A-LEVEL Russia: The Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II

A-LEVEL Russia: The Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II

1. Long term causes

   • Nicholas II was weak
   • Opposition to Tsarism was growing
   • The October Manifesto
   • The (many) Dumas
   • The extent of the Russian Empire
   • Famine
   • The oppressive regime
   • Bloody Sunday

2. Short term causes

   • The First World War
   • Inflation
   • Protests
   • Strikes
   • The Provisional Government
   • Low morale
   • The Army lost faith in the Tsar
   • The harsh winter
   • The failure on the Trans-Siberian Railway
   • Food Shortages
   • The Tsarina and Rasputin

3. Triggers

   • Strikes and mutinies
   • Ration cuts
   • Public exasperation with Nicholas II