The First World War

Question 1

What were the military defeats of the first world war?

Answer 1

Although Russia had the largest army it was poorly led and badly equipped and by 1917,large areas of the western Russian empire had been lost to the Germans

Question 2

What were the economic effects of the war?

How did Germany effect Russias economy

Answer 2

Germany had blocked Russias trade routes causing factories to be starved of raw materials which caused economic activity to drop.Taxes had to rise to help pay for the cost of the war

Question 3

What were the economic effects of the war?

Raising funds

Answer 3

To raise funds, the government arranged loans from its allies, increasing Russia’s national debt

Question 4

What were the economic effects of the war?

Why did inflation rise in Russia

Answer 4

The government printed more and more money to pay for the war which caused infaltion

Question 5

What were the political effects of the war

Duma

Answer 5

The Duma, at first, supported the war however as the war got worse the Duma criticised the failure of the Tsar

Question 6

What were the political effects of the war

Tsar’s ministers

Answer 6

In 1915, the Duma requested that the tsar replaces his ministers with new ones supported by the Duma

Question 7

What were the political effects of the war

Tsar’s refusal

Answer 7

The tsar refused to share any power with the Duma and in response, the Duma became a centre of opposition to the Tsar’s government

Question 8

What were the social effects of the war?

Conscription

Answer 8

15m peasants were conscripted for war which caused food production to drop.This led to hunger and suffering

Question 9

What were the political effects of the war

The army requisitioning

Answer 9

The army requistioned peasnt crops and horses as well as prioritising the railway for the army