Russian Revolution: 4 mistakes of Czar Nicholas II

Czar's wife

Czar's wife Alexandra -German born and considered a spy -mourned Rasputin and failed as a leader

the Duma

-representative group like parliament -came to power after Bloody Sunday and Nicholas opposed much-needed political or social reforms

entered World War I: The battle of Tannenberg

-the schlieffen plan was defeated -had enabled the French to regroup at the Marne

involved Russian war with Japan

-thought war would take people's mind off problems at home. -they were defeated. -first eastern nation to defeat a western power.

Alexander Kerensky

-took charge of the provisional government -continued in World War I -failed to redistribute land -allowing Lenin to return after 17 years in exile -Bolsheviks took control

death/execution

-Nicholas and Alexandra with their five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia and Alexei are executed -only Nicholas' mother escapes the assassins bullet

Nicholas II steps down

-Nicholas is forced to abdicate -Nicholas and all other members of the Romanov family are arrested -the czar and his family removed to Siberia

schlieffen plan was defeated but at what price?

-Russian soldiers lives -troubles in Russia cooled by patriotic unity in defense of the motherland -Russia's dismal economic conditions continue -Nicholas realizes he can't compare with Industrialized Germany

Who did Czar Nicholas II follow advice from?

-followed the advice of his wife. -Rasputin: "the mad monk" gave wife advice -obtained positions of power for his unqualified friends -told czar to ignore reform

results of moving his headquarters to the Front

-loses touch with the people -bread riots of 1917 spread to St. Petersburg -riots led by women -imperial troops join the demonstrators -the government collapses to the revolution

4 mistakes of Czar Nicholas II

1. involved Russian war with Japan 2. refused to share power with the Duma 3. entered World War I 4. moved his headquarters to the Front