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Alex III
The czar of Russsia, Alexander II, was assassinated by angry revolutionists. His son Alex III succeeded him and became the new czar of Russia. -
Nicholas II
He became czar and and continued Russian autocracy. -
Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
Russian marxists split into two groups. The Mensheviks wanted broad popular support for the revolution. The Bolsheviks wanted to sacrifice everything for change. The Bolshevik leader was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. -
Bloody Sunday: Revolution of 1905
20,000 workers went to the czar's palacein St. Petersberg to give him a petitions signed for better working conditions. The czar, Nicholas II, told soldiers to fire at them. More than a thousand were wounded or killed. -
Duma
Nicholas II promised more freedom and authorised a Duma. This Duma was Russia's first parliment. -
First Duma Meeting
The meeting consisted of leaders who who wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy ike Britain. But he was hesitant and didn't want to share his power, he dissolved the Duma after ten weeks. -
World War I: The Final Blow
Nicholas decided to involve Russia in WWI. Russia was unprepared and weak against German armies. -
Death of Rasputin
Rasputin was mkaing key political decisions then nobles murdered him because of their fear of his increasgin roles in government affairs. Russian soldiers mutinied and ignored orders. -
The March Revolution
There was a strike held by women textile workers that caused riots. First soldiers shot them but eventually sided with them. Czar Nicholas II stepped down from the throne. -
The Provisional Government Topples
Winter Palace in Petrograd invaded by Bolshevik Red Guards (factory workers) that took over government offices and arrested the leaders of the provisional government. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Russia surrendered some territory to Germany. The treaty was humiliating and it made lots of Russians angry. They objected to the Bolsheviks and their policies and to the murder of the royal family. -
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Civil War
1918-1920
Several Western nations, including the United States, sent military aid and forces to Russia to help the White Army. However, they were of little help. -
New Economic Policy
let peasants sell extra crops instead of turning them over to the government.The government kept control of major industries, banks, and means of communication, but it let some small factories, businesses, and farms operate under private ownership. The government also encouraged foreign investment. -
Lenin stroke and Stalin gains power
Lenine suffers a stroke and then Stalin takes over. Stalin was cold, hard, and impersonal. During his early days as a Bolshevik, he changed his name to Stalin, which means “man of steel” in Russian. -
Stalin Total Control
total command of the Communist Party
