February revolution Flashcards
what does autocracy mean
the absolute rule of one person (Tsar)
what does requisitioning mean
state authorised takeover of property or resources
who were the union of zemstovs
a set of patriotic rural local councils
who were the union of municipal councils
a set of urban local councils
what was zemgor
the joint body that devoted itself to helping russias war bounded
who were the progressive bloc
236-422 duma deputies formed into this in 1915 urging Nicholas II to make concessions
what does popular discontent mean
wide spread feelings of discontent from various sectors of society
what was dual authority
term used to describe the balance of power between provisional government and the Petrograd soviet
who was the tsar in 1917
Tsar Nicholas II
when did Nicholas II come to the throne
1884
what were the causes of the feb rev
-impact of world war
-economic and social impact on Russia
-Nicholas’ weakness’
-Growing discontent
-formation of prog bloc
-breakdown of order in Petrograd
why did the WW cause Feb rev
-army had a serious weakness, the generals received their position through knowing the royal family
-russian industry was undeveloped
-WW exposed the weakness of army
-Battle of Tannenberg led to the great retreat in 1915
-by 1915 they were down to 3 shells a day
why did economics and social impacts cause the Feb rev
-Inflation was a major problem
-by 1917 inflation was at 200%
-1914-16 average earnings double while food and fuel quadrupled
-january 1917 petrograd only had 42% of it food supply
-Russian transport struggled to keep up to demand of the war
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why did the growing discontent cause the Feb rev
Tsarina was german so she was viewed a german spy
-Rumours that Tsar and Tsarina were under the influence of Rasputin
-in 1916 government ministers were constantly sacked became increasingly frequent
-rodzianko urged the tsar to sort out the discontent in Petrograd
why did the formation of the progressive bloc cause the Feb rev
-1914 The duma showed full support of tsar
-Nicholas allowed dumto to reassemble in july 1915
-Tsar and ministers failed to communicate with rural and urban councils
what is the rural council
union of zemstovs
what is the urban council
union of municipal council
how many deputies in the prog bloc
136 - 422
why did Tsar not co operate with prog bloc
he believed they had no right to play a role in government
How did the breakdown in petrograd cause the Feb rev
-1916 WW1 created extreme economic hardship
-880000 workers on strike in 1916
-hardship in rural areas due to requisitioning
how many workers on strike in 1916
880 000
what happened on 14th Feb 1917
Rodzianko warned the tsar of very serious outbreaks of unrest
what happened on 23rd feb 1917
international womens day, female workers went out and joined the strikes
what happened on 16th feb 1917
150 000 of the petrograd garrison had been desserted
