Economic, social and political effects of the First World War on Russia. Flashcards
When world war one started in 1914 what happened to the tsar
he was more popular than ever any past misunderstandings were forgotten in the face of a common enemy Germany.
Positive results of the war world 1
Tsar started working closly with the duma. Tsar was popular.
In 3 years from 1914 to 1917 how many Russian soldiers died in combat?
8 million
What issue did the high casualty rate in WW1 bring to the soldiers
They saw commrades dying futily without cause, some dyed without weapons due to shortages. Many blamed their officers who they saw as ineffective and unfeeling.
What was the state of the russian army during WW1
Shortages, there was a battle where 1/3 of the men had no rifles. In 1916 1/4 of the army was desserting.
3 main issues for the army during WW1
Shortages, officers ineffective and unearned, and commrades dying left and right.
What was the affect of male peasants being conscripted into war
food shortages, less farm workers=less food produced. Also trains moving food to cities were decreasing as they were going to delivy supplies to the front lines.
What did shortages in WW1 lead to for russians at home
Increased prices of goods and the issue was wages weren’t increasing at all. They were also asked to work longer hours.
What led to unemployment and greater poverty of Russians at home in WW1
Factories that didn’t produce war supplies were closed to redirect and support the front lines which caused many to be unemployed and poorer.
What was the significance of the unemployment and greater poverty russians citizens underwent
They lost confidence in their government, not only were many people dying but they were facing the econonomic effects of war.
What was the tsar’s greatest mistake
He left St. Petersburg in September 1915 to run the war on the front lines.
What implications did Tsar going to the front lines bring
It associated him directly with the failure of the war, he left Russia in the tsarinas hands.
What was the issue of the Tsarina running Russia
She had a german background making russia distrust her, her close relationship with the scandalous Rasputin, and she didn’t work with the duma replacing proper ministers with men who were loyal to rasputin but incompetent leading to no one organizing supplies to cities or frontlines. Finally it seemed that she and rasputin were lovers thus rasputin running Russia.
Why did the tsar start to lose support from the middle, upper classes, and aristocracy of societyy
They hated that Rasputin was allowed so much influence, disliked Tsarina, and. blamed Tsar for allowing this to happen,
Were conditions ripe for strikes in Russia
Yes, 1916 winter was very bad and oads were iced they couldn’t deliver supplies. Queses for bread took hours, increasing death rates due to inadequate diet, many were dying due to bad conditions. Creating a big possibility for proliterian take over.
