political effects ༊*·˚ Flashcards
What was the stem of the scandalous fall of the Russian empire and monarchy/autocracy (Tsardom)?
Anti-tsarist opposition was a long term underlying issue
What happened in 1916?
The delicate and helpless situation and position of the Romanovs worsened and accelerated and was aggravated!!!
Why was there such a dramatic rise in bolsheviekism?
Peasants had only been aggravated more by the presence of Nicholas and all of the meaningless and deleterious actions he carried out; THE PEOPLE WANTED A DEMOCRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What happened when Tsarina Alexandra and Rasputin were left in charge?
She disposed and demoted nearly all the competent and capable members of the Duma for incompetent foolish and power hungry men that better suited her taste ( flirt or charm their way around her and talk well of her incompetent husband as he was fighting in ww2)
What did many peasants want more then ever now which was promised by the communists?
‘Peace, bread and land.’
What did peasants want which Nicholas so effortlessly and insensitively disregarded?
(1 out of the many things)
A political voice in what seemed to be a never ending cycle of rising taxes and exploitation, famine and disease ridden dirty streets
