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It was carried out by the Russian Imperial Army.
It was a revolt against the rulers of Russia.
The officers were successful at changing the government. -
Alexander II issued his Emancipation Manifesto, which proposed 17 acts to free the Russian Serfs.
This allowed all serfs to be free and to purchase land from their lords.
Although the nobility objected this move, Alexander said that it was better to abolish serfdom than to wait for it to abolish itself. -
150000 workers and their families protest in the streets and are massacred.
This massacre occured in St. Petersburg.
It was in protest of the czar. -
It was caused by civil unrest among the people.
Strikes and violent protests took place.
It led to the formation of a constitutional monarchy. -
Entered the war because its ally, Serbia, was attacked by other nations.
Russia had one of the largest armies in the world.
Resulted in Germany declaring war against Russia. -
He was stabbed and shot and poisoned and beaten and still survived.
He was then thrown into a river in an attempt to kill him.
When his body was found, he was found to have died from drowning and not any of his other wounds. -
He was the autocratic ruler of Russia.
He became czar in March of 1917.
After many riots the people overthrew him. -
Factory workers rioted over food and bread.
The objective was to remove the czar.
Over 400,000 workers rioted. -
Pro-Bolshevik soldiers, sailors, and Red Guards attacked the Winter Palace and arrested members of the provincial government.
When the Bolsheviks were unable to gain a majority in the government, they dissolved the assembly and took control.
This started a civil war between the Bolsheviks and the White Guard Volunteer Army, who wanted to return to monarchy or avoid Bolshevik rule. -
After Nicholas's abdication, he and his family were placed under house arrest.
The Romanovs were murdered by anti-government revolutionaries.
They were killed at Ekaterinburg.
Some believe that the two children escaped, but it has never been proven. -
The treaty was signed at the end of WWI, allowing the allies to decide what to do with the losing factions.
It limited the strength of the axis powers.
Contributed to the start of WWII. -
When Stalin took power he made Russia into a global power.
He was supposed to share power with two others, but he used his influence to become sole ruler.
He also built Russia's economy and manufacturing for WWII.
Stalin ran the government when Lenin fell ill. -
Lenin was the leader of the Communist revolution.
Upon his death Stalin gained power and control of the USSR.
Stalin wanted to preserve Lenin's body as a monument.
The USSR was a single party political system led by the communists.
The USSR ended in 1990 -
He was Lenin's right-hand-man.
He was exiled by Stalin.
During the Russian Revolution he was the head of the military.
Stalin had him killed in Mexico.
