The Success of the February 1917 Revolution (Grade 11 NSC Matric History): Flashcards
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Start month/year of Feb. Revolution
Start month/year of Feb. Revolution
February 1917
How Feb. Revolution started
How Feb. Revolution started
Women protested for 'bread & peace' on St Peter's day
Main slogan of Feb. 1917 protesters
Main slogan of Feb. 1917 protesters
Bread and peace
Key factor in Feb. Revolution's success
Key factor in Feb. Revolution's success
Police & army mutinied, joined protesters
Date Tsar Nicholas II abdicated
Date Tsar Nicholas II abdicated
14 March 1917
What ended with Tsar's abdication
What ended with Tsar's abdication
Over 300 years of Romanov rule
'Dual power' after Feb. Revolution
'Dual power' after Feb. Revolution
Provisional Gov't & Petrograd Soviet both held authority
Economic problems in Russia by 1916
Economic problems in Russia by 1916
Food shortages, high unemployment, uncontrolled inflation
Year of crushing military defeats for Russia
Year of crushing military defeats for Russia
1915
Number of troops who mutinied
Number of troops who mutinied
Over 80,000