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Decembrist Revolt
- 3,000 soldiers revolted Nicholas I's assumption of power
- The sodliers had already swore allegiance to the presumed heir
- The protesters were arrested and tried
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Emancipation of the Serfs
- Serfs were peasents who were privately owned.
- This was the first of the reforms of Serfdom.
- This Emancipation created freedom for the Serfs, and formed equal rights as well.
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Bloody Sunday
- Massacre in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Imperial Guards gunned down unarmed, peaceful protesters.
- This event showed the world the immoral policies of the Russian governement.
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Revolution of 1905
- Social & political unrest that expanded through much of the Russian Empire
- Bloody Sunday was the start of this revolution
- People revolted against the government in several ways, violently as well.
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Rasputin Murdered
- He was a peseant who claimed to have healing powers
- His nickname was "The Mad Monk of Russia"
- He resisted several attempts on his life, but eventually died from drowning.
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March Revolution
- 90,000 textile workers went on strike
- Protesting against the Tsar was the main idea
- A temporary government was established
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Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates
- He watched Russia go from a world super power to a collasping nation.
- His nickname was Bloody Nicholas because of the many violent protests
- After the February Revolution, his family and him were put in jail.
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Murder of the Romanovs
- The whole royal family was murdered by the Bolsheviks
- Many Russians were still loyal to them
- Many rumors spread that Anastasia, the youngest daughter, survived
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Treaty of Versailles
- A peace treaty that ended WWI.
- The treaty was between Germeny and the Allied Powers.
- Germany still had bitter feelings about the Allied Forces.
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Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshevik Revolution was when millions of people revolted against Czar Nicholas II, who dragged them into WWI. The people were injuried and were desperate for a revolution. In October, Lenin convinced the Bolshevik party to rebel against the Provisional Governement. They then took power and succuesfully gained control of Russia. -
Lenin Dies/USSR Formed
- Lenin was a Russian revolutionist and head of the Bolsheviks
- He founded the USSR
- He also created the worlds first official socialist state
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Stalin Takes Power/Death Of Trotsky
- Stalin declared himself leader of the USSR
- He became leader of Russia by consolidating his power base
- He took over instead of Trotsky, who was leader of the Red Army
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Russia Enters WWII
- Russia was invaded which launched their part in the war
- Russia joined the Allied Powers
- Over 30 million people died
