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Death of Rasputin
Killed by the Czar’s relatives in 1916 to save the monarchy -
the march revolution
People organized strikes and protests demanding food and fuel
Soldiers who were sent to stop the protests ended up joining the protestors -
the russian revolution
Also known as the: Bolshevik Revolution
Bolsheviks staged a coup d’etat in St. Petersburg -
"Four Priciples"
US President Woodrow Wilson makes "Fourteen Points" speech to Congress -
peace with germany
Lenin’s 1st order of business = get Russia out of WWI
Signed peace treaty with Germany in March 1918
Russia lost much of its western territory and 1/3 of its population -
separate peace negotiations
Soviet Russia concludes separate peace negotiations in treaty of Brest-Litovsk -
Erich
Erich Ludendorff resigns
