1.1 - The revolution of March 1917: the abdication of the Tsar
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| show | It was exceptionally severe - the coldest for a long time. In Petrograd, the temperature reached -35C.
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| show | Many people were starving to death. Strikes broke out and factory workers met in huge crowds in the streets.
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| What was/is the significance of 8th March? | show 🗑
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| What happened on 8th March 1917? | show 🗑
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| On what day did 90,000 people go on strike in Petrograd (etc.)? | show 🗑
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| show | Large numbers of people were in the streets with slogans such as 'Down with the German woman!' and 'Down with the Tsar!'.
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| As a result of the slogans large numbers of people were bringing to the streets (such as 'Down with the German woman!' and 'Down with the Tsar!'), what did Nicholas II do? | show 🗑
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| show | Increasingly, regiments refused to obey orders, and many officers fled. This meant that Petrograd was in the hands of the rioting mob.
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| Who was the President of the Duma in March 1917? | show 🗑
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| After Petrograd became in the hands of the rioting mob, what did Rodzianko, President of the Duma, do? | show 🗑
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| How did the Tsar react to Rodzianko's warning telegraph? | show 🗑
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| After the Tsar ignored Rodzianko's warning telegraph, what did the Duma decided to do? | show 🗑
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| At the same time as the Duma reluctantly decided to take control of the government, what happened in Petrograd? | show 🗑
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| After the Duma had taken control of the government and the Petrograd soviet had been organised, what did the Tsar do? | show 🗑
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| show | He reached Pskov where the railway line was blocked. His train was moved into a siding and he was persuaded by Russian army commanders to abdicate.
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| show | He tried to pass his throne to his brother Michael, but he refused. Alexis, of course, was not fit to rule.
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| What happened on 15th March 1917? | show 🗑
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| On what date did over 300 years of Romanov history end (with the Tsar's abdication)? | show 🗑
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