1855 Crimean War

1855 Crimean War

• 1855 Crimean War

• 1861 Alexander II frees the Serfs

• 1881 Alexander II assassinated by terrorists

• 1887 Aleksandr Ulyanov tries to assassinate Alexander III

• 1904 Russo-Japanese War

• 1905 Bloody Sunday

• 1906 Duma is dissolved

• 1914 World War I

• 1917 March Revolution

• 1917 November Revolution

A major crisis was bound to happen

• A major crisis was bound to happen

• WHY????

Failed revolts

• Failed revolts

• Unfair society

• Everyone wants land!

• Losing WWI

Czar Nicholas II – a really bad absolute ruler

• Czar Nicholas II – a really bad absolute ruler

• People were poor and hungry while he lived a wealthy life

• Political parties banned

• Critics ended up in prison or Siberia

• Press was censored

85% were poor peasants farmers

• 85% were poor peasants farmers

• 14% were poor factory workers

• 60%+ = illiterate

• Life expectancy = 40

Most of the land was owned by the old nobility

• Most of the land was owned by the old nobility

• The best land was owned by the old nobility.

• Famine is a constant problem!

In 1914 Russia entered the war

• In 1914 Russia entered the war

• It had drafted a massive army BUT faced problems!

• It was badly equipped

• It was poorly led by bad generals

• By 1917 One Million dead

The people ready for a real revolt because they are FUEL’ed

• The people ready for a real revolt because they are FUEL’ed

• Failed revolts
• Unfair society
• Everyone wants land!
• Losing WWI

She’s a German – public doesn’t trust her

• She’s a German – public doesn’t trust her

• He has haemophilia

The people are FUEL’ed

• The people are FUEL’ed

• Failed revolts
• Unfair society
• Everyone wants land!
• Losing WWI
• And the government is a mess thanks to Rasputin and Alexandra