Chapter 8- The February Revolution

Question 0

What happened on the last day on January 1917?

Answer 0

There were strikes sporadically across Russia about the food shortages

Question 1

What was the beginning of the February revolution?

Answer 1

9th January 1917 140,000 workers went on strike to commemorate Bloody Sunday.

Question 2

What happened on the 14th February 1917?

Answer 2

100,000 workers strikes against poor working conditions and food shortages
State Duma reconvened and attacked the government over the good shortages

Question 3

What did the government announce on the 19th February 1917?

Answer 3

Bread rationing would start on march 1, leading to panic buying of various foodstuffs

Question 4

Which two strikes coincidentally took place at the same time?

Answer 4

International woman’s day and the putilov engineering works

Question 5

When did the international women’s day and the putilov engineering works strikes’ take place, and how many people took part?

Answer 5

23rd February 1917, over 100,000 the strikes continued on the following day surrounding food rationing

Question 6

What did the soviets do on the 24th of February 1917?

Answer 6

Formed and tried to formulate demands against the government

Question 7

How many protestors were there by February 25th 1917?

Answer 7

200,000

Question 8

What happened during the February strikes?

Answer 8

Newspapers shut down

Public transport ceased to operate

Question 9

When did the turning point of the revolution occur?

Answer 9

February 25th, Cossack troops refused to fire on the demonstrators

Question 10

What did the Cossacks refusal to fire on the strikers show?

Answer 10

The breakdown of government authority, the beginning of the armies desertion of the government

Question 11

What did the government do in an attempt to reassert its authority?

Answer 11

Dissolve the state Duma, but instead of disbanding, they formed a twelve man committee to take over the running of the country, which became the provisional government

Question 12

When did the tsar telegram the state Duma and what did he offer?

Answer 12

February 28th to offer to share power, but under the leadership of mil hail rodzianko they refused the offer

Question 13

When did the workers soviets join forces to make the Petrograd soviet?

Answer 13

1st march 1917

Question 14

Who issued order number 1 and what was it?

Answer 14

The Petrograd soviet and it demanded that all officers in the army were elected by their men. It began the rapid deterioration of authority and command over the army

Question 15

When was the tsars train stopped by anti government soldiers?

Answer 15

2nd march 1917, he abdicated for him and his son on the same day

Question 16

When did grand duke Michael refuse the throne?

Answer 16

3rd of march, making Russia cease to be a monarchy. Prince Lviv also was announced as the prime minister in charge of the provisional government