1917 russianrevoloution

Question	Answer
Military Issues	Poor leadership caused by nepotism. Lack of Morale.(many forced into army) Struggle to feed soldiers.
Tsars inadequacies	Inexperienced and ill equipped to lead a nation at war. Never wanted to be Tsar in the first place. Not motivated.
Rasputin	Gained Tsarinas trust and access to political influence. Dismissed able ministers he didn't like causing chaos in government. Cost the Tsar the support of the Aristocracy.
Economic Problems	Inflation rose by 400%. Farmers couldn't get a fair price for grain. Food shortages lead to bread riots. Army were first priority for food.
Tsarina	Unfit to run the government. Allowed Rasputin power. Brought shame to the Tsar through their inappropriate relationship.
Early military defeats	Tannenberg(august 1914). Masurian lakes September 1914).
Proliterate issues	workers were leaving the main industrial city of Petrogad to farm and produce their own food reducing industrial output.
Tsars Mistakes	Took command of army himself. Left Tsarina in charge of government. Refused to listen to the Duma. Resisted the progressive bloc attempts at reform.

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