Theme 1 - Provisional Government and Bolshevik revolution of 1918 Flashcards
1
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When does Nicholas personally take control of the war
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- May 1915
- Leaving GERMAN empress in charge under the influence of Rasputin
2
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When is the start of WW1
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- Early August 1914
3
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Whats the inital public opinion of the war
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- Intially high spirits
4
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Describe the first major defeat in WW1
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- Tannenburg
- 29 August 1914
- 70k dead
5
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What is the mood in Petrograd in late 1916
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- “The industrial proletariat of the capital are in dispair”
- Dec 1916
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7
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State of the war effort by 1916
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- One rifle between 3
8
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What is the political mood in early 1917
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- High discontent
- Eastern front near collapse
- Worst winter in memory at -30
- Alexandra refused to listen to the Duma - the Duma thought they could do a better job
9
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When was Rasputin Assasinated
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- December 1916
10
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When does the president of the Duma declare no confidence in Nicholas
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- 14 Feb 1917
11
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When does disquiet begin in Petrograd
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- 18 Feb 1917
- Strike at Putilov engineering works
- By 25 there were 300k demonstrators in the street
12
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What was the impact of international womens day
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- 23 Feb 1917
- 100k women in the streets
13
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When does Nicholas try to reimpose order & what happens
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- 26 Feb: Nicholas instructs garrison to restore order
- 27 Feb: Most of the garrison mutiny
14
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When does Nicholas order the Duma to dissolve
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- 27 Feb 1917
- 12 delagates refuse and set up the “Provisional Committee”
- Kerenesy demands Nicholas’ abdication
15
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When is the first meeting of the Petrograd Soviet?
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- 27 Feb 1917