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Decembrist Revolt
three thousand russian soliders marched into Senete Square in Saint Petersburg. The Senete Square was renamed to decembrist Square because they marched there in december. The three thousand russians called the Decembris. Well, they lost and then excilled their czar. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
They used this quote to end serfdum and slavery "It is better to begin to destroy serfdum from above than to wait until that time when it begins to destroy itself from bellow." When the serfs become free to own their own land, marry, trade freely, and vote in local elections. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
He inherited the throne when his father Alexander iii died in 1894. Nicholas ii was a bad leader he got Russia at the 4 most greatest powers of the world to economic and military collapse. Enemies nicknamed him Nicholas the bloody. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
The bolsheviks and mensheviks spli. They split becuse in meetings they always had violent argument and they talked about every little thing possiable. Everyone got very upset at each meeting so they just decieded to split into two. One was the bolsheviks side and thats were the majority of the land was then the other part was mensheviks land were barely any land was -
The Russo-Japanese War
It was the first great war of the 20th centery. Russia created a port for their Navy on the Pacific Ocean near Japan. they called it Port Author. Japan's Navy attacked the Russian Navy at Port Author. THey solved this war with a treaty called Treaty of portsmouth, the United States President Theodore Roosevlet looked over the treaty. -
Bloody Sunday
Happend in Saint Petersburg in Russia. The Father Georgy Gapon and unamed demonstarors were fired upon by the soliders of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace. This is considered to be the cause of the revolution on 1905. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
Russia got involved becasuse of the assination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand in Sarajevo. Russia kept making attacks on Germany in what used to East Prussia. Russia had two big wins then suffered a huge loss at the Battle of Tnnenberg. -
The March Revolution
Workers in the cities largest factory demanded a 50 percent wadge increase so they could buy food. The management refused so all the workers went on strike. 30,000 workers were then locked out of their work. They persuaded the other workers to strike along with them. Nicholas then wanted the people striking to be killed and the soliders then revolted and joined the strikers. The government then did not want a czar so Nicholas ii was forced to give up his throne. -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
Russia had changed history on this night. Lenin was determained to lead the bolsheviks to power. He knew Russia was having war-weariness so he took advanted of it and stormed in. Russia immediently surrendored from the war. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
As Prime Minister he messed up twice: insured Russia stayed in a war that was disliked by the country and was not to offer the serfs any land. He lost power November 7, 1917 the revolution ended the provisional government. -
The Russian Civil War begins
The main fighting was between 3 groups: the Red Army(Commumist), the White Army(against communist), and the Green Army(normal people). The Red Army won this war because they were the most organized and held the most territory. The Red Army then established the Soviet Union in 1922 -
Czar Nicholas II abdictes his throne
Nicholas made people mad because he kept entering costly wars. When he entered Russia in one of the costly wars, Russia was scarce on food, soliders went war weary, and devasting defeats on the estern front. Czar Nicholas was forced to abdicte because everyone was striking workers and demanding social reforms. -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
The family was awakened at two o'clock in the morning, told to quickly get dressed, and led dwon into a half-basement room at the back of their house. The anti-Bolshevik forces were approaching thinking that the house may be fired upon. Seven commumist soliders from Central Europe were waiting in an adjoining room and shot the whole family. -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Stalin became dictator from 1929 to 1953. He ruled by terror. MIllions of his own citizens died under his rule. He had his enimes excuted or labor camps. Stalin started the Cold War with the United States and Great Britian. -
The Revolution of 1905
The start of the revolution was important in convising Czar Nicholas ii to transform the government into a constitutional monarchy. The revolution included job strikes, student riots and terroist assassinations.
