The 1905 Revolution Flashcards

What was the 1905 Revolution?

A wave of protests, strikes, and riots across Russia in 1905 that challenged Tsar Nicholas II’s rule.

One-man rule by the Tsar and deep peasant poverty.

Bloody Sunday: soldiers shot at peaceful marchers led by Father Gapon in St Petersburg, killing and wounding hundreds.

Russia’s defeats and shortages hurt morale and the economy, so many people blamed the Tsar.

A council of workers; the St Petersburg Soviet was set up in October 1905 to organise strikes.

It was the Tsar’s promise, issued on 17 October 1905, of basic rights and an elected Duma.

It split the opposition; many middle-class liberals accepted it and ended the strikes.

Sailors rebelled over rotten food and harsh officers, killed some officers, and sailed to Odessa, inspiring protests.

A nationwide stoppage that shut railways and factories and forced the Tsar to act.

Workers fought the army in Moscow; the troops crushed the revolt within a week.

He cut redemption payments by half and said they would end in 1907, which calmed many peasants.

They confirmed the Tsar kept supreme power and limited the Duma, so change was very limited.