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why did Tsar Nicholas II lose
power in February 1917?
- first world war
- last straw for the Tars government
- Russian troops
slaughtered in the millions
- economic chaos
- Nicholas went to the front to
lead the troops
- responsible and blamed for
the soldiers deaths
- Rasputin and the Tsarina left in charge of
the government
- people in the towns were starving
and freezing
- revolution started by women
- march 8th went on a march demanding
bread- turned into riots
- Tsarina called in troops to stop the riots
- troops mutinied on 12 march and
joined rioters
- workers and soldiers set up Petrograd Soviet in
order to coordinate the revolution
- Tsar went to pieces and was unable
to make any decisions
- 4th Duma realised the government was collapsing and
so set up a provisional government
- Tsar was forced to abdicate on 15th march