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Causes Of Feb Rev Flashcards

1
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What did the Tsar do which affected grain and how was grain affected?

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The Tsar stopped the exporting of grain

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What did the Tsar ban and why?

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Banned vodka to encourage discipline in the army and workforce

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What did the army do instead of vodka

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Drank eau de cologne, varnish and moonshine instead causing hundreds of deaths

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4
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What did Florinsky say when the Tsar banned Vodka permanently?

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Said “never since the dawn of human history has a single country in a time of war renounced its principle source of revenue”

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5
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What did the Tsar make himself in 1915

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Commander in chief of the army

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6
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How large was the Russian army in 1916?

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14.6 million

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7
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How many casualties did the army have by 1916?

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5.5 million

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8
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How many prisoners of war were there in 1916?

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2.1 million

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9
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How many dead sick and wounded were there in 1916

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3.4 million

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10
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Who made up most of the draftees? And how were they trained

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Peasants

Insufficiently

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11
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What four things heightened poor morale?

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Inadequate supplies, equipment, food and clothing

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12
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In 1914 how many rifles did infantry have for every three soldiers?

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Two

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13
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How many guns did infantry have per battery in 1914?

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4

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14
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In 1915 how many shells were the artillery limited to per day?

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Two or three shells per day

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15
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What did Turkeys entry into the war close?

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The Dardanelle Strait

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16
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Why was the closure of the Dardanelle Strait significant?

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It had been a major route for supplying Russia from the West as Russian industry could not meet the demand of the army

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17
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When was the Battle of Tannenberg and how long did it last?

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1914, lasted three days

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18
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How many of the Russian soldiers managed to escape Tannenberg?

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10,000 out of 150,000

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19
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How many Russian prisoners did the Germans take at Tannenberg?

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92,000

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20
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Who led an offensive against the Austro-Hungarian Army?

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Brusilov

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21
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When was the offensive against the Austro Hungarian army?

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June 1916

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22
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When was the offensive against the Austro Hungarian army called to a halt?

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Autumn 1916

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23
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How many men had the army lost jn the offensive against the Austro-Hungarian army by autumn 1916?

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Almost a million

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24
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How many were killed, wounded and missing at the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes?

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100,000-125,000

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25
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How many were taken prisoner at the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes?

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30,000-45,000

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26
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How did Nicholas add to class problems in the army?

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He made a large number of exemptions amongst the more privileged groups in society such as the educated and nobles and elites

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27
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How many desertions were there by 1916?

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1.5 million

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28
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Why was there a decline in foreign trade as a result of world war one?

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Germany had accounted for half of the total

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29
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What gad Russia achieved by 1914?

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Financial stability

30
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Hiw was Russia financially stable by 1914?

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It was on the Gold Standard and had the largest gold reserves of any european country

31
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What occurred with finance in 1916?

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Ministry of finance began printing money

32
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How did government spending rise between 1914-1917

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From 4 million to 30 million rouble

33
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What was abandoned when money was printed?

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The gold standard

34
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What did printing money lead to?

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Rapid inflation

35
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How much did the money supply and price of goods increase?

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Money supply grew by 336%

Prices increased 398%

36
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How much did the price of Rye increase by?

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47%

37
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How much did the price of matches go up by?

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500%

38
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What did the “evils of inflation” create?

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A hostile proletariat that became hostile to the government

39
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How much did earnings and prices increase by?

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Earnings 100%

Prices 300%

40
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Why was there an increase in disease?

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Due to malnutrition and unsanitary living conditions

41
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What did bad conditions make the workers?

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Ripe for revolution

42
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How many workers went on strike in Moscow in 1917?

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30,000

43
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How many workers went on strike in 1917 in Petrograd?

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145,000

44
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How much was rent for a corner of a room before the war?

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2-3 roubles monthly

45
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How much was rent for a corner of a room by 1916?

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8-12 rouble

46
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How much were boots before the war?

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5-6 rouble

47
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How much did boots cost in 1916?

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20-30 roubles

48
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What did the Tsars decision to become commander in chief make him?

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A hostage to fortune

49
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What was a major cause of Russias wartime shortages?

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Transport

50
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How many railway stations broke down in 1916?

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575

51
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How much of their food and fuel requirements were Petrograd and Moscow receiving in 1916?

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A third

52
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How many wagons of grain did Petrograd get in 1917 and how many did they need?

A

Needed 1000 got 300

53
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When did the Putilov steel workers strike?

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18th February

54
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When were the Putilov workers joined by thousands of women?

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23rd February, international womens day

55
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What did the Tsar order Khabalov to do?

A

Restore order

56
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What did Khabalov say about the situation in Petrograd?

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That it was uncontrollable

57
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What had Khabalov earlier begged the government to do?

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Declare martial law

58
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Why could martial law not be declared at this point

A

The martial law proclamation could not be printed let alone enforced

59
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By 26th Feb, how many of the Petrograd garrison had deserted?

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All but a few thousand

60
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What was the first constitutional defiance of the Tsar?

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When the Duma was dissolved, 12 members remained in session as a “provisional committee”

61
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What did Kerensky call for the Tsar to do?

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Stand down as the head of state of be deposed

62
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What did the remaining minister do?

A

Used the pretext of an electricity failure to abandon their responsibilities and slip out of the capital

63
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What did Rodzianko advise the Tsar?

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That only his personal abdication could save the russian monarchy

64
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What did some mutinous troops do?

A

Intercepted the royal train and diverted it away from petrograd

65
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When did the Tsar abdicate?

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2 March 1917

66
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What happened to the Provisional Committee after the Tsar’s abdication?

A

It became the Provisional Government

67
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How many troops are estimated to have supported the revolution?

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150,000

68
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What did the ban on vodka lead to?

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A 30 % drop in revenue

69
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Who was in charge in the Tsars absence?

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The Tsarina

70
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Why was the Tsarina unpopular

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She was German and influenced by Rasputin who was also unpopular

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