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Russo-Japanese War
This war was fought between Japan and Russia because Russia wanted ports from japan. -
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ww1
Trench warfare fought within Europe, which began with Russia, England, France fighting against Germany, Austria, Italy. Fighting would eventually expand to include other countries outside Europe. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the throne
Czar Nicholas II fell from his thrown this brought an end to the romanov dynasty -
November (October) Revolution
Led by the Bolshevik Party, this was the biggest part of the russian revolution. -
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Russian Civil War
the civil war was caused by a group of citizens being opposed to lenin's rule -
Stalin takes over as General Secretary of the Communist Party
This was the beginning of stalin's rise to power -
1st 5 year plan
Stalin wanted rapid industrialization in his first 5 year plan -
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Stalin’s Great Purge
This was when stilin was trying to get rid of everyone who dreamed of a government spy. -
Stalin dies
stalin dies and with him goes the power he has accumulated. -
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Leonid Brezhnev leads Soviet Union
He was the leader of the Soviet Union after Kruschev. Under his leadership the Soviet economy and quality of goods got worse. -
Gorbachev is named General Secretary of the Communist Party
Gorbachev is the current leader of Russia growing up under stalins rule. -
Glasnost
openness and transparency recently brought into the russsian government. -
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Perestroika
a political movement for reformation within the communist party. -
End of the Soviet Union
change in power caused the end of the soviet union -
duma
The Duma was a democratic form of government.