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The February Revolution

BGS History AS Revision Tests. The February Revolution. 1) What made late 1916-1917 so different in terms of attacks on the state?. The speed at which they took place, and the range of opposition that the Tsarist autocracy faced. 2) Name the 3 issues facing Russia in early 1917. (3).

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The February Revolution

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  1. BGS History AS Revision Tests The FebruaryRevolution

  2. 1) What made late 1916-1917 so different in terms of attacks on the state? The speed at which they took place, and the range of opposition that the Tsarist autocracy faced

  3. 2) Name the 3 issues facing Russia in early 1917. (3) Inflation Food Supplies Transport

  4. 3) Pick one of these issues and give an example of how it was a problem Inflation Average earnings doubled, while prices quadrupledGold standard was abandonedNational War Budget increased 8 times over during war Food Supplies Trading was not profitable, so peasants kept food for themselvesArmy had “first dibs” on food Transport Transporting goods and food too much for Russia’s railway lines Abandoned trucks had to be tipped down hills to make way for new ones coming through.

  5. 4) How did the February Revolution begin? Strike at Putilov steel works

  6. 5) Why did many disaffected workers join them? Rumours of further cuts in bread supplies

  7. 6) Why did the authorities not disperse the strikers? They had growing sympathy for their cause

  8. 7) What did the Tsar first do? Simply order for the rising to be “put down”, with no consideration of the sheer depth of the protests

  9. 8) What did the Petrograd garrison troops do the next day? Mutiny!

  10. 9) What did the Prime Minister, Rodzyanko, ask from the Tsar on behalf of the Duma? For major political concessions

  11. 10) How did Nicholas respond? Dissolved the Duma.

  12. 11) What did the members of the Duma do as a result? Set up the “Provisional Committee” and, through Alexander Kerensky, called for the Tsar’s abdication

  13. 12) What happened on that same day? First meeting of the Petrograd Soviet

  14. 13) What was Nicholas’ next move? Return to Petrograd, in the belief that his presence would restore order!

  15. 14) Why did he not make it? His train was intercepted by mutinous troops, and he was diverted to a depot 100 miles away.

  16. 15) So what happened next? He tamely accepted the appeal to abdicate from army generals, also abdicating the position of his son.

  17. 16) Why did the Revolution succeed? (2) • Because the rejection of the Tsar came from the top downwards • Because Nicholas was unwilling to resist

  18. 17) Why is it difficult to see this as “an overthrow of the monarchy?” Because it was the lack of direction and leadership from the top, and the unwillingness to act in the time of crisis that sealed the Tsar’s fate.

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