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Presentation on theme: "Causes of the Russian Revolution"— Presentation transcript:

1 Causes of the Russian Revolution

2 Nicholas II became Tsar in
In , about , Russians meet outside the Tsar’s Winter Palace in St.

PetersburgThey asked for Nicholas II to appear so he could be presented with a petition

3 Nicholas II

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5 The police were told to get rid of the problem
The police open fire and charge the protestors on horsebackDeath toll ranges from several hundred to several thousand

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8 Russia also loses the Russo-Japanese War in
Under pressure, Nicholas II allows a Constitution to be written in Nicholas II also creates a Parliament, called a Duma

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10 Failure of the DumaThe Duma allows many political parties to come to powerNicholas II repeatedly dissolves the Duma and calls for new electionsAssassinations and terrorism plagues Russia

11 Nicholas II tells his Prime Minister Petr Stolypin to take care of t