours extended.
- Wages replaced by rations.
Who received the highest rations under War Communism?
Ans: Red Army soldiers and workers.
What had total industrial output fallen to by 1921?
Ans: 20% of its pre-war levels.
By 1920, what had Petrograds population fallen by compared to 1917 levels?
Ans: 57.5%.
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