Reasons for the abdication of Nicholas II Flashcards

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What are the main reasons why Tsardom fell? (7)

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-1905 revolution
-WW1
-Breakdown of duma relations
-Weak economy +army
-social conditions- heavy striking
-autocracy not realistic.
-opposition

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What were social conditions like at the end of 1916?

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-Increase in inflation
-munitions crisis
-rationing due to scarce goods

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What percentage did inflation grow under Nicholas?

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-by 200%

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What did rapid inflation under Nicholas cause?

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-Strikes in Moscow and Petrograd.

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By 1914, how many workers on strike compared to 1916?

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increase of 870,000

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What did the economic unrest and the war cause in rural areas?

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-young male peasants conscripted which led to a decrease in the workforce.
-peasant prices so low that they wouldn’t sell grain.

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Why did inflation continue growing under Nicholas?

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-Falling value of money.

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What did the Tsar do about the unrest of 1917?

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-practically nothing
-believed it would work itself out like the 1905 revolution and the subsequent October manifesto.

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On what date did the government say that there would be grain rationing and what did this lead to?

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-March 1st 1917
-panic buying and more strikes

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How many Russians died in WW1?

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1.8M military, 1.5M civilians

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