Russia at War, 1914-17 Topic 7 History

True or false: The Russians supported going to war in August 1914.

True. All over Russia there were patriotic demonstrations in support of the Tsar and hatred of Germany spread like wildfire.

Why did the Tsar change St Petersburg’s name to Petrograd?

He thought St Petersburg sounded too much like a German name.

True or false: The Russian armies were under geared.

True.

What were the two battles the Russian army lost while facing the Germans?

They were the battles of Tannerberg and Masurian Lakes.

How many Russian casualties were the in the two battles?

Over 250,000 Russian soldiers were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner.

How many casualties were there by the end of 1914?

Russia lost over one million men through deaths and soldiers taken prisoner.

How many yound men were taken into the armies to fight and why was this a problem?

15.5 million young men were drafted. This was a problem because not enough could stay back and work for the economy.

Why did many soldiers and citizens go hunry?

It was because there were not enough trains to transport food to everyone.

True or false: Russian money began to lose it’s value due to the war.

True.

How many casualties were there by the end of 1915?

300,000 Russians were killed and 3 million more were either wounded or imprisoned.

When did the Tsar decide to go lead his army on the battlegeound>

It was in August 1915.

Why was it a mistake to leave the throne to Alexandra?

It was because she was completely under the influence of Rasputin and because she was German, making the people suspicious that she may be trying to destroy Russia from within.

What was the death toll up to by 1916.

It was over one million.

How did Rasputin die?

Three nobles loyal to the Tsar decided to kill Rasputin as he giving the Royal Family a very bad name.