-
The Great Northern War
Russia, Denmark and Saxony-Poland all planned to go to war on Sweeden. The russians defeated sweeden and gained Riga and part of Finland. -
A. The Decembrist Revolt
A group of military officals revolted against the czar. They were defeted by the czar's forces. A new set of regulations were put in place to stop the spred of the liberal movement. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
Alexander II could sense that there would soon be an uprising by the serfs for freedom. So he desided to get a commity together to free the serfs to aviod the possible uprising. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
Alexander II was killed in the streets of St.Petersburg by a bomb by a member of the "peoples will" group. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Czar Nicholas decalred war on Japan to get everyones mind off of social unjust in their country beacase he thought it would be a victory on their part. But insted it was a great loss and it made more people angry with the czar. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody sunday stared out as a peaceful protest lead by the priest Georgy Gapon. It was a protest for workers rights. The army started to fire at the protesters killing more than 100 people. -
The Revolution of 1905
After new spred about bloody Sunday many strikes began to occur around the country. Nicholas II quickly put an end to it by sending troops to different parts of the country to stop the strikes from occuring. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
Germany declared war on Russia. The battle for borders continued for may months until Czar Nicholas II abdicted teh thrown. Then many sodiers began to protest and refuse to fight. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
In a revolt in early febuary the army joined in the protests and czar nicholas ii wa forsed to abdicate the throne. -
The March Revolution
A series of revolts happened cossing Czar Nicholas II to abdicate the thrown. Then the communist took over and the royal family was killed.
