Causes of the Causes of the Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution

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Why Revolt? (1881 – 1917)Why Revolt? (1881 – 1917) Tsar Alexander III and Tsar Nicholas II Tsar Alexander III and Tsar Nicholas II

oppressed the people (autocracy – power oppressed the people (autocracy – power rests with a single self-appointed ruler) rests with a single self-appointed ruler)

–CensorshipCensorship

– Secret police watched schoolsSecret police watched schools

–Russian was the official languageRussian was the official language

–Persecuted JewsPersecuted Jews

–Poor working conditionsPoor working conditions

–Gap between the rich and poorGap between the rich and poor

Economy explodingEconomy exploding

Number of factories doubled Number of factories doubled between 1863 and 1900between 1863 and 1900–Low wages, poor working Low wages, poor working

conditions, child laborconditions, child laborFourth in steel productionFourth in steel productionTrans-Siberian Railway – world’s Trans-Siberian Railway – world’s

longest continuous raillongest continuous rail

Revolutionaries grow (Early Revolutionaries grow (Early 1900’s)1900’s)

Marxists (Karl Marx – Communist Marxists (Karl Marx – Communist Manifesto)Manifesto)

–The workers would rule and The workers would rule and everyone would be equal everyone would be equal (Communism)(Communism)

–State controls the production & State controls the production & distribution of goods and social distribution of goods and social classesclasses

Revolutionaries grow (Early Revolutionaries grow (Early 1900’s)1900’s)

–Bolshevik group was formedBolshevik group was formedWilling to sacrifice everything Willing to sacrifice everything for changefor change

Leader was Vladimir LeninLeader was Vladimir Lenin

–Left Russia so he wasn’t Left Russia so he wasn’t arrestedarrested

The or The or

Russo-Japanese War (Feb. 1904)Russo-Japanese War (Feb. 1904)

–Russia broke a treaty, which led to Russia broke a treaty, which led to war with Japan, which Russia lost, war with Japan, which Russia lost, which made people angrywhich made people angry

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Bloody Sunday (Jan. 1905)Bloody Sunday (Jan. 1905)

–200,000 people went to the Tsar’s 200,000 people went to the Tsar’s palace with a petition for better palace with a petition for better working conditions, freedom and a working conditions, freedom and a legislaturelegislature

–Soldiers fired on the crowd killing Soldiers fired on the crowd killing between 500 and 1,000 peoplebetween 500 and 1,000 people

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–Result: Duma (legislature) Result: Duma (legislature) createdcreatedDidn’t have any real powerDidn’t have any real power

World War I World War I

–Germany was dominating, Germany was dominating, Russia couldn’t keep up (food & Russia couldn’t keep up (food & fuel) and people got fuel) and people got