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main cause |
WW1 |
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how did it make revolution inevitable |
showed Russia was no longer a military match for the nations of Central and Western Europe + hopelessly disrupted the economy |
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what did the scarcity of food lead to |
riots which started on Feb 24 in Petrograd |
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what did the petrograd garrison do? |
joined the revolution forcing Nicholas to abdicate (March 2) |
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another cause of the revolution |
a growing and politicised urban workforce |
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when did the industrial revolution kick off? |
1890s |
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what problems did the working class experience? |
poor housing, unfair wages, dwindling rights for workers |
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how were the workers changing? |
they swiftly became more politically engaged and displeased with against government restrictions on their protests |
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who did this benefit? |
it created fertile ground for socialist revolutionaries |
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how does 1905 link to this? |
bloody sunday- unarmed demonstrators fired upon by soldiers of the imperial guard. opposition to the tsar grew, more anti-tsarist groups. October manifesto- the tsar is not trustworthy. |
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last cause of the revolution |
tsarist autocracy, a lack of representation and a bad tsar |
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how did the romanovs rule |
with no true representative bodies (duma was ignored) |
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how was freedom of speech affected |
it was ignored: censorship, okhrana etc. |
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what did the banning of opposition mean? |
that opponents were increasingly driven to more radical measures |
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how could Nicholas be described |
determined to govern while lacking any idea or ability to properly run an autocracy |
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what was Nicholas's answer to most Russian crises |
look back at the 17th century and try to ressurect an almost late-medieval system, instead of modernising and reforming |
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what did this cause? |
discontent which directly led to the revolution |
