WWI Flashcards
What did the declaration of war create
Patriotism
Examples of patriotism at the start of the war
Duma immediately voted in favour of war credits
Capital renamed Petrograd
Which areas of Western Russia were put under military rule
Poland
Finland
Baltic states
What was formed in June 1915
The All-Russian Union of Zemstva and Cities
What’s another name for The All-Russian Union of Zemstva and Cities
ZemGor
Who came together to form The All-Russian Union of Zemstva and Cities
Representatives of the Zemstva and municipal Dumas
What did the ZemGor allow? Why?
Liberal political discontent
Tsar’s handling of the war and his refusal to give them any role in the war effort
When did Nicholas make himself commander-in-chief
September 1915
Why was Nicholas making himself commander-in-chief a bad decision
Tsar would be responsible for failures
Left his Russia wife in charge
Rasputin left with wife
In August 1915 which groups formed the progressive bloc? What did they demand
The Kadets, Octobrists and Progressives
A government which ‘possessed the confidence of the public’
In response to the progressive bloc what did the Tsar do in January 1916
Suspended the Duma
On 15th November 1916 what did the leader of the progressive bloc do
Delivered a charge of ‘official incompetence’ in the Duma
Where were radical opposition leaders around 1916 and 1917
Exile
Military set back example. How many dead and wounded? How many taken prisoner?
Battle of Tannenburg
300,000 dead or wounded
92,000 taken prisoner
How many men were in the Russian conscript army
15 million
