Factors affecting the Tsars abdication Flashcards
How did the Duma setting up an alternative parliament lead to the Tsars abdication?
At the end of the February Revolution the Duma set up a 12-man provisional government in the Tsars absence against his wishes of the Duma to dissolve.
-They forced the Tsar to step down and abdicate his crown and convinced the Grand Duke Michail not to take the crown, ending the Tsars regime.
How did the mutiny in the army lead to the Tsar abdication?
The lack of support of the army to the Tsar decreased his power and ability to control the protesters, such as when the Volynskii regiment mutinied, adding 66,000 soldiers and 40,000 guns to the protesters in Monday 27th February.
This is in contrast to the 1905 Revolution where the soldiers supported the Tsar
How did the formation of the Soviets lead to the Tsars abdication?
It showed that a workers government could function and be a viable alternative to the aristocrats or monarchy. They organised food supplies and wanted more equal laws like banning military honorary titles and off duty soldiers all citizen rights
How did the February Revolution lead to the Tsars abdication?
The strikes show the huge support for the cause of taking down the Tsar from the common people, nobility and the army.
Why did workers protest in Bryansk?
They didn’t have essentials like sugar, rye, flour, salt or paraffin, but failed
What were Zemstvo’s?
A non-government organisation that gathered resources to give to the frontlines such as hospitals and medical aid, showing the Tsars incompetence in he war and towards the soldiers.
