WW1 Pt 1

Question 1

Agricultural and industrial industries had grown by … in …

Answer 1

6% in 1914

Question 2

Nicholas orders mobilisation of Russian forces against Austro-Hungrary on…

Answer 2

30 July 1914

Question 3

Germany declares war on Russia:

Answer 3

1 August 1914

Question 4

St Petersburg was named Petrograd because

Answer 4

It sounded less German

Question 5

By the end of …, the army has … soldiers and … weapons

Answer 5

1914, the government has 6.5 million men mobilised but only 4.6 million rifles

Question 6

Battle of Tannenburg:

Answer 6

26-30 August 1914

Question 7

Battle of Tannenburg resulted in

Answer 7

70,000 casualties, 100,000 soldiers captured by the enemy

Question 8

Battle of Masurian Lakes:

Answer 8

9-14 September 1914

Question 9

Battle of Masurian Lakes resulted in:

Answer 9

60,000 casualties

Question 10

Between … and … spending rose from … roubles to … roubles

Answer 10

1914 to 1917, spending rose from 4 million roubles to 30 million roubles

Question 11

Between … and …, wages … whilst food and fuel …

Answer 11

1914 and 1916, wages doubled whilst food and fuel quadrupled in price

Question 12

In …, bread rationing mean Petrograd received … than what it received in …

Answer 12

Early 1917, Petrograd received less 1/4 of the bread than what the received in 1914

Question 13

By …, … stations were unable to handle freight

Answer 13

1916, 575 stations

Question 14

By …., Petrograd and Moscow were recieving …

Answer 14

1916, receiving barely 1/3 of the required food and fuel supplies

Question 15

Okranha report 1916:

Answer 15

“If in the future grain remains to be hidden, the very fact of its disappearance will be sufficient to provoke in the capitals”

Question 16

Nicholas II took over the armies in …

Answer 16

August 1915

Question 17

Witte:

Answer 17

“The Tsar’s character is the source of all our misfortunes. His outstanding weakness is a lack of willpower”