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The Decemberist Revolt
A group of nobles lead an uprising agaisnt Nicholas I taking over the throne -
Nicholas II becomes ruler
He is not a very good ruler and did not want to become ruler. he was more of a family man and married alexandra from germany who peoople thought was a spy -
The Russo-Japanese War
russia and japan fought a war over control of manchuria and korea
despite having a larger amount of troops japan easily won the war -
Bloody Sunday
Workers in russia had been organizing themselves with the goal of more economic equality
protesters marched to the winter palace to present their demands/ requests for reform directly to the czar
the chief of security ordered that police fire on the protesters killing over 100 and woundings several hundred more -
World War One
Europe wanted more land from the Russians, but they refused. As a result the Europeans distroyed much of Russia's countryside, Russia later on gave them most of that area -
Nicholas II Abdicates for the Throne
following russian struggles in WWI there is an uprising in petrograd and the army joins the striking workers
the czar is forced to abdicate his throne and is then arrested by the bolshevik controlled soviets -
The March Revolution
People were feed up with the way rusia was being run and since they had such a small voice revolution was the best way to get to those who have all the power. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
disagreement over the treaty of brest-litovsk leads to a split between the mensheviks(whites) and the bolsheviks(reds)
the cheka (secret police) lead a campaign of terror to rid the country of non- bolshevik socialists
a full civil war breaks out by 1919 -
Vladimir Lenin’s Death
Stalin and Trosky compete to be ruler -
The creation of the U.S.S.R.
Represents the change in russia, and how they are trying to form stability and make a better russia
