The causes of the Bolshevik revolution

shifting, people saw he as an alternative to the provisional goverment. The effects of the first world war was

the spark that led to the abdication of Tsar which allowed the bolsheviks to gain power within Russia it

happend like a chain reaction. Russia had lost 1million men in the war and they were in full retreat. Their

soldiers were badly equipped and, some not having boots or weapons and with the Tsar now responsible

for his armies the inevitable happend he had to resign. The Tsarina sacked able ministers, replacing them

with hopeless ones. If it was not forth effects of the first world war the abdication of Tsar would never have

happened and the bolsheviks would have never gained power.

2)

For the Bolshevik revolution to take place therer had to be long term and short term causes, these

were neccessary for it to take place. The effects of the first world war was the main short term affect that

made the spark for the other causes to take place eg. the losses from the russian armies created an

unpopular provisional goverment because russia did not have the power to run the country after the war.

This was extreamly stressful. Kerensk failed to take effective action against the Bolsheviks. He used the red

guards to prtect the provisional goverment in its infancy. Then the Tsar had to abdicate, the abdication of

Tsar was also another key short term effect which led to the Bolshevik revolution. After that along term

effect was in place the appeal of Marxism came about, it wasan attractive proposition for the poor workers of

Russia. it was an idea of sharing, there is no private ownership and everything is state owned. The state

would provide everything for the people. No-one is better or worsethan anyone else. Lenin became popular

with the people of Russia he became known for his slogans "Peace, land and bread!" But because of the

effects of the first world war and the Abdication of Tsar the long term effects started slowely changing

people's minds against the monachy already. It would need both short term and long term effects for the

revolution to take place, both caused the revolution after combining. You could not just have the long term

causes in place of the short term causes you need both.

3)

No reason was more important than the other for the rise of the Bolshevik revolution, it was a

combination of all the causes to create the revolution. One reason which would have played an important

role in causing the revolution is "The Effects Of The First World War" because it caused major changes

throughout europe and Russia had suffered 20 million losses which meant alot of change in Russia. The

effects of the first world war was the spark that started the chain reaction in events that led to the

Revolution. But the war also caused another key point in the revolution, "The Abdication Of Tsar"

happened when the effects of the first world war had created a large number of losses for Russia, Tsar could

not hold the country and had to abdicate leaving the Bolsheviks with a chance for a revoluion. The

provisional goverment promised the allies that they would continue with the war, but the people wanted an

end to the war as Russia had suffered terrible losses, Lenin leader of the Bolsheviks promised "Peace, land

and bread" and "all power to the soviets" as his slogans became more popular the provisional goverment

because they were what the people of Russia wanted at the time.