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Marxists Revolutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviiks ar eready to risk anything. -
Crises At Home and Abroad
Russia faced a series of crises because Japan attacked Russians at Port Arthur.They were also competeing for control over Korea and Manchuria. -
Bloody Sunday
Abour 200,000 workers and family approached the czars witer palace and gave a petition. Asking for better working conditions, freedom and an elected national legislature. -
The First Duma Met.
Its leaders were moderates who wanted Russia to become a consstitutional monarchy. Czar dissolved a duma after 10 weeks. -
World War 1 the Final Blow.
Nicholas 2 made the fateful decison to drag Russia into World War 1. Russia was unprepared to handle the military and economic cost. -
March Revolution
Woman textile workers in Petrograd led a city strike. In the next five days riots flared up over shortages of bread and fuel. -
The Provisional Government Topples.
Without warning armed factory workers stormed the winter palace in Petrograd. They took over government offices and arrested leaders of the provisional government. -
Treaty Was Signed.
Russia and Germany signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia surrendered a large part of its territory ro Germany and its allies civil war started. -
Civil War Ending
Several western nations including the U.S sent military aid to Russia to help. And it helped very little. -
New Economic Policy
Lenin temporarliy put aside his plan for a state controlled economy. He resorted to a smallscale version od capitalism. -
Stalin Becomes Dictator
Lenin suffered a stroke but survived. As general of secretary of communist part he worked behind the sence to move his supporters into position of power.
