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Causes of the Russian Revolution - Coggle Diagram
Causes of the Russian Revolution
Trigger causes
Wealth gap (before and after)
Bloody Sunday massacre in 1972
Nicholas II was a poor leader
Economic problems grew, made worse by Russia's disastrous involvement in World War I
Short term causes
Lead to WW1
Army abandoned the Tsar (Nicholas II)
The weakness of Russia
Russia had been humiliated in Russo Japanese war with Japan
Russia's involvement with WW1
Long term causes
Military became weak
Not enough food produced
Proletariat
Threats to the monarchy
The government was much too much work for one man to control
Economic Problems
Significant individuals
Nicholas II
Leon Trotsky
Stalin