1544202361 | Name two key events that happened in 1914 | Starts war with Germany Wave of patriotism sweeps the country | 1 | |
1544202362 | What year did the following things happen? Nicholas wants to be a great war hero and goes to the front, leaving his wife Alexandra in charge She is influenced by Rasputin who ends up running the country, putting all his friends in charge Nicholas closes down the Duma when there are complaints about Rasputin. | 1915 | 2 | |
1544202363 | In 1916 Russia is losing the war, and the Germans are within 200 miles of Moscow. Name one military defeat. | Battle of Tannenburg (100,000 casulaties), followed by Masurian Lakes | 3 | |
1544202364 | Due to Rasputin's poor organisation, food is running out back in Russia- trainloads of food are left rotting. But what are the Russian soldiers lacking? | Boots, weapons (a third of soldiers have no rifles) | 4 | |
1544202365 | In 1916 Strikes break out in which city? (Same city which had its name changed to make it sound less German) | Petrograd | 5 | |
1544202366 | In December 1916 who is murdered? | Rasputin | 6 | |
1544202367 | In 1917 people want change- but not to get rid of their monarchy. What do they suggest? | That Nicholas's son Alexis should be on the throne instead | 7 | |
1544203830 | The war created how many jobs? | 3.5 million | 8 |
GCSE History Russia in WWI Flashcards
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