Cause of the Revolution

Question 1

By the winter of 1917 why were the streets of Petrograd tense?

Answer 1

•There was pent up distractions of the unemployed, the starving and the desperate

Question 2

Why was there a demonstration of 150,000 Petrograd workers in February?

Answer 2

•On the anniversary of Bloody Sunday in January 1917 there was a demonstration of 150,000 workers in Petrograd

Question 3

What was Bloody Sunday?

Answer 3

•On January 22, 1905, Russian soldiers fired on unarmed protesters in St. Petersburg who were petitioning Tsar Nicholas II for better working conditions and political reform
•This massacre was a key event leading to the Russian Revolution of 1905