Why Did The Tsarist Regime Collapse In 1917?
Overview
In 1913 the Romanov dynasty celebrated three hundred years on the throne of Russia. Four years later the same family was under arrest and the monarchy was gone for good. How did an empire that stretched across a sixth of the world, ruled by a Tsar who claimed God-given authority, fall apart in barely a week of strikes and mutiny? The answer is not a single event but a long build-up of pressure: a backward economy, a furious peasantry, an autocrat who would not share power, and finally a war that broke the army, the cities and the throne all at once.
This lesson traces that build-up from the 1905 Revolution and Bloody Sunday, through the half-promises of the October Manifesto and the Dumas, into the catastrophe of the First World War and the March 1917 revolution that forced Nicholas II to abdicate. You will learn to weigh long-term weaknesses against the short-term spark of war, exactly the balanced judgement the Cambridge examiners reward.
Objectives
- How well did the Tsarist regime deal with the difficulties of ruling Russia up to 1914?
- How did the Tsar survive the 1905 Revolution?
- How far was the Tsar weakened by the First World War?
- Why was the revolution of March 1917 successful?
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- On what date did Bloody Sunday take place? A. 22 January 1905 B. 15 March 1917 C. 30 October 1905 D. 7 November 1917 Answer: A
- What did the Tsar promise in the October Manifesto of 1905? A. Land to all peasants B. Withdrawal from the war C. Civil rights and an elected Duma D. The abdication of the throne Answer: C
- Who was left in charge in the capital while Nicholas II commanded the army? A. Lenin B. The Tsarina C. Stolypin D. Kerensky Answer: B
- What was the immediate trigger of the March 1917 Revolution in Petrograd? A. The murder of Rasputin B. Bread shortages and strikes C. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk D. The return of Lenin Answer: B
- What term describes the sharing of authority after the Tsar's abdication? A. War Communism B. Collectivisation C. Dual power D. The New Economic Policy Answer: C
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