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Marxist revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The Bolshevicks that were more redical were ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes leader.
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Russia and Japan competed for Korea and Manchuria. Russia breaks agreement over the territories. Japanattacks Russia's Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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About 200,000 people went to the Czar's Winter Palance. The people demanded better working conditions, more personal freedom, and an elected national legislature. Many citizens were shot.
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The first duma was Russia's first parliament. Leaders wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy. The Czar dissolved the duma out of hesitation of sharing his power.
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Nicholas dragged the unprepared Russia into WWI. Weak generals and poorly armed troops did not fare too well. Many fights were lost because of the German machine gun.
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At first, just women textile workers led a city wide strike. Next five days, riots began over bread and fuel shortages. Soldiers joined the riots in stead of stopping them.
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Armed factory workers stormed the Winter Palace. These people called themselves the Bolshevik Red Guards. Bolsheviks took over government offices.
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Bolsheviks and Germany signed a treaty to stop war on Russia. Russia lost a chunk of land in the treaty. Russians were not happy with the Bolsheviks.
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Civil war between the Red army and the White army began. America helped the white army with soldiers. The Red army won the civil war proving the Bolsheviks could both sieze and maintain
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NEP stands for New Economic Policy. This was a small scale form of capitalism planned by Lenin. Allowed peasants to sell surplus crops instead of giving them to the government.
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Lenin put Russia into many self governing republics. Counrty is renamed, " Union of Soviet Socialist Republics," in honor of the councils that helped launch Bolshevik Revolution. Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party.
