ANALYZE THE CAUSES OF 1917
FEBRUARY/MARCH RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION
ESSAY PLAN
HARA CONNELL & JASMINE MONTEBON
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Brief historical content of Russia before the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