The 1905 Revolution
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- Created on: 04-11-18 14:32
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- The 1905 Revolution
- The Tsar
- Autocrat who believed he had divine right to rule
- Used the Okhrana (secret police) to deal with opposition
- Was not informed about the realities of life in Russia
- Sent troops to deal with protestors
- Spent time with family rather than attending governmental matters
- Oppositions were divided into small groups so were not a major threat
- Long-Term Causes
- Economic Hardship
- Over 3/4 of the population were unhappy with their position in the Empire
- Living and working conditions were poor for workers (11.5 hour working day)
- Political Opposition
- Protests and strike were increasing in the early 1900s
- In the years leading up to 1905, around 2,000 political assassinations were carried out
- Economic Hardship
- Short-Term Causes
- Bloody Sunday
- Demands made: -improved working conditions -freedom of press,speech and religion -8-hour working day
- 200,000 people marched to the Winter Palace to deliver the petition to the Tsar - around 200 people were killed by rifle fires and Cossack charge
- Russo-Japanese War
- Russia suffered a huge defeat- patriotism fell, critical attention was brought to the Tsar
- Already limited grain and fuel supply in Russia lessened as they were being diverted to the war
- Bloody Sunday
- October Manifesto
- Duma- elected parliament
- Right to free speech and to form a political party
- Stolypin
- Set up peasant banks, allowing peasants to buy land by providing loans - increased production of grain (record in 1913) - Kulaks rose
- Executed thousands in the countryside to deal with unrest when first appointed
- Factories became more efficient- investments were made into machinery- however the average wage for workers was lower than in 1903
- The Tsar
- Short-Term Causes
- Bloody Sunday
- Demands made: -improved working conditions -freedom of press,speech and religion -8-hour working day
- 200,000 people marched to the Winter Palace to deliver the petition to the Tsar - around 200 people were killed by rifle fires and Cossack charge
- Russo-Japanese War
- Russia suffered a huge defeat- patriotism fell, critical attention was brought to the Tsar
- Already limited grain and fuel supply in Russia lessened as they were being diverted to the war
- Bloody Sunday
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