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revolt
revolutionaries angry over slow pace of political change, assassinated the reform minded czar, Alexander II -
New Czar
Nicholas II becomes czar and continued the tradition of russian autocracy -
Breakthrough
russia becomes 4th ranking steel maker -
Protesting
200,000 workers and families approached the czars winter palace carrying a petition asking for better working conditions, personal freedom, and elected national legislature, although the generals ordered to fire on the peaceful protesters and over 1,000 were injured and several were killed -
War
Nicholas II made the decision to take russia to war although it was barely prepared for it -
Moving
Nicholas II moved his headquarters to war front -
rail work
trans-Serbian railway is finally finished -
Joined Thoughts
Women went to the streets to protest and soldiers fired on them...eventually the soldiers joined them in their protest -
Treaty
Russia and Germany signed the treaty of brest-litovski -
Help
war raged for 2 years and western countries sent support, ended in 1920