Chapter 3.4- The impact of the First World War 1914-18

Question 1

Chapter 3.4 - ww1

Answer 1

chapter 3.4

Question 2

Political Impacts of WW1 (February 1917):
Who was left in charge when Nicholas II took charge of the armed forces at the front-line?

Answer 2

The tsarina

Question 3

What two things made the tsarina unpopular during WW1?

Answer 3

• She was German
• She was influenced by Rasputin

Question 4

What did WW1 show Nicholas II as?

Answer 4

An incompetent leader

Question 5

How many Russian casualties were there in WW1?

Answer 5

4 million by 1917

Question 6

How did the war influence public opinion on tsarism and autocracy?

Answer 6

The war made the proletariat more opposed to autocracy and the tsar

Question 7

When was Nicholas II forced to abdicate?

Answer 7

15th March 1917

Question 8

Economic Impacts of WW1 (February 1917):
What happened to the Russian economy in WW1?

Answer 8

It collapsed

Question 9

How much was government expenditure in 1913?

Answer 9

1.5 billion roubles

Question 10

How much did the war alone cost from the middle of 1916 onwards?

Answer 10

3 billion roubles

Question 11

How much had prices risen by 1917 since the start of the war?

Answer 11

400%

Question 12

What were 3 things that caused food problems during WW1?

Answer 12

• Rapidly rising population
• Food requisitioning by the army
• Transport problems

Question 13

Social Impacts of WW1: (February 1917)
How long were bread queues in St Petersburg during the war?

Answer 13

8 hours

Question 14

How much did the bread ration decrease by in Petrograd in the first 3 months of 1916?

Answer 14

25%

Question 15

Political Impacts of WW1 (October 1917):
Why did the Provisional Government carry on in WW1 despite it being hugely unpopular?

Answer 15

They desperately wanted the support of the UK and France

Question 16

What did the Kerensky Offensive in the summer of 1917 lead to?

Answer 16

The July Days (attempted coup by the Bolsheviks)

Question 17

How many Russian solders were killed in the Kerensky Offensive?

Answer 17

60,000

Question 18

What did the July days start?

Answer 18

An anti-war demonstration

Question 19

How many people attended the anti-war demonstration?

Answer 19

500,000 people

Question 20

What was the Kornilov Revolt?

Answer 20

An attempted coup by the General of the Russian Army, Lavr Kornilov, to take control of the Provisional Government

Question 21

Who emerged as heroes after the Kornilov Revolt?

Answer 21

The Bolsheviks

Question 22

What was the Bolshevik slogan, taking advantage of the war?

Answer 22

‘Peace, Land and Bread’

Question 23

What did the provisional government lack?

Answer 23

Authority and credibility

Question 24

How many people attended a war demonstration in Petrograd on the 1st May 1917?

Answer 24

100,000

Question 25

Who was radicalised by WW1?

Answer 25

The workers

Question 26

What was ‘trench bolshevism’?

Answer 26

Peasants in the trenches who became literate and politically conscious

Question 27

What was ‘trench Bolshevism’?

Answer 27

Peasants in the trenches who became literate and politically conscious

Question 28

Social Impacts of WW1: (October 1917)
Where was there widespread unrest?

Answer 28

The countryside

Question 29

What did the Bolsheviks promise after the July Days?

Answer 29

Land to the peasants