1. The Russian Revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a social and political uprising against the government of the Tsar, manifested largely through strikes leading to production grinding to a halt. ... The unpopularity of the Tsar was exacerbated by the humiliation in the Russo-Japanese war, and ultimately the spark that started the active part of the Revolution was the massacre at Bloody Sunday. ... A new class of the rich, the capitalists, took advantage grants given by the government and made easy profits from the exploitation of the workers, doing little to rectify the situation. ... In 1904, Japan went t...
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