1.1. Russian History - Tsarist Russia & WWI (COMPLETE)

Key dates, events and figures from 1905 to 1917

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Hint	Answer
A. Date of Bloody Sunday	January 1905
B. Only party to oppose the war	Bolshevik Party
C. Russian losses by September 1914 (Twice that of the Germans)	230,000
D. Three main problems with the Russian Army in 1914	Under-equipped and unprepared
...And	Poor Communication and Transport
...And	No reserve officers
E. Strategic Retreat from Galicia (Poland)	The Great Retreat
...Date of the above	September 1915
...Losses inflicted on Russia in the above	1.5 million
F. Date of the Brusilov Offensive	June 1916
...Austrian losses to the Russians in the Brusilov Offensive	Two Austrian armies destroyed, inflicting 1.5 million losses
...Austrian prisoners taken in the above	400,000
G. Total Russian losses in the first year of the war	4 Million
H. Wages in Russia increased by how much? (Between 1914-1916)	Doubled/ x2
I. Food and fuel prices in Russia increased by how much?	Quadrupled/ x4
J. Cost of the war to Russia	17,000 million Roubles

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K. Size of the Russian Army	1.4 million at beginning, 5 million at full capacity (Largest in the World)
M. Supply of Rifles	4.6 Million
N. Increase in shell production	Quadruple
L. Increase in chemical and machinery production	Double
O. Percentage of workers earning at or above minimum wage	10%
P. Date of the start of the February Revolution	18th February (Russian Calendar) 8th March (Western Calendar) 1917
Q. Fall in percentage of land under cultivation	20%
R. Amount of men taken out of the countryside during the war	15 Million
S. Reasons for drop in agricultural supply	Inflation (Peasants hoarded food instead of selling it)
...And	Army requisitions (Soldiers had first claim on the limited amount of food)
T. Number of railway stations in disuse by 1916	575
U. In 1915-16, there were ____ changes in Prime Minister	Four
V. Number of Duma seats held by the Progressive Bloc	236 (out of 422)
W. Date of Tsar's abdication	2nd March 1917 (Russian Calendar) 15th March 1917 (Western Calendar)
X. One of Nicholas' great mistakes	Taking control of the army