Nicholas II's abdication happened after World War 1, and its military defeats - I will be discussing, how much the military defeats was responsible for the abdication of Nicholas II.

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History Essay                Ovee Hasan

Assess the extent to which the abdication of Nicholas II was caused by Military Defeats.

Nicholas II’s abdication happened after World War 1, and its military defeats. I will be discussing, how much the military defeats was responsible for the abdication of Nicholas II.

The situation in Russia was not very promising for Nicholas II or Tsarism in general even before World War 1. Russia was a country created on vast land, with many different races and nationalities living under one ruler. Almost half of Russian population were foreigners. This was a risk factor for Russia, as there was a chance a big war would create conflict between the different cultures as well as a chance of uniting them. Russia’s economic condition was not very prosperous. Even though they had raw materials in vast quantities, they did not have the technology to get full use of their resources. There was polarity between class divisions, with the peasantry – farm workers being extremely poor, and a minority of noblemen and other upper class people with lots of wealth. Small numbers of rich landowners controlled the lives of large numbers of people. Russia was underdeveloped in terms of its economy and technology.

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There was fuel in the population of Russia, for unrest people and conflict with the Tsars. We can see it as Nicholas II’s grandfather Alexander II was assassinated in 1881. Terrorism was a real threat to Tsars. This caused Nicholas II to be isolated from his future governing subjects, and also to be cut of from any liberal thinking.

Nicholas II created a bad impression on his people and subjects on few occasions, like when thousands of spectators were crushed to death on his crowning ceremony. His people and subjects had the idea of a cruel leader. Nicholas ...

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