INCOMPLETE - 11/12

Question 1

Evidence to show how the tsar’s decision to go to war was a popular one

Answer 1

• Strike activity ceased
• Having voted for ward credits, the Duma dissolved itself
• The Germanic St Petersburg became the Salic Petrograd

Question 2

What were the early losses in WW1

Answer 2

Masurin Lakes and Tannenburg

Question 3

Evidence to show how even during WW1, Nicholas was still reluctant to compromise on anything but total autocracy

Answer 3

• In June 1915, municipal dumas and zemstvas joined to form the zemgor to help the Tsar’s war effort
• Was largely ignored, and Nicholas blamed them for stirring-up trouble

Question 4

What disasterous decision was made by Nicholas in September 1915

Answer 4

Assumed control of the Army + Navy as Commander-in-cheif, after defeats in Galicia

Question 5

Why was Nicholas II assuming control of the army and navy as Commander-in-Chief so disasterious

Answer 5

• Nicholas left for the front line loosing support from his generlas
• Couldn’t take action agains the deeds of Rasputin, damaging his relationship witht the nobles he relied on to uphold his autocracy
• Full blame for war faliures were now on him

Question 6

Key reason for the failing war effort by 1916

Answer 6

• 15million soilders had been mobilised between 1914-17
• Lacking warm and waterproof clothing
• 2 rifles for every 3 soilders
• Artilery limited to 2-3 shells per day

Question 7

Evidence of military discontent in 1916

Answer 7

1.5 million dessertions

Question 8

What were the catastrophic affects of WW1 on those in the cities

Answer 8

• Naval blockages of Baltic + Black sea ports caused fuel shortage
• Grain was left to rot by railway tracks
• All food avaliable directed to front-line

Question 9

Combined with food shortages in cities, what made living conditions even poorer

Answer 9

• Mass unemployment from non-essential factories
• 300% rise in cost of living

Question 10

key events in feb revolt

Answer 10

• sat 25th feb - half petrograd worksforce strike and violence
• mon 27th feb - 66,000 soilders mutiny

Question 11

Fall of autocracy

Answer 11

2nd march, resigned passing throne to grand-duke mikhail, who refused

Question 12

extent of oppo groups in revoltioh

Answer 12

almost entirely insignificant

Question 13

key falt of prov gov

Answer 13

• desperate to carry on war
• between march -may 365,000 desertions
• death pentalty reintroduced

Question 14

cost of living oct 17

Answer 14

755%

Question 15

day oct rev

Answer 15

25th oct 1917

Question 16

where resistive to initial bolshevik control

Answer 16

Moscow and Kiev - brutally crushed

Question 17

why constituent asemply dissolved 5th jan 1918

Answer 17

as sr’s won majority of seats