ww1 russia

Question 1

long term reasons for russia involvement WW1

Answer 1

1892 Franco Russian military convention - leads to triple entente

Question 2

1902 Anglo Japanese alliance

Answer 2

Britain + Japan concerned Russia expansion

Question 3

when was Entente Cordiale and what was it

Answer 3

1904 - anglo French - stop russo-japanese war + Britain worried russia gain power

Question 4

Crimea war dates

Answer 4

1853-1856

Question 5

russo Turkish war dates

Answer 5

1877-1878

Question 6

why did russia go to ww1

Answer 6

to preserve status as great power

Question 7

alliances - why did Russia go to war

Answer 7

alliances with Serbia - Sarajevo assassination 1914 Germany support Austria + Russia support Serbia

Question 8

alliances - why did Russia go to war

Answer 8

alliances with Serbia - Sarajevo assassination 1914 Germany support Austria + Russia support Serbia

Question 9

why was Russia supporting Serbia

Answer 9

support slav people

Question 10

what was formed in June 1915

Answer 10

ZemGor - zemstva + duma in response to Tsar placing baltic states under military rule

Question 11

what did zemgor become focus of

Answer 11

liberal political discontent as Tsar refused to offer them a role in war effort

Question 12

when did Nicholas assume personal control over armed forces

Answer 12

September 1915 - fatal blunder for tsar - leave German wife in power in Petrograd

Question 13

what was formed by reformists groups in august 1915

Answer 13

cadets octobrists etc form bloc demanding gov confidence in public - duma suspended until jan 1916 in response

Question 14

evidence of growing opposition to Tsar upon new opening duma

Answer 14

Miliukov delivers charge of ‘official incompetence’ - duma 1916 ‘ lost faith in gov to be victorious’

Question 15

why did most opposition come from liberals by 1916

Answer 15

radicals in exile

Question 16

early set back in war

Answer 16

Battle Tannenburg 1914 300,000 dead

Question 17

evidence of German superiority over Russian

Answer 17

10 miles German track for 1 mile Russian

Question 18

how big was Russian army

Answer 18

15 million BUT COULDN’T EQUIP

Question 19

downside to large numbers in Russian army

Answer 19

2 rifles per 3 soldiers - lack clothes

Question 20

how many Russian desertions 1916

Answer 20

1,5 million as German railway pushes men forward to halt Russian advance

Question 21

weakness in Russian army where germany had strength

Answer 21

German strategy on quality of NCO (common soldiers from working class who promoted) - Russia’s lack of industrialisation = lower quality

Question 22

price of food + fuel 1914 - 1916

Answer 22

quadrupled

Question 23

wages 1914-1916

Answer 23

doubled ( but prices quadruple)

Question 24

how many Russians by 1917

Answer 24

1.6 million -

Question 25

what did Turkey’s nov 1914 entry cause for russia

Answer 25

severed main trade artery Black Sea - lost 90% pre war import exports

Question 26

what was lost in 1915 great retreat

Answer 26

industrial centres e.g. Warsaw

Question 27

success of Russian industry by 1917

Answer 27

100% heavy artillery = Russian manufacture

Question 28

when did russia come off gold standard

Answer 28

1914

Question 29

why are economic difficulties not a reason for termoil

Answer 29

all countries gain debt in war - way it interacted w./ Russia’s political + social systems

Question 30

by 1917 how much of pre war imports had russia lost

Answer 30

90%

Question 31

when was alcohol banned in russia

Answer 31

august 1914 - 30% tax revenue

Question 32

what is russia alcohol ban evidence of

Answer 32

Nicholas defies fiscal logic - believed war would be short

Question 33

by 1916 how much had war cost

Answer 33

4.7 times peacetime yr expenditure

Question 34

what was inflation at 1917

Answer 34

400%