HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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What did the protesters plan on Sunday 9 January 1905?
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To peacefully present the Tsar with a petition outlining their grievances.
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To storm the Winterpalace and force Tsar Nicholas to accept their reforms.
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To persuade the army to mutiny
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To ask the Tsar to stop the hostilities against Japan.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The chief of the security police-Nicholas’s uncle, Grand Duke Vladimir-tried to stop the march and then ordered his police to fire upon the demonstrators. More than 100 marchers were killed, and several hundred were wounded.
Detailed explanation-2: -’Bloody Sunday’ is a name given to several violent incidents and confrontations in history. In Russia, it refers to the shooting of unarmed civilians by tsarist soldiers in St Petersburg in January 1905.
Detailed explanation-3: -22 (9) January 1905: Bloody Sunday – Troops and police open fire on a peaceful demonstration outside the Winter Palace and elsewhere in St Petersburg, killing and injuring around 1, 000 people.
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