Nicholas II Russian Revolution
Storyboard Description
After the bloodshed of 1905, Czar Nicholas II promised the formation of a series of representative assemblies, or Dumas, to work toward reform.
Russia entered into World War I in August 1914 in support of the Serbs and their French and British allies. Their involvement in the war would soon prove disastrous for the Russian Empire.
Militarily, imperial Russia was no match for industrialized Germany, and Russian casualties were greater than those sustained by any nation in any previous war. Food and fuel shortages plagued Russia as inflation mounted. The economy was hopelessly disrupted by the costly war effort.
Czar Nicholas left the Russian capital of Petrograd (St. Petersburg) in
Storyboard Text
- I promise to grant the peoples basic civil rights and liberties, and to establish a parliament I promise that
- Russia entered into World War l with Germany
- Imperial Russia was no match for industrialized Germany
- Food and fuel shortages plagued Russia as inflation mounted. The economy was hopelessly disrupted by the costly war effort.
- Czar Nicholas left the Russian capital of Petrograd (St. Petersburg) in 1915 to take command of the Russian Army front.
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