Depth Study C - Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in 1917

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• 1Describe the Battle of Tannenberg
• 2Describe the murder of Rasputin
• 3Paper 4: Write an account of how WWI broke the Tsarist regime
• 4Explain why Nicholas taking command was damaging
• 5Paper 4: How important was WWI in the collapse of the Tsarist regime?
• 6Paper 2 source skill: a Petrograd bread queue photograph

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• 1Describe Tsar Nicholas II
• 2Describe Witte's industrialisation
• 3Paper 4: Write an account of the challenges facing the Tsarist regime
• 4Explain why the Tsarist regime was weakened by 1914
• 5Paper 4: How important was the Russo-Japanese War in weakening the regime?
• 6Paper 2 source skill: a Bloody Sunday illustration

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• 1Describe Bloody Sunday
• 2Describe the October Manifesto
• 3Paper 4: Write an account of how the Tsar held power after 1905
• 4Explain why the Tsar survived 1905
• 5Paper 4: How important were Stolypin's reforms in saving the regime?
• 6Paper 2 source skill: a Stolypin's necktie cartoon

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• 1Describe the February Revolution
• 2Describe Nicholas II's abdication
• 3Paper 4: Write an account of how the Tsar fell in 1917
• 4Explain why the Petrograd garrison joined the revolution
• 5Paper 4: How important was spontaneity in the February Revolution?
• 6Paper 2 source skill: a Women's Day photograph

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