The 1905 Revolution Flashcards
Factors that led to the 1905 revolution?
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- (Short term) defeat in Russo-Japanese war
- (Short term) Bloody Sunday
- (Long term) Economic hardship
- (Long term) Political opposition
When was Bloody Sunday?
January 9, 1905
Give two reasons why the peasants were so poor.
- Factory owners did not pay the peasants well. Workers were paid minimum wage
- Farmer peasants could barely feed themselves, they sold their crops for money
Why was the issue of land so important to peasants?
Many of them needed the food and extra money to sell or feed themselves and some of that money was also used to pay off debts
What were the three political parties?
- Socialist revolutionaries
- Social democrats
- Liberals
Socialist revolutionary tactics?
- propaganda
* terrorism to break the government
Aims of the socialist revolutionaries?
- get rid of the Tsar
* give all land to peasants
When did the socialist revolutionaries form and who did they appeal to?
1901
Peasants
Who did the social democrats appeal to?
Students and workers in large towns
What were the aims of the social democrats?
- overthrow the Tsar
* create a socialist state
The social democrats consisted of two groups. Who were they? Explain.
- Mensheviks
•Believed all workers could join. Work with other trade unions. - Bolsheviks
•Believed in small secret parties. Large parties could be sought out.
Who did the liberals appeal to?
- middle classes
* members of gentry
What did the liberals believe?
Liberal middle classes thought people had an opportunity to run the country through a parliament
Why was the outbreak of war a good thing for the Tsar?
Because people United to fight a common enemy which resulted in the Tsar becoming more popular
Differences between provisional government and the Soviet?
Provisional government- created to run the country until elections for a future government could be held
Soviet- consisted of workers and soldiers’ representatives who looked after their own interests
Who held power?
Soviets or PG
Soviets
They controlled the armed forces or Petrograd
Why was Kerensky so important in the early days of the revolution?
Kerensky was famous for his emotional speeches and his persuasion to form to PG
Long term cause
Economic discontent
Why did the Tsar tax the produce of the peasant farmers?
To raise money to maintain his regime
Long term cause
Economic discontent
When had the peasants of Russia been freed?
In 1861 byAlexander II
The Red cockerel?
When peasants seized a lot of land in the countryside
Long term cause
Economic discontent
What was a common occurrence at the turn of the century?
Famine
Long term cause
Economic discontent
What were the living conditions of peasants in 1905?
Horrendous as developers struggled to deal with the demand for homes. Many lived in communal homes (like in army head-quarters). Others were forced to sleep in the factories they worked in.
Long term cause
Political problems
Why were people unhappy with the political conditions in Russia?
Jewish people for persecuted
Middle class industrialists were unhappy that they did not have a say in how the country way governed
There was major social and economic problems for workers and peasants
Long term cause
Political problems
Sources of opposition?
Liberals
Radicals
