Russian Revolution of 1905

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/russian-revolution-of-1905

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What was the 1905 Russian Revolution and why did it happen?It was a big protest in Russia when people were unhappy with the Tsar and the war. The army’s defeat and bad working conditions made many people want change.
2. Why did the event called Bloody Sunday happen?On January 22, 1905, a peaceful crowd went to the Winter Palace to ask for better rules, but soldiers shot at them, making people angry.

Autocracy: A system of government where supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither legal restrictions nor regularized challenge.
Russo-Japanese War: A conflict fought from 1904 to 1905 between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan, largely over imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
Soviets: Councils of workers', soldiers', and peasants' deputies that emerged as powerful organs of revolutionary authority, particularly in 1905 and 1917.
October Manifesto: A decree issued by Tsar Nicholas II in October 1905, promising civil liberties and the creation of the State Duma in response to widespread revolutionary unrest.