Nicholas II

The Last of the Romanovs

Nicholas II
(1868 -1918)

reigned 1894-1917
last tsar of Russia
-was forced to abdicate
 Russo-Japanese War
(1904-05)
a result of Nicholas's interest
in Russian expansion in the
Far East
Russia loses
-the death knell of the Old
Order
Japan initiates hostilities by
surprise attack on the Russian
fleet at Port Arthur.

They gain naval superiority, which

helps them win the war.
Father Gapon led a peaceful protest
of over 200,000 loyal subjects of the
tsar.
The purpose of the protest was to
communicate to the tsar grievances
held by the people.
 Over 500 people are killed by
the tsars troops.

The massacre is recorded in Russian history as

Bloody Sunday.
 Results of the Russo-
Japanese War

Russia suffers humiliation at

the hands of the Japanese
helped touch off the Russian
Revolution of 1905
The tsar was forced to grant the
Russian people a parliament.
The Russian Parliament is known as
the Duma.
 Petr
Arkdievich
Stolypin
 World War I
(1914-1918)

Russia was unprepared for war:

was still recovering from the
Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)
many troops sent to front
unarmed (up to 1 out of 3)
Russia suffered many defeats.
Three-quarters of Russias
troops become casualties.
At one point Nicholas II personally
took command of the army and ran
the war.
 Grigory
Rasputin

religious mystic
gained the trust of the tsarina
-allegedly had the ability to heal
the tsarevitch of his hemophellia
was seen as a harmful influence
 Treaty of
Brest-Litovsk

ends Russias involvement in

World War I
negotiated between Bolshevik
Russia and Germans
Russia exchanged 1/4 of its land,
1/3 of its population, and 1/2 of its
industry for peace.
Nicholas and his family were sent to
internal exile by the Bolsheviks.
 Death of a Dynasty
the Romanov royal family was
executed by the Bolsheviks in
1918
-their remains were dumped
down an abandoned mine
shaft, which was then sealed-
up and forgotten
Why?