WWI Flashcards
Political what did the Tsar do once world war I started and what happened to the Tsarina
From 1915 Nicholas II stayed near the front lines in Poland and left the Tsarina under the influence of Rasputin
Political what did the disastrous war effort do and how did Nicholas try to fix this
made the Tsar even more unpopular and he tried to fix this by executing Rasputin in December 1916
Political how does the Tsarist government collapse and what did the soldiers sent to help do
because of strikes in St Petersburg. the soldiers sent to put down the rebels joined them
Economic what happens to the economy
the economy collapses
Economic how much did the government spend in 1913 and how much did they spend on the war in what dates
1.5 billion roubles in 1913 and 3 billion on the war alone in 1916
Economic how much did prices rise by between what dates
between 1914 and 1917 prices rose by 400%
Economic Why was there a food and weapons shortage
because of transportation problems being run badly
Economic why were there difficulties getting troops to the front lines
Due to a lack of railways in western Russia
Social why were workers paid slightly more in WWI
because the government was printing more money
Social what happened to the bread ration. what date and where
the bread ration fell by 25% in the first three months of 1916 in Petrograd
Social when were there food shortages
after 1916
