Decline and Fall of the Romanovs Notes

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notes on the factors contributing to the fall of the Romanovs as well as a timeline of events

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Decline and fall of the Romanov’s

1. Before the Russia revolution, Russia was a vast empire ruled by a feudal system of government. Feudal: different social groups with a king/tsar at the top. Special relationship with the group directly below him.
2. 1850’s Russia is defeated by Britain, France and Turkey in the Crimean war.
3. Loss in the Crimean war forces them to realise they need to modernise
4. The changes that occurred threatened the tsarist autocracy,
5. Rather than use political reform, Nicholas used political repression to maintain absolute authority,
6. Increase opposition as threatened with revolution in 1905
7. Introduction of reforms causes the tsar to rapidly undermine them
8. 1914 the Tsar was isolated and unpopular
9. WW1 led to a rise in nationalistic support but by 1916 discontent took over.
10. Tsar blamed for the loss of WW1
11. 1917 February, demonstrations broke out throughout St Petersburg
12. Military high command said the Tsar needed to abdicate
13. Tsar abdicates, ending the Romanov dynasty