HISTORY HELP LOL.

[Abbie.]

Why did the Tsarist Regime Collapse in 1917?

its a full essay question


i really dont know LOL
i think i must have switched off completely when we were doing this from boredum !


HELP LOL?

[Slowpoke]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_history,_1892-1917

i don't know anything about it but i googled it and it came up with this wikipedia article, it's in the latter part of the article .

[Abbie.]

like im going to sit and read all that LOL.

[Slowpoke]

Public support for the tsarist regime simply evaporated in 1917, ending three centuries of Romanov rule.

took me less than 30 seconds to find that.

[Abbie.]

took me less than 30 seconds to find that.

wd, that'll get me 30 marks no problem!!!!!1

[Slowpoke]

well i did the best i could. we were never taught about the Tsarist Regime.

[Abbie.]

this is the class im really blonde in



well i think i need like short terms, long terms, and immediate terms
and something about the Duma, but i cant even remember what the Duma is

so yeah lool

[Danny,]

surely u should have a history book that says it all in?

[Slowpoke]

obviously not. if she did then why would she ask?

[Frodo13.]

The main reason for this was because of WW2, and it was the effects of the war which led to the downfall of the Tsar.


Military failures

• Heavy defeats and the huge numbers of Russians killed led to disillusionment and anger about the way the Tsar and the government were conducting the war
• The Tsar went to the frontline in 1915, so was therefore personally blamed for all defeats

Role of Tsarina and Rasputing

• The Tsar left his wife and the monk Rasputing in charge who made a mess of governemnt
• Tsarina, Rasputing and Tsar were all ridiculed because of this. Rumours curculated that the Tsarina and Rasputing were having an affair
• Army unhappy with Tsar leadership, and many wouldn't defend him

Difficult living conditions

• Disruption of supplies meant that food, goods and raw materials were short.
• Hundreds of factories closed; thousands out of work
• Prices and inflation increased
• Lack of fuel meant people were cold and hungart
• Peasents became angary at a country who didn't appear to care about them, but still sent its men to the front line

Failure to make political reform

• Tsar refused to slipinto a constitutional monarchy were pressure would of been taken off him, however he remained autocracy.

All of this led to angry people, which led to marches etc. In some cases, regiments open fired on crowds on the Tsar's orders. Eventually, even the soldiers began protesting, and the Tsar's support was dramatically decreaing. On 2nd March 1917, the Tsar abdicates in favour for his brother. However his brother does not want to job, and also abdicates, which signifies the end to Tsarist rule.

(All this was notes from my History book)