1905 - Plan Flashcards
1
Q
Background 1
A
- 6% land farmable
- Serfs emancipated in 1861
- Still in abject poverty due to redemption payments
2
Q
Background 2
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- Autocracy
- Seen as outdated by upper/middle classes in comparison to other 20th century countries
- Upper/middle classes wanted a voice
3
Q
Factors
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- Workers
- Peasants
- Political Opposition
- Russo-Japanese War
- Bloody Sunday
4
Q
Chosen Factors
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- Peasants
- Workers
- Bloody Sunday
5
Q
P - K1
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- Land shortages meant peasants were unable to feed themselves + their families
6
Q
P - K2
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- Famines caused many peasants to die
- Deaths due to high levels to poverty in rural areas
- 1891 where 400,000 died
7
Q
P - A1
A
- Turned people against Tsar due to lack of food + poor living conditions
- Unrest + discontent meant that revolt was more likely
8
Q
P - A2
A
- High level of death shocked country, not just those in rural areas
- Some famines reported on which spread discontent
- Tsar seen as incompetent so revolt more likely
9
Q
P - A+
A
- Most peasants still followed the church which preached obedience
- Less likely to turn against Tsar + revolt
10
Q
P - E
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- Bloody Sunday had more impact on unrest
- 800,000 people protesting Bloody Sunday 1 month after, with around 1/2 in St Petersburg
- Strikes in Kursk, Feb 1905, ended around harvest time
- Strikes concentrated in urban areas
11
Q
W - K1
A
- Appalling living conditions
- Caused by rapid industrialisation
- Housing thrown up + densely packed
12
Q
W - K2
A
- Rent + food prices extremely high
- Families struggled to provide for themselves
13
Q
W - A1
A
- Discontent due to poor living conditions
- Political unrest + ideas easily spread due to dense housing
14
Q
W - A2
A
- Inability to feed their families lead to discontent
- Some turned to revolutionary action out of desperation
- More people turned against Tsar
15
Q
W - A+
A
- Head of Police, Zubtov, allowed for unions to be set up
- Vented workers anger + gave place to express views
16
Q
W - E
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- Bloody Sunday created more unrest
- Bloody Sunday led to assassination of Sergei Alexandrovich, Nicholas II’s Uncle, Feb 1905, major event leading up to revolution
- Workers’ unrest formed St Petersburg Soviet in 1905 Oct, disbanded 2 months later, leaders’ arrested (Leon Trotsky)
17
Q
BS - K1
A
- Protesters carrying banners supporting the Tsar + his family
- Peacefully marched towards Winter Palace
18
Q
BS - K2
A
- Led to strikes all over country
- Warsaw, Odessa, St Petersburg, Moscow
- 150,000 striking in St Petersburg alone
19
Q
BS - A1
A
- Turned some of Tsar’s last supporters against him
- Made Tsar look like a monster so turned even more people against him
20
Q
BS - A2
A
- Political unrest was the base of 1905 revolution
- Scale alone led to 1905 revolution, everyone joined in across the country
21
Q
BS - A+
A
- Strikes were already happening before Bloody Sunday
- Due to Russo-Japanese War + discontent etc
22
Q
BS - E
A
- More important than
23
Q
RJW - K1
A
- Took 8 months for Russian Navy to reach the Battle of Tsushima Straights
- Took 45 mins for them to be defeated by Japanese
24
Q
RJW - A1
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- Embarrassing defeat
- Tsar seen as incompetent and unable to command his navy
- Turned people against Tsar
25
Q
RJW - A+
A
- Russia didn’t have to pay compensation
- Well-negotiated peace treaty
- Made defeat less significant so angered people less
26
Q
PO - K1
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- Censorship was growing more unpopular
- Especially among middle class
27
Q
PO - A1
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- Tsar’s ignorance of issues of people made them turn against him
- Middle class originally didn’t oppose Tsar but lack of voice turned them against him
28
Q
PO - A+
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- Okhrana very effective at seeking out political opponents
- Forced them to work underground + separately
- A lot less powerful so less significant
