1917 February Flashcards
1
Q
who is kicked out?// abdicates
A
nicholas ii
2
Q
what emerged after the february revolution?
A
a provisional government
3
Q
who becomes leader of the government?
A
alexander kerensky, with support of russian liberals and some aristocrats likes prince lvov
4
Q
what are some bad desicions this government made?
A
staying in the war not giving peasants land not feeding peasants conscription still existed bad economy starvation and famine
5
Q
what are some problems at this time?
A
russia losing more battles
increasing hunger levels
decreasing morale
a threat of counter revolution
6
Q
what caused this revolution?
A
lack of bread and supplies anger at the tsar decades of unrest the tsars guard joined the protestors he made himself the general of the army the war (losing) low morale huge inflation the divide between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie the people hating rasputin
7
Q
who were the two dual powers?
A
- the provisional government: basically property pwners, aristocrats, the bourgeoisie, social democrats ( they had most of the power)
- the soviets: represent the workers,
