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Marxists Revolutionaries Split
Marxists Revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolshevics are ready to risk everything, then Valdimr Lenin becomes the leader. -
The Agreement that Failed
Russia and Japan competed for control of Korea and Manchuria, later they signed a treaty for the series of agreements over the territorites, but Russia broke the agreement. Later on Japan attacked the Russians at the port, causing a revolt in Russia in the midst of war. -
Bloody Sunday
Over 200,000 people approached the Czar's Palace in St. Petersburg, carrying a petion for better working conditons, more personal freedom, and an elected national legislature. Niclolas the second ordered to fire at the crowd, which led to more than a thousnd were wounded or killed -
Nicholas the Second Promise more Freedom
Russia's first parliament, the leaders wanted Russia to become a consitution monarchy similar to Britian. But he didn't want to share his power, the Czar dissolved the Duma after ten weeks -
Russia Unprepared for War
Russia was unprepared to handle the military and economic costs, more than 4 millions were dead, wounded, or taken as a prisoner. World War 1 revealed the weakness of Czarist rule and military leadership -
Women Citywide Strike
In five day riots flared up over shortages of bread and fuel, 200,000 workers swarmed the streets. The soldiers obeyed orders to shoot the rioters, but later joined with them. -
The Winter Palace
Armed facotry wokers stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd. Bolshevik Red Guards took over governments officers and arrested the leaders of the provisional goverment. -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia surrendered a large part of it territory to Germany and its allies from the treaty. This angered many Russians, the Bolsheviks and the policies objection, murder of the Royal Family. -
Civil War Raged in Russia.
There was groups who supported the return to rule by the Czar, and others wanted democratic government. Desire to defeat the Bolsheviks united the White Army, other nations tried to help the White Army deafeat the Bolsheviks, but was little help. -
The New Economic Policy
This policy was made by Lenin, it was a small scale verson of Capitalism. The policy allowed peasants to sell their supplies of crops instead of turning them to the government, it also let some people operate under private ownership. -
Union of Soviet Socialist Republicans
Lenin suffered a stroke that set in motion competition for heading up the communist party. The Bolsheviks change their group to the Communist party lead by Joseph Staling who stood poised to wield absolute power as a dictator.
