February Revolution
- Created by: Charlotte O'Dwyer
- Created on: 19-11-12 19:40
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- February Revolution- March 1917
- Weakness of Russia
- War with japan
- Out of date farming economy
- USSR was beginning to industrialise
- World War 1
- The army was badly led and poorly equipped.
- Russian defeats atTannenberg and Masurian Lakes – the Russians lost 200,000 men – lost the government the support of the army.
- food shortages and food prices rose, all of which created anger and unrest in Petrograd
- Tsar's Mistakes
- The Tsar took personal command of the army – which did not help the war effort and meant he was blamed for the defeats.
- He left the Tsarina in charge. She was incompetent (she letRasputin run the government), and (because she was a German) rumours circulated that she was trying to help Germany to win.
- Army and the Duma abandoned the Tsar
- On 13 March members of the Duma went to Nicholas to tell him to abdicate.
- On 8 March 1917, there were riots in Petrograd about the food shortages and the war.
- Weakness of Russia
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