War and Revolution

Question 1

Why was the Russo-Japanese war humiliating?

Answer 1

•Gave up port Arthur
•Japan was less industrially advanced as Russia
•Russia lost 2/3 of its navy
•Inspired the 1905 revolution

Question 2

What document ended the 1905 Revolution?

Answer 2

October manifesto

Question 3

When did NII appoint himself as commander in chief of the Russian military?

Answer 3

September 1915

Question 4

How many rifles were soldiers limited to by 1914?

Answer 4

2 rifles per 3 soldiers

Question 5

How many soldiers had died by December 1916?

Answer 5

1.6 million

Question 6

How many soldiers became POW in WW1?

Answer 6

2.4 million

Question 7

How much did the cost of WW1 increase by?

Answer 7

1,500 mill to 14500 mill
1914-1918

Question 8

How many people were killed in Bloody Sunday, causing NII to be labelled as a “murderous tyrant”?

Answer 8

96

Question 9

How many rifles were produced a month in ww1?

Answer 9

10,000

Question 10

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

Answer 10

200,000

Question 11

When was the Petrograd soviet formed and how was this significant?

Answer 11

1st March
Created order number one and was able to get Nicholas II to agree to abdicate