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Russia in WW1 Flashcards

1
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How many men did Russia have in the army?

A

1.4m, 3m reserves

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2
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What happened after the Russo-Japanese war?

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The Russian army was rearmed and modernised

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3
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How were the army generals chosen?

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Through nepotism

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4
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What was the condition of the army?

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Poor physical and educational conditions

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What class were Russian conscripts and why was this significant?

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Peasantry - identified strongly with their home district rather than Russia as a whole, less motivated to fight and surrendered quickly

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How many rifles did Russia need a month and how many did they get?

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Needed 100k a month, only got 27k

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7
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What was the Russian army known as?

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Russian Steam Roller

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What was the 1915 Great Retreat?

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Russian army driven out of Poland, Lithuania and parts of Belorussia, 1m killed/wounded, 1m imprisoned

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What was the 1915 munitions crisis?

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Russia relied on its allies for the supply of munitions, they couldn’t keep up with the demand

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10
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What did the Gov create after the 1915 munitions crisis?

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Special Committee for State Defence

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What did the Special Committee for State Defence do?

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Controlled armaments production and built new factories?

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12
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Were the Special Committee for State Defence successful?

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1916 - supply of munitions increase significantly but the political damage was done - losses of 1915 blamed on the incompetence and mismanagement of the Tsarist Regime

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What was the 1916 Brusilov Offensive?

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Directed against Austria, halted as Germany came to defend Austria

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14
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What transport issues did Russia face in the war?

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Trans-siberian railway was clogged by arms shipments

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15
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What traffic was prioritised?

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Military traffic

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16
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What happened to trains carrying food shipments to cities?

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Delayed and food rotted away

17
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What happened as a result of food shortages?

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Inflation, peasants began hoarding their grain, Germany occupied food areas within Russia

18
Q

What happened to food and wages in Petrograd in 1914-17?

A

Wages doubled, flour increased x5, potatoes increase x7

19
Q

What did Nicholas II do in August 1915?

A

Assumed overall command of the battlefront, played a ceremonial role

20
Q

Who was in charge whilst Nicholas II was at the battlefront?

A

His wife Alexandra and Rasputin

21
Q

What was Alexandra?

A

German princess

22
Q

Who was Rasputin?

A

Siberian peasant who gained a reputation as a Starets

23
Q

Why did Alexandra work with Rasputin?

A

She believed he could control her sons haemophilia

24
Q

Why was the Tsarina disliked in Russia?

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Ultra-conservative, fear that she was plotting for a German victory

25
Q

What did Nicholas think of Rasputin?

A

“Our friends opinions are sometimes very strange”

26
Q

Why did politicians not like Rasputin?

A

Complained about his influence in Government and over the Tsarina

27
Q

Who did Rasputin have links with?

A

Shady financers

28
Q

When was Rasputin murdered?

A

30th December 1916

29
Q

Who murdered Rasputin?

A

Group of 5 conspirators including the Tsars Nephew and the husband of one of his nieces

30
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What did the group of conspirators aim to do?

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Purify and cleanse the monarchy

31
Q

How and when did the conspirators first try to murder Rasputin?

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December 29th 1916 - invited him to a lunch where they laced his food and wine with cyanide

32
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What did the conspirators do after Rasputin survived the cyanide?

A

Shot him 3 times including once to his head and then dumped his body in the Little Nevka river.

33
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What were the Tsarina and Rasputin accused of?

A

Mismanagement and corruption

34
Q

What happened to the amount of ministers in 1915-16?

A

There were 3 different interior ministers, 3 different foreign ministers and 3 different ministers of justice

35
Q

What happened to the Regime after the Tsarina was left in control?

A

Conservatives began to lose hope in the regime and began to criticise it.

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