Nicholas Flashcards
When did Japan launch a surprise attack on Port Arthur
26th January 1904
What was the reaction to the Russo Japanese war
the humiliating defeats in early 1904 rocked the regime
What opposition came from the Russo Japanese war
A series of “banquets from the union of liberation were political meetings discussing ways to reform the political system
Press reports published this
Not censored showing the governments weakness and insecurity
How many workers joined in with a strike just before bloody Sunday
Over 100,000
What affects did bloody Sunday have
Changed demands from economic to political
They had always trusted the “little father” in the Tsar
By the end of January 1905 how many were on strike
Over 400,000
Who was assassinated on 4th February 1905
tsars uncle Grand Duke Sergei
What was the union of unions
Group made up of Professionals and Trade organisations
Who supported the Tsar at the start of the 1905 revolution
Right wing Black hundreds
How many poles were shot participating in demonstration’s following bloody Sunday
What slogan came from it
92 “ down with tstarism”
How many troops were sent to poland
300,000
In the summer of 1905 what methods did the peasants use
Uncoordinated attacks, seizing land. grain and animals, burning landlords houses
Demanding land
Demanding end to redemption payments
How were the summer peasant attacks somewhat coordinated
At the end of July the all Russian peasant Union met and set up effective peasant republics however meant self government rather than overthrowing monarchy
When was the October manifesto
17th October 1905
What did the October manifesto do
Granted civil liberties
Granted an elected parliament- The Duma
