Why is the Provisional Government often viewed as one that was reluctant to carry out reforms?

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  • Why is the Provisional Government often viewed as one that was reluctant to carry out reforms?
    • Government
      • focused on Constituent Assembly
        • did not achieve this until Jan 1918
        • postponed elections for Assembly
        • Constituent Assembly could make more reforms to please peasants, soldiers and minorities
    • War
      • decision to carry on in war
        • lack of military reform = PG rejected by army
      • WWI hindered reform
      • land distribution issues ignored
        • ignored peasant demands for land reform
    • Society/ economy
      • paid little attention to social /economic reform
      • ignored demands
        • ignored worker demands for an 8 hour day
        • ignored peasant demands for land reform
      • did make some reforms
        • ended secret courts
        • released political prisoners
        • instigated freedom of the press
    • Minorities
      • PG did not solve the rise in nationalism
      • PG slow to create Constituent Assembly where minority demands could be expressed dealt with
      • PG did not always ignore the initiatives

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