1905 Revolution

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AS level russia history Mind Map on 1905 Revolution, created by louisemaewhite10 on 24/03/2014.
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1905 Revolution
  1. CAUSES
    1. long-term
      1. social and economic
        1. 98 million 1885 to 125 million 1905
          1. 80% peasnants
            1. 1892, 98 and 1901=harvest failures=famine
              1. jacqueries
                1. countryside=verge of revolution by 1905
                  1. demands for political change= willing audience
              2. smaller peasant landholding
              3. Prior 15 years rapid industrialisation
                1. Finance Minister Sergei Witte
                  1. By 1905 slums in cities e.g. Moscow and St. Petersburg
                    1. poor working conditions
                      1. protested e.g. Winter Palace Bloody Sunday
                        1. willing audience
              4. Political
                1. Social Revolutionaries, 1901
                  1. political power to peasants
                    1. 1901-1905=2000 assasinations
                      1. Minister Plehve 1904
                  2. Social Democrats, 1898
                    1. power to wokrers and peasants
                      1. 1903: Bolsheviks&Mensheviks
                        1. Leaders in prison or exile
                          1. Many returned after Bloody Sunday
                            1. use widespread unrest to force political change
                    2. Liberals, moderate
                      1. parliament
                        1. elected by wealthy
                2. CAUSES
                  1. short=term
                    1. Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
                      1. expand:Far East
                        1. direct conflict expansionist power, Japan
                          1. Northern China & Korea
                            1. defeat despite military power
                              1. Port Aurthur Naval Base surrendered
                                1. Battle of Tsushima, 27th May 1905
                                  1. 25/35 warships of Russian Baltic Fleet lost
                                  2. national humiliation
                                    1. undermined support for Tsar
                                      1. prolonged & encouraged revolution
                          2. Bloody Sunday, January 1905
                            1. peaceful and led by priest: Father George Gapon
                              1. open fire on protesters
                                1. widespread outrage
                                  1. expelled from St Petersburg
                                    1. sympathy strikes
                                      1. damaged Tsar's popularity
                                        1. 'little father' no more
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