Bloody Sunday

    Cards (4)

    • on the 22nd January a priest tried to lead a peaceful march of workers and their families to the winter palace in st Petersburg to present a loyal petition to the tsar
    • the march induced panic in the police forces in the capital causing marchers to be fired on and charged at
    • Consequences
      • a widespread outbreak of disorder which increased as the year went on
      • strikes occurred in all major cities and towns
      • terrorism against government officials and landlords
      • Georgia declared itself an independent state
      • poles demanded autonomy
      • jews pressed for equal rights
    • The cadets persuaded the majority of liberal groups to join them in forming a 'Union of Unions' which aimed to organise a broad-base alliance including the peasants and factory workers
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