CAUSES OF 1905 REV
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- Created on: 04-04-17 14:51
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- Causes of the 1905 Revolution
- Background factors
- Industrialisation made people move to cities
- Population expanded rapidly
- Economic slowdown
- Agricultural crisis
- Educated middle classes demanding more
- 1904: Gov Concessions
- Gov more prepared to listen to demands
- Raised expectations of political reform
- Tsar largely ignored demands
- RUSSO JAPANESE WAR
- Japanese inflicted defeat on Russia
- Forced to surrender Port Arthur
- Defeat led to rebellion and protest
- Tsar forced to sign humiliating treaty with Japan
- Tsar had fewer troops to control protests
- BLOODY SUNDAY PROTEST
- Led by Father Gapon-marched the Winter Palace (January)
- Soldiers opened fire on crowd-over 200 killed
- Helped to unite different groups
- February-400,000 workers went on strike
- Gov began to make concessions to avoid revolution
- Background factors
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