How far was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905‚ responsible for the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution? The Russo- Japanese War‚ although an important rationale for the outbreak of the 1905 Revolution ‚ was caused by many other problems which made a foundation for the War as well as the Revolution. Due to the War the economy suffered‚ adding on to the problems that Russia was already facing from a lack of preceding modernization‚ making this very important as the majority were affected causing
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ruled in the 20th century In 1905 all the tensions in Russia culminated in a revolution that nearly swept the Tsar from power. He had started a war with Japan in the hope that a quick victory would bring a surge of patriotism; however a series of humiliating defeats brought just the opposite. There were strikes in the factories and street demonstrations. In January 1905 a demonstration was fired on by the Cossacks and many were killed‚ this day is now known as Bloody Sunday. There were mutinies within
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for the fall of the Romanovs The cause of the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917 was a result of long-term causes including Tsar Alexander’s inability to satisfy his people and Tsar Nicholas II’s inability to rule to throne all together. The Bloody Sunday event‚ the war with Germany‚ Rasputin and Tsars bad decisions was also some of the causes which led the Romanovs to fall. It all began in 1894 when Alexander III‚ died leaving his son Nicholas II to become the tsar of Russia at the age of 26
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Strike at Petrograd On January 9th‚ 1917‚ 140‚000 workers went on strike in Petrograd to commemorate Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday was on January 22nd‚ 1905‚ more than 3‚000 unarmed‚ peaceful demonstrators‚ led by Father Gapon‚ were marching to present a petition to Czar Nicolas II. The Imperial Guard fired warning shots and then fired directly into the crowd‚ killing 96 and injuring 333. Later on February 14th‚ 1917‚ over 140‚000 people went on strike in Petrograd because of food shortages‚ which
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In my opinion the failure of the revolution in 1905 was caused by many different contributing factors‚ however the key reason for the failure‚ was the success of state authority and the Tsar retaining control. If the Tsarist state had collapsed‚ as in 1917‚ the revolution would have inevitably been successful. A revolution means to forcibly overthrow a government. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday; the strikes were organized by the unhappy workers
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peasants feeling cheated. The Russian Revolution of 1905 failed to solve the land issue‚ reaction of the government in trying to suppress the grievances of the peasants helped less. Economic and social changes in Russia from 1905 affected the peasants. The Russo-Japanese war of 1905 humiliated the Russians and increased the economic downturn. The defeat increased the unpopularity of the Tsarist regime among the generals as also did the Bloody Sunday and World war One. “The Russian Revolution is an
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had consolidated their authority in the country by Lenin’s death in 1924?” Between February and October in 1917‚ two revolutions occurred due to the Governments failing to fulfill the needs of the Russian people. With the Tsar in power during Bloody Sunday that formed riots and Government unrest and also the Russo-Japanese War and World War One that left the Russian people humiliated and in disarray. The reign of the Provisional Government was short due to failures to provide land and food to the
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eventually forced to create an elected legislature (Nicholas II). Nicholas was not trained nor inclined to rule‚ which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change (“Czar Nicholas II Abdicates”). His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War I led to his and his subjects abdication and execution in Yekaterinburg‚ Russia (“Nicholas II”). Nicholas the II was born Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov on May 6‚ 1868 in Pushkin‚ Russia. He was the first born child
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agrarian did not help this factor‚ as the people were not seeing any improvements in the growth of Russia as an economy. The Tsar poor leadership and unpopularity was too a leading factor to the growth of revolutionary activity‚ especially after bloody Sunday‚ the people needed a strong leader and felt that the tsar was not one. The fact that the countries military was weak did not provide comfort to the people as it became hard for Russia to stand as one united nation. The long-term inequality
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