The war was a significant factor in causing the war as workers in Russia caused strikes in Petrograd because there was lack of bread. All the supplies went to the army and the Tsar seemed to forget that the worker needed food. This was signs of unrest in Russia and the people could not take it any more. Furthermore Russia seemed to be the joke of the war as they had very little success in three years. This was due to inefficient organisation and massive casualties. This led to various mass discontents in cities. The country had experience loss in a war before in 1905 to little Japan and most of the people in Russia had doubts that the Tsar can lead them to victory. How could he as Russia lacked military weaponry and no real aims to win the war. It was strange as from 1914 the was the largest army in the world. However, Russia's poor roads and railways made the effective deployment of these soldiers difficult. The country's incompetent and corrupt system could not supply the necessary equipment to enable the to fight a modern war. Furthermore By 1917 over 1,300,000 men had been killed in battle, 4,200,000 wounded and 2,417,000 had been captured by the enemy.
Russia could not cope financially with the war as the supplies they gave did not reach the Russian Army. The railways where such a bad state that the supplies could not be transported and then just wasted. Furthermore there was hyper inflation in Russia as food prices rose and the people of Russia were struggling to cope with the bad situation.
The war signaled huge important on the long term effects of the Tsar. As the tsar has lost on war already to little Japan, he could not afford to lose this one as well. However the way he was carrying out the fight seemed that he would lost the war. Russia lacked military weapons. There were more causality than normal soldiers and he seemed to forget that there were people in Russia that were starving away. The people of Russia had no choice but the change to way the live and rebel against the Tsars Regime.
Russia political system was affected to as there was huge opposition in the Duma because they seemed to do nothing to reform Russia. Furthermore the failure of tradition ruing elite to cope with the demands of war, this tells us that Russia was crumbling and it needed something to kick up the backside. The revolution was perfect to tackle that as Russia seemed to go backwards and backwards.
In conclusion the war was a major factor of the causing of the February Revolution as there was unrest in the streets as there was lack a food for workers. The tsar seemed to forget he had to rule Russia and just totally put all his efforts on the war. But this did not come to any importance as Russia was struggling in the war and seemed doomed if it wasn’t for the British and French. The Duma refuses to disband causing more problems as they didn’t do much to help Russia move forward. Furthermore the increasing desertions of troops at the front which showed that Tsar did not think through the war. Moreover the incompetence of the Tsar as he was not fit to rule Russia as they were moving backwards and the war was the final straw with the Russian public as they couldn’t take it anymore. Overall the war was the catalyst in causing a revolution because Russia was jus going backwards and backwards.
