HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Russia had weak generals
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Russia had poorly equipped troops
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Germany had machine guns (much more advanced weapons)
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Russian heavy industry was not large enough to equip the massive armies that the Tsar could raise, and its reserves of munitions were small. While the German army in 1914 was better equipped than any other man for man, the Russian army was severely short on artillery pieces, shells, motorized transports, and boots.
Detailed explanation-2: -By far, artillery was the biggest killer in World War I, and provided the greatest source of war wounded.
Detailed explanation-3: -Germany lacked the necessary raw materials to make cordite (the vital propellant for bullets and shells) and explosives. Austria-Hungary was hampered by a lack of rail transport and rail infrastructure. Britain had a manpower shortage and a paucity of acetone, the key component for making cordite.
Detailed explanation-4: -2, 037, 000 German soldiers were killed in World War I. These losses were a military and demographic catastrophe which had enormously important political, social, economic, and cultural consequences.