Swedish Revolution of 1917 (The Last Age of Empires)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1917 would be a tumultuous year for Sweden and its monarchy, with food riots and demonstrations regularly occurring across the country, and escalating during the spring of 1917. On the 5th of June thousands of people gathered in Gustav Adolf's Square in Stockholm to protest. The protests were originally supposed to be about women's suffrage, but they evolved to encompass more radical ideas as more and more people joined. Demands were put forth for the monarchy's abolishment, the release of those imprisoned for their anti-militarism and equal voting rights for everyone. The police arrived to stop the protests, swinging their sabers against the people but they were forced to retreat because of the amount of people overwhelming them. To put down the protests once and for all the military was summoned and were ordered to aim at the protesters, who were given the choice to disband or be shot. Although some agreed to leave, the majority of protesters stayed and the order to fire was given. Many privates in the army were sympathetic to the protesters and refused to fire, but thirteen people were killed and twenty nine people hurt in the first volley. In the panicked dispersal that followed almost none where arrested, and although they were forced to flee the people were determined to return. The "Bloodbath at Gustav Adolf's Square" was the starting point for the Swedish Revolution of 1917. When the news spread about the incident