How Did Tsar Nicholas II Respond To The Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution and Tsar Nicholas II The Russian Revolution, a 20th century period of political and social change, had many factors, the most impactful being Tsar Nicholas II’s incompetence. His self-centered goals and struggles to meet the people's needs caused uprisings throughout Russia. We see Tsar Nicholas II’s incompetence in his overall management ability, how he reacted to Bloody Sunday, and his delegation of power to his wife.

When Nicholas II became Tsar in 1896 following his father's death, Russia was already behind in the world of industrialization. Tsar Nicholas II’s way of fixing this issue was to push for increased industrialization and factory production. His persistent push created a significant rise in urban poor populations for workers who received too little pay along with horrible working conditions. These workers decided they were done with this mistreatment so on January 30, 1972, hundreds of workers gathered at the Winter Palace with a petition for 8- hour work days, increased wages, and medical care. On this day, the Tsar was not present so troops were ordered to open fire on the civilians, killing over 500 peaceful protesters. This day became known as Bloody Sunday. This event sparked nationwide strikes and riots against the Tsar's negligence to the losses and lack of sympathy for the deaths. Many were left feeling betrayed and felt they could no longer trust Tsar.
Nicholas II kept the power to approve laws and declare war and continuously denied Dumas' push for a constitutional monarchy. Tsar feared the loss of autocratic rule, leading him to sign a decree on February 25th, 1917 to dissolve the Duma. This angered many of Russia's people who had vast growth due to industrialization, for they were drawn to the socialist reforms proposed by the Duma, believing these reforms would immensely improve their