Corruption and inefficiency were widespread in the imperial government, and ethnic minorities were eager to escape Russian domination. Peasants, workers, and soldiers finally rose up after the enormous and largely pointless slaughter of World War I destroyed Russia’s economy as well as its prestige as a European power.
The union had an agricultural advantage over the confederacy during the civil war because farms in the north <span>produced more food which was vital for a long term war.</span>
