Abdication of Nicholas II Flashcards
1
Q
What did the army commanders do?
A
Ignored Nicholas’s demands, favoured his abdication
1
Q
What did Nicholas do after the Petrograd Garrison mutinied?
A
Ordered army commanders to send in loyal troops to regain control
2
Q
Why was Nicholas willing to abdicate?
A
Willing to abdicate in favour of Grand Price Michael becoming Tsar
3
Q
What did Michael do?
A
Refused to take the throne after conversations with the Duma members
4
Q
Why had the Tsar lost confidence of Russian society?
A
MC angered over military defeat and mismanagement of the war, WC conditions worsened in the war (inflation), peasants hostile to regime, army and nobility didn’t remain loyal
5
Q
What did the army prioritise?
A
Winning the war and preventing anarchy rather than the survival of the Tsar
