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Marxists Revolutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagreee over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader. -
Russia Breaks Agreement
Russian and Japan forces combined to compete for control of Korea and Manchuria. The two nations signed an agreement but Russia broke it, resulting in Japan attacking in February 1904. Revolts erupted in Russia. -
Thousands Dead for Working
200,000 people approached the Czar's palace carrying a petition for better working conditons. Over 1,000 were wounded and hundreds dead. -
First Duma Meets
The first duma meets, and the leaders of it were moderates who wanted Russia to become Constitutional Monarchy. The Czar dissolved the Duma after 10 years. -
Russia Joins the War!
Unprepared Russia joins the war to handle military and economy costs. The Germans mowed down the Russians with their machine guns. Over 4 million Russian soldiers were wounded/killed/ or captured as prisioners. -
The March Revolution
Women textile workers in Pterograd led a citywide strike. Over the next five days riots erupted over food shortages and fuel shortages. 200,000 chanted " Down with autocracy!" and "Down with the war!" Soldiers sided with workers. The March Revolution blossomed and the Czars were excuted. Internal Russian fell apart. -
Red Guards
Armed factory workers stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd. Called themselves The Bolshevik Red Guards. The temporary provisional government collapsed. -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russians surrendered a large part of its territory to GErmany. Wide spread anger among the Russians. Civil war raged in Russia. The White ARmy, united to defeat the Bolsheviks. The three different groups: the ones that favored the return Czar, others that wanted a democratic government, and the socialists who opposed Lenins 'style of socialism. -
Russia at war with Itself
Civil war raged in Russia. The United STates and other western countries sent to surpress the war, however they were very little help. 14 million russians died in three years and the famine that followed. Russia was in complete chaos, Red army crushed the opposition, they showed that they were able to seize power and maintain it -
Introduction to Capitalism
LEnin resorted to a small-scale of capitalism called "New Economic Policy". Peasants could now sell their surplus of crops instead of giving them to the government. the Government controlled major industries, banks, and means of communications. They let some small factories, businesses, and farmes operate under private ownership. They also encouraged foreign investement. Thanks to the new policy and peace, Russia began to rebuild itself. -
Formation of the U.S.S.R.
Russia was named the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (U.S.S.R.) In honor of the council that helped launch the Bolshevik Revolution. They renamed the Bolshevik party the "communist part". Which they got from Karl Marx.
