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Which 2 adjectives best describe Tsar Nicholas’ rule?

Which 2 adjectives best describe Tsar Nicholas’ rule?. Autocratic Innovative Traditional Inexperienced Misguided Naïve Paternal Considered Conservative Unconcerned Strategic Consultative Oppressive. Write the terms on your whiteboard B) Discuss with a partner

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Which 2 adjectives best describe Tsar Nicholas’ rule?

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  1. Which 2 adjectives best describe Tsar Nicholas’ rule? Autocratic Innovative Traditional Inexperienced Misguided Naïve Paternal Considered Conservative Unconcerned Strategic Consultative Oppressive • Write the terms on your whiteboard • B) Discuss with a partner • C) Justify your choice to the class

  2. Learning objectives To understand the significance of the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese war. To gain a better understanding of the conflict through primary and secondary source analysis.

  3. Russo Japanese War 1904-5 • Why did it start? • Sergei Witte and his predecessors financed the construction the Trans-Siberian railway as a means to develop and industrialize central and eastern Russia. • Vladivostok was the main port in the eastern Russia but it was frozen for 4-6 months of the year. • An agreement was made with the ailing Qing government in China to expand the railway network into Manchuria and for Russia to construct a warm water port at Port Arthur.

  4. Russo- Japanese War 1904-5 • Why did it start? • Japan resented this Russian incursion as they were keen to expand their empire into China after winning a surprise victory in the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-5. • Japan were more willing to engage Russia as they had signed a naval agreement with Britain in 1902. They were also buoyed by their victory over the Chinese. • Nicholas II was keen to win a victory against a lesser power to increase his popularity amongst his subjects.

  5. “Illustration of Chinese Generals from Pyongyang Captured Alive” by MigitaToshihide, October 1894. Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

  6. On your whiteboards… • Why did Nicholas II losing the support of the Russian people? • 5 points

  7. Russian troops mobilize at Port Arthur

  8. A Russian spy is hung

  9. Russian soldiers defend Port Arthur

  10. Japanese soldiers with an injured Russian

  11. The Japanese using very modern mobile artillery

  12. The Japanese victorious at Mukden

  13. The Japanese prepared for war in Manchuria

  14. The victorious Japanese march on to take Korea

  15. Why are the following valuable to a historian? • Diary extract • Commemorative postcard • Speech • Private letter • Newspaper report • Propaganda poster • Newspaper/Magazine cartoon • Photograph

  16. Major battles Pre-war Propaganda Images of war Results

  17. Caption: ‘The sands running out’ the Tsardom was badly shaken by its war with Japan. From the British magazine ‘Punch’ in 1905

  18. Prep • Design your own propaganda cartoon to portray the problems faced by Tsar Nicholas II at the beginning of 1905. This must be done by hand. • Due Friday October 5th.

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