Russia At War

Question 1

3 Entente

Answer 1

RU, BR, FR

Question 2

Russian steamroller

Answer 2

Huge patriotism for entry of WW1

Question 3

Battle of Tannenburg

Answer 3

70000 RU causality
50000POV
DE trapped RU, surrounded

Question 4

Battle of the Mansurian Lakes

Answer 4

100000 casualties
Steamroller destroyed
De went North, defeated 2nd RU army

Question 5

Austro-Germany offensive

Answer 5

Forced RU retreat 480km

Only winter stopped further progress

Question 6

Aug 1915

Answer 6

Tsar commands RU army

Question 7

End of 1915

Answer 7

DE+AH controlled 13% of RU population

Question 8

Brusilov offensive

Answer 8

Into Austrian land, regained lost land

DE arrived, saved AU, stopped RU

Question 9

Winter 1916

Answer 9

All RU gains lost

Question 10

Russia at war
Why
Poor leadership

Answer 10

Tsar, not capable of leading the army, no change to war effort

Question 11

Russia at war
Why
Poor generals

Answer 11

Lazy, cocky, no teamwork

Lack of communication, poor tactics

Question 12

Russia at war
Why
Poor supplies

Answer 12

No boots, shred rifles

Shortage of medicine and bullets

Question 13

Russia at war
Why
Poor infrastructure

Answer 13

Not enough steel, explosive works, poor roads

Supplies arrive too later

Question 14

Effects of war on Russia

Tsarina ruled

Answer 14

DE woman, hated, spy
Tsar 650km away from Petrograd

Dissatisfied, lack of trust in govt, hatred of Tsarina

Question 15

Effects of war on Russia
P
Role of Duma

Answer 15

Initially supported entry into war, 1915, some form a progressive block, work with Tsar, refused. Offered advice to Tsarina, refused

Duma frustrated

Question 16

Effects of war on Russia
P
Rasputin

Answer 16

Holy, cure Alexei of haemophilia
Significant person in court, ministerial leapfrog, replace with friends

No continuity in ministers+policies, lack of stability+control

Question 17

Effects of war on Russia
P
Decreased support from MC+UC

Answer 17

Tsarina governed, doing badly in war

Govt system weakening

Question 18

Effects of war on Russia
Ec
Inflation

Answer 18

7 price rises, inflation increases

Food was not affordable

Question 19

Effects of war on Russia
Ec
Wages

Answer 19

No increase in wages, longer working hours for lack of workers
Prices increase

Basic supplies too expensive

Question 20

Effects of war on Russia
Ec
Closure factories

Answer 20

Raw materials too materials

Unemployment increases

Question 21

Effects of war on Russia
Ec
Labour shortage

Answer 21

Most men in the war

Longer working hours

Question 22

Effects of war on Russia
Ec
Horses

Answer 22

Horses went to war, food production decreases, no plough

Less food

Question 23

Effects of war on Russia
Ec
Poor transport

Answer 23

Could not handle increased war demands+raw material supplies

Shortages

Question 24

Effects of war on Russia
Ec
Focus on Ind production

Answer 24

Boots+clothes=scarce
RM=scarce

Consumer goods not affordable

Question 25

Effects of war on Russia | Winter

Answer 25

Harsh cold, fuel, food, shortage, increase inflation

Question 26

February revolution

Answer 26

Tsar lost control of the streets, army, Duma, lack of food fuel and it was a harsh winter

Question 27

Feb 14

Answer 27

Rodzianko told Tsar that he could not rely on closest supporters

Question 28

Feb 18th

Answer 28

Strikes at Putilov works, want higher wages

Question 29

Feb 23

Answer 29

Many women joined 100000 strikes in Petrograd

Question 30

Feb 24

Answer 30

200000 on strike

Question 31

Feb 25

Answer 31

Strikes all over city 300000 demonstrators, no newspapers, public transport, police sympathise with strikers

Question 32

Feb 26

Answer 32

Tsar told army tor estorbe order, some deserted

Question 33

Feb 27th

Answer 33

Buildings looted, Petrograd garrison mutinied, Tsar ordered D to dissolve 12 refused=>PC, first meeting of PS

Question 34

Feb 28

Answer 34

The soviet issued newspapers, declaring intention of removing old systems of govt

Question 35

March 1

Answer 35

PS ordered Soviet Order No 1

Question 36

March 2

Answer 36

Tsar returned to Petrograd, advised to abdicate

Question 37

March 3

Answer 37

PC=>PG, ran RU

Question 38

Effect of the February Revolution

Answer 38

End of Tsarism, autocracy