Political Authority, Opposition And The State Of Russia In Wartime

Question 1

Patriotism presented to in aug 1914

Answer 1

Strike activity stopped

The Duma voted war credit than resolved itself to avoid unnecessary politics and more time

Saint Petersburg was renamed Petrograd

Question 2

What happened in 1914 July

Answer 2

The government established military zones aversively and authority were suspended

Question 3

What happened in aug 1914

Answer 3

Zemstva established a union of zemstva start to provide medical facilities

Question 4

What happened in 1915 may

Answer 4

Factory, owners and businessmen established a Congress of representatives of industry and business to help coordinate production

Question 5

What happened in June 1915 ?

Answer 5

The zemstva union joint with the cities to form the old Russian union of zemstva and cities chaired by Prince LVOV. It wanted to help in the war effort, but it was never allowed by any direct influence

Question 6

What happened in aug 1915

Answer 6

Some deputies from the 4th to organise themselves into the progressive block and demanded the czar, establish a government of public confidence

Question 7

What did Nicholas appoint himself as ? Why was this bad ?

Answer 7

Commander in chief of the Russian army and navy, this was a terrible decision Nicholas light military experience, and had already lost the confidence and support of the Russian general staff 

Question 8

What was happening in Petrograd ?

Answer 8

 Rasputin will did still more power, and the Tsars wife was accused of sabotaging, the Russian war effort 

Question 9

What Happened in dec 1916 ?

Answer 9

Rasputin was murdered by the czars nephew, Prince yusupov and an accomplice an attempt to save the monarchy is reputation.

Question 10

Military issued created by the war

Answer 10

The government mobilise around 15 million men between 1914 and 1917, but so just let weapons warm clothing and suitable footwear

By mid-1916 the munition situation has improved, but most experienced officers had been

By the end of 1916 morale in the army had plummeted 1.5 million deserted in 1916 alone.

Question 11

What were the internal problems created by the war ?

Answer 11

Military spending soared as the

Production slumped, yet, great production was needed to supply the army

Naval blockades and the loss of overland route severely damaged trade

The government paid low prices for green, another good, so many pets and hold it there produce

Railways were requestioned for the troops, so food stuffs were often unavailable to reach the cities where conditions became increasingly hard

The cost of living rose by 300% and thousands Nelli start in January 1917/activity in Moscow and Petrograd escalated

Question 12

What took place in early feb 1917

Answer 12

Strikes took place in 58 factories in Petrograd

Question 13

What took place in feb 1917

Answer 13

Striking workers, plus students and women from the bread queues joined the traditional women’s march in Petrograd for an international women’s day

Question 14

What took place in 24-28th feb 1917

Answer 14

Strikes and demonstrations, but Petrograd almost to a standstill, the Duma, president Saint Nicholas, a telegram to modern he take action. Nicholas ignored it.

Around 40 demonstrators were killed and many soldiers mutinied

The Duma set up provisional committee supported by the army is high command

Revolutionaries established the Petrograd Soviet

Question 15

What happened on March 2nd 1917

Answer 15

Nicholas abdicated in favour, I have his brother

Question 16

Who was in the provisional government

Answer 16

Its members represented the elites they were men who had favoured constitutional monarchy. It was intended to be a temporary until elections could be held for a new constitute assembly. However, it was accepted by the altar Zara, civil service, army, officers and police.

Question 17

Who was in the Petrograd Soviet?

Answer 17

Dominated by Mensheviks, an SR is with a few Bolsheviks it mainly composed of radical socialist intellectuals

Question 18

Who was the only member of both the provisional government and Petrograd Soviet?

Answer 18

Alexander Kerensky

Question 19

What had the provisional government promised?

Answer 19

Basic civil liberties

The abolishing of legal discrimination based on class, religion and nationality

The right to organise trade unions and a strike

Elections to a constitute assembly

Question 20

What did the provisional government allow?

Answer 20

Allowed freedom of religion, and the

Abolish the death penalty at the front

Replace that is RS police force with the peoples military

Dismissed, provisional governors given that work to the zemstva

Question 21

What did the provisional government want?

Answer 21

Wanted to maintain the war, effort and believed discipline was needed to end desertions and restore order

Question 22

What does the Petrograd Soviet want?

Answer 22

Wanted to focus on social conditions and to improve standards of living for workers and peasants, they encourage workers and peasants to assert their rights

Question 23

With the provisional government’s effort to continue the war, what were they meant by?

Answer 23

An anti-war demonstration in April 1917, which led to the resignation of two ministers. They were replaced by socialist from the Petrograd Soviet.

Question 24

What did the upper classes stand for?

Answer 24

They were disillusioned with the provisional government which failed both to win the war, and protect their property and maintain order during the july days

Question 25

What happened in the July days?

Answer 25

Riots involving both Bolsheviks broke out on the streets, some therefore supported general kornilov who mounted a right winged coup in August

Question 26

What did Kerensky do during the July days ?

Answer 26

He panicked and release Bolsheviks, who had been in prison after July allowing then Arms to halt kornilovs advance

Question 27

What was the situation by summer 1917?

Answer 27

That was a little support for the provisional government

Food supplies were chaotic

Pay and conditions were deteriorating

The continuation of the war and government’s failure to redistribute land that is suspicion that the bourgeoisie government was postponing greater democracy in order to preserve its own power