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Causes of 1905 Revolution
- Long term causes
- Social
- 1892, 1898 & 1901 -
Bad harvests causing
widespread famine.
- Peasants responded
with violence.
- Attacked government officials.
- By 1905 -
countryside on
verge of
revolution.
- 80% of Russian people
peasants.
- Growing population meant less
land for peasants
- Political
- 1905 - Autocracy
with Tsar having
all power.
- Liberals - wanted share in power
with parliament elected by wealthy
men.
- Social revolutionaries - give
political power to the peasants.
- Social democrats - new type of
society giving power to workers
and peasants
- Economic
- Spectacular growth 1890-1905
- Witte - rapid
industrialisation.
- Rapid growth of
population in towns
and cities.
- Peasants moved to find jobs.
- Poor working and living conditions
- Immediate causes
- Russo-Japanese war
- 1904-05 war over
control of northern
China and Korea.
- Humiliating defeat.
- Helped cause unrest against
the government.
- 27 May 1905. Battle
of Tsushima
- Lose 25 out of 35
ships to Japanese
navy.
- Prolonged revolution as
many events of the war after
start of rev.
- Further defeats made gov. and Tsar
look weaker and more encouragement
for more rev.
- Bloody Sunday
- Peaceful
demonstration led
by Priests.
- Asking for reforms - end war,
8 hour working day, higher pay
and end to forced overtime.
- Troops used to disperse
demonstration.
- Almost a thousand
demonstrators
killed.