WW1- military impact

Question 1

What caused plunging morale of the army?

Answer 1

-defeats in Tattenburg and Mansurian lakes
-let down by poor decisions- gen Samsonov.

Question 2

How many troops did the Russians loose in early campagins compared to the enemy?

Answer 2

-double

Question 3

What were Russian casualties,deaths and captures following WW1?

Answer 3

• 8 million casualties
• 1.7 million dead
• 2.4 million captured.

Question 4

What did the command center for the Russian army blame failures on in 1916?

Answer 4

-shells crisis

Question 5

What were the implications of the shells crisis in 1915?

Answer 5

-industry struggling to keep up with demands- but already working near capacity.
-more of a problem of logistical problems.

Question 6

What were shortages of food, ammunition and medical supplies arguably caused by?

Answer 6

-millitary unable to cope with logistical challenges
-communication + transport issues.

Question 7

What happened to food stocks due to poor communication and transport issues?

Answer 7

-rotted
-Archangel- mountains of hardware so great they started sinking to the ground.

Question 8

What prompted Nicholas to take personal command of the army in 1915 and what did this result in for Russia?

Answer 8

-The great retreat.
-left political vaccum- Tsarina temp ruler.
-not popular- german + rasputin. (pushed for more liberal set up).

Question 9

Which failures indicated the war coming to an dissatisfactory end?

Answer 9

-failure of Brusilov/june offensive
-attraction warfare.
-domestic upheval (war vs not).