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Bloody Sunday 1905
A protest led by Gapon went to the Wayer Palace in order to present petition and it led to the assault by police to the people. It resulted in many workers death and about 300 wounded -
Labour issues and political strife
This is when Czar was in power and labour issues and political strife was one of the problems that made Czar get out of power -
Shortage of bread and coal
Shortage of bread and coal caused riots that led to demonstrations in the streets of Saint Petersburg. Cossaks gave food and raid granaries the regime was doomed. -
Abduction of Nichikas II
Nicholas II was forced to abduct himself and kill his own son as well and he tried to give his other son Michael his power but on the following day he refused the crown and Russia became a republic -
Provisional Government
When Nicholas II was abducted the Provisional Government the head was Prince George Lvov was formed -
April Thesis
Where Lenin accused the Bolsheviks who were still supporting the Provisional Government of betraying socialism and wants them to leave the party. -
Tipped of power in the Bolshevik's favour
Bolshevik presses were smashed and Lenon fled to Fnland while Trotsky was forced to go to prison -
Kornilov Affair
Where the new commander in chief of the army Lavr Kormilov marched his army to Petrograd . Kerensky panicked as he thought Kormilov was going to oust the Provisional Government and replace them with a military dictatorship. -
Bolshevik Revolution
Armed workers known as Red Guards and the other revolutionary groups moved under orders of Soviet Military Revolutionary Commitee. A shot rang out from the Battleship Aurora the groups charged the Winter Palace. Provisional Government had fallen to the Bolshevik reign. -
Treaty of Breast-Litovsk
A conference between Russian delegation led by Leon Trotsky and German and Austria was a part of this treaty. Trotsky had most difficult task as he needed to take blame off Russia and to not give territory to the Central Powers -
War Communism
Where the Bolsheviks abolished private ownership of land and started to give it to peasants. It resulted in Russian not having as much freedom gained in the October Revolution -
New Economic Policy
This policy ensured that farmers are allowed to sell food to open market and could now employ people to work for them. It also allowed some freedom of international trade, and permitted some private commerce and reestablished state banks -
Treaty of Rapallo
An agreement signed by Germany and the USSR at Rapallo. The Treaty re-established diplomatic relations, renounced financial claims on each other and it pledged future cooperation -
League of Nations
To ensure that war never broke out again. Woodrow Wilson was a part of this nation and he was horrified by the slaughter that had taken place. -
Five Year Plans
Concentrated on the developmental of iron and steel, machine tools, electric power and transport.Joseph Stalin demanded many things from his workers. Stalin argued that it was necessary to pay higher wages to certain workers in orders to encourage increased output -
Kelogg-Briand Pact
It was a pact that was one of the many international efforts top revent another World War. It failed as there was another World War in the 1930's. -
Nazi Soviet Pact
Russia and Germany signed a non-agressive pact. They were scared that Germany was going to be invaded by Russia. Stalin knew the only way this would stop is to form a anti-fascist alliance with the west -
The Purges
The Purges was a sort of law that if people break it then they would get killed. Stalin announced to the country that fascist elements had taken over the security forces and resulted in innocent people getting executed
