1. 1905 revolution Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of the revolution
A
Rising political opposition
Russo-Japanese War
Economic, social, political problems
Bloody Sunday
2
Q
Bloody Sunday
A
Father Gapon - peaceful march to Winter Palace - petition to improve conditions
Police panicked - fired on marchers
Around 200 died
3
Q
Start of the disorder
A
Strikes
Political assassinations - Plehve
Public buildings attacked
Land + property seized by peasants
Georgia declared as an independent state
Jews demanded equal rights
Union of unions formed
4
Q
Potemkin mutiny
A
Mutinied at sea
Bad food and water they had been given
Crew took over ship, sailed to Odessa
Troops sent in to stop this, 1000s dead forcing into sea.
5
Q
Key events
A
Putilov strike
Sergei assassinated
All Russian Union of Peasants
Railway strikes
