HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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incompetent leadership of the tsar
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strong support of capitalism and the ideas of Adam Smith
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they were unprepared for World War I
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economic weaknesses such as food and fuel shortages
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tsar Nicholas II’s poor leadership made the people lose faith in him, and therefore lose faith in the Tsarist regime, resulting in anarchy and revolution. Nicholas was unprepared for the difficult situation he was put in as Tsar, and he was totally unequipped to deal with it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nicholas II was an uncompromising autocrat, and this stance helped provoke the Russian Revolution of 1905. After Russia entered World War I, Nicholas left the capital to assume command of the army.
Detailed explanation-3: -The events of 1905 came after progressive and academic agitation for more political democracy and limits to Tsarist rule in Russia, and an increase in strikes by workers against employers for radical economic demands and union recognition, (especially in southern Russia).