With inflation and unemployment out of control back home, the Tsar looked escape these problems and so turned to Japan
Russia wanted to expand their already massive land, gain an ice-free port and distract from the problems back home
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Loss of the War
War started in 1904 and from the onset it was bad for Russia- lost Port Arthur in 1905 and surrendered to Japan in Mukden in Feb 1905
In May 1905 a Russian fleet was sank at Tsushima- Russia then surrendered
Loss of Manchuria to Korea and Port Arthur just showed how strong Japan were on contrast to Russia
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Impact and Cause of 1905 Revolution
Once the news of the loss rang back home in Russia, there was national humiliation people were now so angry with the Tsar his reputation as a good leader was a damaged- many now bean to protest and begged him for reform and more protection for them
Financing of the war also backfired and made worse with less money to grow crops contributing to the food shortages and inflation
Workers endured worse working conditions and low wages- they too demanded reform however due to the strange personality of Nicholas he did little- workers now began to protest and contributed to the start of the Revolution
Also a re-emergence of the Petrograd Soviet and their ringleader Leon Trotsky who was unhappy with the defeat
Witte predicted that troops would return and participated in the Revolution- this was true as many troops came back from the war and were so low in morale they too were angry with the Tsar and his incompetence for the loss- they too contributed to the Revolution protests
Bloody Sunday then happened as a result which finally triggered the start of the Revolution
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