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The Great Northern War
The war was the 1700-1721. The war was not constantly going on throughout that period. It was off and on. They were fighting over the Baltic Region. Sweeden lost the war and Russia won. They have 4 peace treaties were brought for them to be stable. -
The Decembrist Revolt
This event is part of the Russian Revolution. This event included about 3,000 members of the military. It was all because the death of Alexander I. The rebels felt Constantine had cheated to becoming czar. They started organizing a plan. Nicholas sent a general to reason with the rebels. The general got shot and fataly stabbed during his speech. Nicholas then realized it wasn't going to be peaceful, so he fired canons on rebels. The rest froze to death in a river. -
Alexander II emancipates serfs
It was the outcome of the Crimean War. It gave liberty to millions. In 1881 he was killed. HIs son Alexander III wasn't a very good ruler. -
Assassination of Alexander II
It would be March 1 in the Old Style calendar. Passed power to his son Alexander III the day after he died. Alexander fixed what he thought was "too liberal". He wasnt a very good ruler. Alexander III thought "Russia was to be saved from anarchy and revolutionary dissent". His goal was to make 1 religion, 1 nationality, 1 language, and 1 form of administrative. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Japan prepared for the war by strengthening army and navy. Nicholas didnt get along wit Japan and Japan didnt get along with Russia. The effect of that was the war. It forced Russia to leave the expansionist policy. Russia finally lost. -
The Revolution of 1905
The Revolution was sparked by a peaceful protest. The protest was led by Father Garon. It was a protest made up of 150,000 people. They were protesting about their life. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates
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Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
In March Nicholas II ended 300 years of Romanov family ruling. Eventually Nicholas and his family were all killed by Bolshevik soldiers. He didn't think people wanted a say in the government. Then realized it and created a house of representatives, but it barely had any power. Nicholas II didnt't get along with other countries. Russia entered World War II, and Nicholas led the army, He then didn't pay much attention to the government. The Russian Revolution then started, and Nicholas II was forc -
March Revolution
It only lasted 1 week. During that time for the first time the government was being controlled by Constitutional Democracy. In july, Aleksandr was in power. Aleksandr wanted to continue the Revolution, but the Russians didn't want to so they didn't. -
World War I (Russian Involvment)
There was 1,400,00-5,000,000 soldiers, but they couldn't arm all of them. They were the largest army to enter the war. The Russian soldiers were extremely poor and desertation was a problem.They also didn't have barely enough food. -
Bloody Sunday
The victoms didn't mean for this incident. It wasn't justified. It wasn't a threat. It was a peaceful but illegal protest.
