IMPACT OF WW1 ON POLITICS AND ECONOMY
- Created by: 10cmurphy
- Created on: 05-04-17 15:39
View mindmap
- Impact of WW1 on politics and economy
- Political impact
- 1915-Progressive Bloc formed in Duma
- Aim to convince Tsar to establish a group to run the war
- Saw as an attempt to weaken Tsar position
- Tsarina given more political influence-Tsar now Commander in Chief
- Tsarina unpopular as she was German-influence Tsar
- Tsarina appointed incapable ministers
- Rasputin-heavily influenced Tsarina
- Known for causing national scandals and being a womaniser
- Undermined the power of the Tsar
- Killed in December 1916 by Prince Yusupov
- Known for causing national scandals and being a womaniser
- Tsar left the country in chaos
- Armed forces lost loyalty towards the Tsar
- Dumas no longer supported the Tsar
- 1915-Progressive Bloc formed in Duma
- Economic impact
- 1916-Russia economy struggling to meet demands of population
- Armed forces didn't have the money that they needed
- Tsar banned sale of alcohol
- This reduced tax revenue-debt quadrupled as vodka was part of life
- Growth of war economy means more workers needed in city
- Petrograd population rose to 2.7 million
- Rise in inflation and decline in living standards
- Agricultural production posed a problem
- Trains being diverted for armed forces
- Not transporting food to the cities-300 out of 2200 wagons received
- Strikes and protest broke out in major cities
- Tsar ordered that the strikes be ended by force
- Tsar asked to come back but ignored request
- Decided to return but held back by striking workers
- Political impact
Comments
No comments have yet been made