I agree with this statement to a certain extent. In the case of the Russian Revolution, World War I(WWI) brought about negative impacts for the economy, the governing of the country, and the military.
Due to events in the previous century as well as under the previous Tsar Russia was facing economic problems even before WWI. However, WWI compounded those problems, contributing to the fall of the Tsardom. Under Tsar Alexander III, Russians who had previously worked as serfs for the nobles had been emancipated and given land to farm. However, this creating a poverty cycle and left a large part of Russia’s population to suffer from poverty as the peasants owed the government money for their land. This meant that when WWI caused economic problem, the people did not have the money to simply wait the war out. Due to the Russian government’s ineptitude, there was a shortage a food and supplies. As the war went on, Russia had to find a way to fund their army of 15.3 million soldiers, this led them to produce more money, resulting in depreciation. Both of which resulted in
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Although the soldiers believed in fighting for their country, they had little chance of winning because they were so poorly equipped. They were short of rifles, ammunition, artillery and shells, and were led by their aristocrat officers. In September 1915, the Tsar went to the front to take personal charge, and from then on he was held personally responsible for the defeats Russia suffered. Disastrous efforts to run the country by Tsarina and Rasputin damaged his credibility further. This led to the Middle Class starting to view the government as incompetent. They wanted a more representative government. Support for the Tsar eroded fast at all levels by the end of 1916. The generals told the Tsar they would no longer support