Events Leading to the Russian Revolution

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    Events Leading to the Russian Revolution

  • The murder of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife

    Gavrillo Princip kills Archduke Ferdinand and his wife while they drove past him in their car. This one event sparked the beginning of World War I

  • Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary

    Because Russia was allies with Serbia, they declared war on Austria-Hungary

  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany, ally of Austria-Hungary, declares war on Russia

  • Vocal disconsent from Socialists in the Duma

    Socialists in the Duma did not like Russian involvement in the war

  • Russia's Tsar decides to command the Russian army

    Although he didn't have much experience, the Russian Tsar took control of the Russian armed forces

  • The people lose their faith in the Tsar

    The Russian people begin to lose their confidence in the Tsar while he was gone, and his wife was unliked and not a very good leader

  • The war is having devastating effects on Russia

    Russia loses over 4 million men in the first year alone of the war

  • People doubt the God-given powers of the Tsar

    Due to her affairs with Rasputin, Alexandra was extremely unpopular as Tsarina, and with her husband gone, people doubted his judgement too

  • Russia encountered many problems

    Military defeats, opposition from political groups, horrible living standards, starvation, poverty, and problems with inflation

  • The Russians are ready for revolution