RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA
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Russia’s sale of its supplies boosted the economy
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The czar adopted reforms necessary to win the love and support of the people
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Economic hardships due to the war led to peasant revolts and the downfall of the czar
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Russia gained land from Germany and Austria
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did Russia’s participation in World War 1 affects its empire? It destroyed public confidence, started a revolution that brought down the Russian monarchy, and ended Russian participation in World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -Russias armies lost badly in Germany and Austria between 1914 and 1916. There were over 7 million casualties by 1917.5. The destruction of crops and buildings led to over 3 million refugees in Russia. The situation discredited the government and the Tsar.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most important impact of the Russian Revolution was that it eventually took Russia out of World War I. Without Russia to occupy German troops on the Eastern Front, Germany was free to send most of those troops to the Western Front in a final effort to win the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -By mid-1916, two years of war had decimated the Russian economy. It triggered downturns in agrarian production, triggered problems in the transportation network, fuelled currency inflation and created critical food and fuel shortages in the cities.