Causes Of The 1905 Russian Revoluton
Bloody Sunday
Protestors shot when when led by Orthodox priestto deliver a petition to the Tsar
Gave a sense of unity in cause of sar's lack of compassion
400,000 participated in the protest
Social Unrest
Russo-Japanese War
Lack of Reform
Mutiny
Battleship of Potempkin
Surrender of Part Arthur
Free trade
Treety of Partmouth
2/3 ships sunk in Tsushima
Harvest Failures
1892
1898
1901
80% in poverty
Rapid population increase
98-125 million 1885-1905
"Great Spark" = overcrowding
Hard to get enough food
Frequent attacks on government offices
Strikes
Bloody Sunday
Goldfield Massacre
Lack of National Assembly and desire to end aristocracy