political authority, opposition and state of Russia in wartime

Question 1

detials of brusilov offensive

Answer 1

• russian attempt to push westwards from ukraine area and break through A-H lines
• weakened austrians
• over half army were captured/killed
• summer of 1916

Question 2

outcome of brusilov offensive

Answer 2

• german troops moved to reinforce
• russian troops pushed back even more

Question 3

detials of battle of tannenburg and outcome

Answer 3

• autumn 1915
• russian heavy losses and were driven back

Question 4

effect of WW1 on tsarist family

Answer 4

• nicholas personally responsible for war effort after 1915 commander-in-chief role
• nicholas lost support from russian generals
• rasputin meddled in political appointments, which led to disillusionment
• mroe disillusionment through rumoured affair between alexandra and rasputin
• alexandra german born

Question 5

effect of war on russian peasantry

Answer 5

• food shortages led to peasants stopping marketing their grain, in order to hoard food
• transportation inadequacy led to lack of imports around empire which derailed peasant quality of life

Question 6

economic and social impact of ww1

Answer 6

• rising inflation as gold standard abandoned, which allowed for more money to be printed
• 17m roubles spent on war effort
• average earnings doubled whilst food and fuel prices quadrupled
• food shortages as military were prioritised
• 1916 grain decline
• transportation deficit meant grain exports fell

Question 7

military impact and effect on army in ww1

Answer 7

• over 4m wounded or injured in 1 year of war
• large lack of resources, especially footwear
• bad cooperation between red cross and hospitals, 3 mile walk between the two
  -bad leadership (general brusilov and nicholas II)
• large muntinies
• soliders began to kill officers due to disillusionment with high command

Question 8

which ministers disapproved of rasputin

Answer 8

stolypin

Question 9

problems with alexandra

Answer 9

• woman leading domestic affairs (misogyny)
• german born (fighting against the germans)
• alleged affair with rasputin (“degenerate monk”)

Question 10

rasputin negative connotations

Answer 10

• illegitimate position and highly influential position contributed to growing opposition to the tsar
• sexuality against religion
• contributed to public anger and antagonism when him and alexandra ran the country, dengerate monk and german ascent woman