knowledge test 3 Flashcards
what circumstances led russia to war in 1914?
russia’s obligation to protect serbia
what early defeats caused troop morale to drop in 1914?
the battle of tannenberg and masurian lakes
in what year did the russian army experience a munitions crisis
1915
what label was given to the retreat of the russian army in 1915?
the great retreat
what were the russian casualties for the whole of the war?
8 million
how did the war disrupt the supply of food?
food requisitioning by the army and transport problems
give two other domestic problems that russia experienced during ww1
lack of food in the cities, transport disruption, inflation
what was rampant inflation
the uncontrollable and rapid increase in the price of goods and services
when did nicholas take personal command of the army?
august/september 1915
why was there growing opposition to the tsar after 1915?
poor command of the army, failures in the war and role of rasputin and alexandra at home
why were rasputin and alexandra unpopular?
tsarina was german and rasputin’s influence over and closeness to the tsarina was suspicious to many russians
what was the name of the moderate politicians who offered the tsar the chance to work with them to run the war effort?
the progressive bloc
what was the total cost of war for russia?
3 billion roubles
