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A-Levels History - Russia Mind Map on February 1917 Revolution, created by Gemma Bradford on 30/04/2013.

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February 1917 RevolutionCausesRusso-Japanese warliving costs rose to 300%workersstrikes23rd - Women's dayturned to large protest bytextile workerslittle change from 190519th - bread rationingcaused riots in Petrogradindustralisation created newclassConsequencesPetrograd sovietprovisional governmentdual authorityover Russiaunappealing to peopleappealed to peoplewanted to stay in warcontrolled militarymade of dumamembers25th - Cossack troops refusedto fire on demonstrators,guards refused28th - Tsar asked Duma forshared power, theyrefusedgovernment dissolvedDuma, who formedprovisional governmentMarch 1st - workers sovietjoined to form PetrogradsovietTsar boarded train toget back Petrogradstopped by PGasked toabdicate by PGTsar passed throne tobrother who refusedending Romanovdynasty ruleTsar Responsibleweak, ill-preparedrefused to cooperatewith Dumaspoor leadershipexposed weaknesses inleaving Tsarina in control ofRussia during WW1bloody sunday lost popularityindustralisation created new classtensions and wealthier middle classrepressive regimeWW1 impactProvisional GovernmentSummer OffensiveJuly DaysLeninKornilov AffairPG planned to end war, butsoldiers refusedPG blamed for continuationof war and starvationsoviet power spread,peasants ceased landLenin called theBolsheviks to take powerPG put down opppositionLenin and Trotsky fledcame into petrogradto support PGPG thought he wastrying to takeover soarrested himreduced PG support3rd April: arrivesin Petrograd4th April: apriltheses speechpromised peace,bread and landsaid PG was far from political freedomgained Bolshevik supportlittle control over countrysideKadets & Oktoberistsfaced inflation and loansincreased grain price by 100%to encourage peasants to selltheir grainDouble click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node