WW1

WW1

1. Political

   • Lack of strong leadership
   • Tsar led army
     • Left Russia in control of Tsarina
       • Influenced by Rasputin
         • 1907 Fired and hired officials involved with Royal courts
         • Believed to have healing power over heir to throne
         • 1916 Murdered by a group of nobles
       • Destroyed confidence in Tsar

2. Economical

   • Increase in taxation
   • Heavy borrowing from abroad
   • 1914-1916 Prices rose by 200%
   • Gold standard abandoned
   • Military spending

3. Military

   • First claim to food
   • Priority use of transport
   • Lack of equipment
   • Ran by Tsar
   • Poor conditions

4. Social

   • Large number of refugees in Petrograd
   • 1916 - People received 1/4 of food than in 1914
   • Lack of food supplies due to army controlling railways