Bloody Sunday (8/1/2019)

Question 1

When was the bloody Sunday massacre?

Answer 1

9th January/22nd January

Question 2

What were the intentions of the bloody Sunday massacre?

Answer 2

Presenting a loyal petition to the Tsar, trying to help out the worker’s and peasant’s desperate condition

Question 3

who led the march to the winter palace?

Answer 3

Orthodox priest Georgi Gapon

Question 4

How many people attended the march and how many troops were used to break up the march?

Answer 4

• 150,000 people attended the march

- 12,000 soldiers

Question 5

How many people were killed/wounded?

Answer 5

200 dead/800 wounded

Question 6

Immediate reaction to bloody sunday?

Answer 6

• strikes occurred in all the major cities and towns
• terrorism against government officials including the assassination of Plehve by SR terrorists
• Private estates and large public buildings were attacked by peasants who were scared of the government taking their homes if they failed to mortgage them following emancipation
• Georgia declared independence
• Jews demanded equal rights
• Poland demanded autonomy