How Did Tsar Nicholas Follow World War I?

Internal turmoil of fighting countries boiled to their peaks by the end of World War I. The end of the war left countries left in ruins financially, geographically, and even governmentally. Influential countries, such as Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, experienced change on a much more dramatic level. Revolutions were sparked by ordinary citizens and fueled by the desire to fix what had been done in the government both during and before the war. Russia had been lagging behind the rest of Europe when it came to industry and modernity, but they were toward the beginning of the revolutionary movement. When World War I came about, Russians believed the war would be a short one and that they would not need to make use of all of their resources, such as soldiers and supplies. Tsar Nicholas put his faith into a Russian victory for the sake of national unity (EUROPE 165). Against Nicholas’s original beliefs, the war raged on, and peasants in Russia experienced even more unrest. Intellectuals became revolutionaries, and a regime was desired that “would let Russia catch up to the west” (SOURCES 84). Those against the monarchy touted that they were turning “disorders into a revolution” (EUROPE 168) while they “destroyed the symbols of tsarism and attacked the rich” …show more content…
Russia and Hungary both experienced a revolution consisting of communism. Germany and Austria worked to prevent a communist take over. Germany, Austria and Hungary each had communists in their countries that wanted to model the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Socialists played a big role in the revolutions also. Economies were struggling along with the governments, which made it even harder for those attempting to seize power. Russia lost land in a treaty, and Austria-Hungary lost land by splitting apart. Peasants, minorities, and common citizens in general participated in uprisings and frustration in each