History Revision Notes 1914 21

STEPS TO REVOLUTION 1014 – 1917  Page 30 - 36
- War broke out against Germany in 1914 as a result the Tsar became more popular than he had been for years. This was because …
Everyone united because of the mutual hatred towards Germany
The Tsar worked closely with the Duma

STEP 1: THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR AGAINST THE SOLDIERS  Page 30
- Support was loss because of the defeat from the Germans
- Over one million soldiers were killed or taken as a prisoner by the end of 1914 however this number increased to 8 million by 1917. Soldiers were dying because…
Soldiers did not have enough ammunition and first aid supplies
The soldiers had a strong hatred towards the officers, as they were ineffective and cold towards them.
STEP 2: THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON THE RUSSIANS AT HOME  Page 32
1. Males were sent to war  less labor work for food production  food shortages  food carriages was being reduced as railway stations were being used to carry ammunitions
2. Factories closing  lack of coal and industrial Materials  hungry and cold people
3. The prices of goods where going up  wages hardly going up
4. Factories close  unemployment goes up  more poverty
- Russians in the city started to loose confidence in the government and they were suffering from the economic effect of the war.
STEP 3: TURNING POINT – A TERRIBLE MISTAKE  Page 33
September 1915 Tsar Nicholas joined the war front
This was a mistake because …
The Tsar was later blamed for the defeat of the war.
The Tsarina took over Russia while the Tsar was in the War front. This was a mistake because …
People thought she was a spy because of her German background.
She did not work with the Duma and dismissed able ministers and replaced them with people who would do as they where told or friends of Rasputin.
Because of the changes there was no one in charge of organizing food, fuels and other supplies.
STEP 4: LOSING SUPPORT  Page 34
- Support for the Tsar and the Tsarina became to decrease in the middle