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The Decembrist Revolt
Small group of nobles and army offvers that tried to overthrow the Czar's government. Nicholas the 1 executred five leaders and exiled hundreds more to SIberia. Besides the Decembrist failure they became heroes to later generations or revoutions. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
50 million out of the 60 million of the people were serfs. Most important reform of the reign of Czar Alexander II. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian Throne
Nicholas the II last emperor of Russia. Under his rule Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War. Him and his family were imprisoned first in the Alaxander Palace. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
The killer of Alexander II has had many attemtps of trying to assassinate him. He threw a bomb at the carriage Alexander was in.But the carriage he was in was bulletproof so the assinator had to through more than one bomb. -
The Russo- Japanese war
"First Great War of the 20th Century." Japan offered to recognize Russian dominance, but Russia denied it. Japan chose war against Russia. -
The Revolution of 1905
The Revolution started from a mass of political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was towards the government while some of it wasn't. The Csar made last effort attempts to keep his regime from being toppled, and offered reforms similar to most rulers when pressured by a revolutionary movement -
World War 1 (Russian Involvement)
Global War centered in Europe. Simply called the World War or the Great War. The war drew in all the world's economic great powers. -
The March Revolution
Rusputin died and Lenin was out of the country before March 8. 30,000 workers were locked out of work on March, 8.The strikers persuaded other workers to go on strike with them. -
Bloody Sunday
Was the name to from the events of Janurary 22.A petition to Czar Nicholas II were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard. The shooting did not happen at the Palace Square.
