Question

List the immediate causes of the fall of the Tsar’s autocracy in 1917.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Dissatisfaction of people on Tsar
  • Internal reasons
  • External reasons
• Beginning of the March Revolution
• Abdication of the Tsar and end of monarchy

Solution:

Tsar Nicholas II was an authoritarian ruler and his repression policies of administration led to the 1905 Revolution in Russia.

The promises made by Tsar were not fulfilled and the situation deteriorated with inflation and food shortages. Further the participation and failure in the First World War increased resentment among the people.

A factory lockout on 22 February 1917 triggered a strike. Fifty other factories joined the strike and protested alongside. To curb the protest, a curfew was imposed. Also, cavalry and police had been called to suppress the demonstration of the workers.

The government regiments too joined the striking workers and formed the soviets or councils.
After the formation of the soviet, a delegation met the Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, and advised him to abdicate. The Duma formed a provincial government bringing an end to the monarchy in 1917.