WW1 Flashcards

1
Q

WW1 was between…

A

1914-17

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2
Q

How many soldiers had been killed, wounded or captured in WW1 by 1916?

A

8 million out of 15 million men

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3
Q

WW1 made the soldiers begin to think that…

A

The tsar was the real enemy, so began to listen to Bolshevik revolutionary ideas

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4
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What did the Bolsheviks promise?

A

Peace, bread and land

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5
Q

What initially happened to the tsar in 1914?

A

Experienced an upsurge in popularity and patriotism

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6
Q

When did nick II formally take over direct command of the armed services?

A

1915

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7
Q

How was WW1 ended?

A

With lenins decree on peace in 1917

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8
Q

Rise in government spending 1914-17?

A

4 to 30 million roubles

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9
Q

How did the government try to combat inflation?

A

Increased taxation at home and heavy borrowing form abroad, but this was only a partial success

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10
Q

What happened to the gold standard after WW2?

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Abandoned so the government could put more notes into circulation so wages could be paid and commerce could continue - led to inflation

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11
Q

What happened to Russia’s financial stability after WW1?

A

Destroyed

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12
Q

Price of food and fuel 1914-16…

A

Quadrupled

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13
Q

Peasants hoarding grain meant that by 1917…

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Towns and cities were on the verge of famine

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14
Q

Bread rationing during WW1 meant that…

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Civilians were receiving less than 1/4 of the amount that’d been available in 1914

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15
Q

What treaty ended WW1?

A

1918 treaty of Brest-litovsk

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16
Q

What was lost in Brest-litovsk?

A

1/4 of the population, 1/4 of industry, heavy % of agricultural lands and ore deposits

17
Q

How many strikes in 1914?

A

3,574