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Dissatisfied workers organize strike
Rapid industrialization caused new problems, including grueling working conditions, miserably low wages, and child labor. And so the workers retaliated. -
Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia
After Alexander III died, Nicholas II took over. -
Centuries of autocratic rule by the Tsars
Autocratic rule by the Czars was when the Czar had ultimate power over the entire country. -
Russia loses war with Japan
Russian troops are defeated on land and sea. The war ends with
negotiations led by U.S. President Roosevelt. -
Bloody Sunday
Major uprising of striking workers that
was halted by gunfire from the Imperial Guards. -
Russia establishes a Duma
Parliament with few powers. -
The Great War
Russia joins in WW1 -
Nicholas abdicates the throne
Nicholas II assumes control of the Army and moves headquarters to the front; therefore the Tsar
is not present to run the government from St. Petersburg. -
March Revolution
Revolutionary forces lead Nicholas II to abdicate. The Provisional
Government is established but chooses to continue the war. -
Lenin returns to Russia
Lenin returns to Russia from exile; Peace, Bread, and Land! -
Bolshevik Revolution topples provisional government
Bolsheviks, led by Lenin and Trotsky and with the support of
the Russian Navy and Petrograd Guards take over the government. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia's involvement in WW1
Sacrifices 1/3 of its population and ¼ of its territory to Germany to keep from being invaded. -
Revolutionary movements compete for power
In March 1917, women textile workers in Petrograd led a citywide strike. -
Lenin establishes NEP
Lenin issues the New Economic Policy -
Lenin suffers a stroke
Lenin suffers a stroke and becomes an invalid, dies in 1924. -
Stalin becomes Dictator
Joseph Stalin takes control of the Communist Party in Russia.