Military- Nicholas/Brusilov

what defeats prompted Nicholas?

at great retreat in 1915 prompted Nicholas to take control of armed forces

what did the tsar end up doing?

left Petrograd which left the tsarina as a temporary De facto ruler. This was unpopular with the Duma due to her German background and friendship with Rasputin

what was the brusilov offence?

Led counterattack on the south western front but had no support from generals

what did the failure of the brusilov offence mean?

this and the resort to additional warfare indicated tsar couldn’t end conflict

what upheaval occurred?

domestic in 1917, war unlikely to turn in tsars favour so the Bolsheviks made the decision to overthrow in 1918

who wanted to continue the war?

Patriots