ESSAY PLAN HARA CONNELL & JASMINE MONTEBON ANALYZE THE CAUSES OF 1917 FEBRUARY/MARCH RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
INTRODUCTION Brief historical content of Russia before the outbreak of February/March Revolution Tsar Nicholas World War 1 State of Russian People (attitude and views).
THESIS The February/March Revolution of 1917 was caused by a culmination of over a century of political, social, and economic issues.
SECOND PARAGRAPH Political Growing sense of Political social awareness in cities Public Dissatisfaction with home front governance Tsarina Alexandra Rasputin Military Failures (Tsar Nichols)
THIRD PARAGRAPH Social Military failures (Russo-Japanese War and WW1) Lowered morale of soldiers & citizens Treatment of Peasants No training, lack of weapons (War) Land ownership Poor working conditions for city workers Bloody Sunday
FOURTH PARAGRAPH Economic Food Shortages Challenges of total war Scarce commodities (Overstretched railroad) German refugees Inflation
CONCLUSION Conclusion Restate thesis Abdication of the Tsar Road to communism