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Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was when a peaceful demonstration had turned into a massacre, where many demonstrators were shot and killed by soldiers. The demonstrators were begging Tsar Nicholas II for help during the country's tough times. This was significant because people began to question the Tsar's ability to run the country and many of those who did support the Tsar joined revolutionary groups. -
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Russian Revolution
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General Strike
The General Strike was when workers went on strike because of their unfit working environments and because their demands were not being met. It paralyzed Russia. This was important because it forced the Tsar to agree to changes regarding the workforce. -
October Manifesto
The October Manifesto was when the Tsar agreed to grant civil liberties to workers and created an elected assembly with power. This was significant because the Duma was formed and turned Russia into a Constitutional Monarchy. -
Rasputin's Death
Rasputin was murdered by a group of noblemen because the power he had over the Tsar and his family was not seen as a good thing by many who were loyal to the Tsar. This was significant because the Tsar's power was brought into question. -
First Revolution: The Initial Outbreak
The Initial Outbreak was when 200,000 strikers went to Petrograd in hopes of overthrowing the Tsar because the widespread of foos shortages that Russia was facing. This was significant because revolutionaries took over Petrograd. -
Moscow Fell
Moscow had fell in on itself and this is significant because the Tsar was abdicated and the Duma now held the power. -
Duma forms PG
The Soviet group and the Duma got together and created the Provisional Government. This was important because the government immediately promised a Constituent Assembly with universal secret ballot and to legalize strikes as well. -
April Thesis
Lenin returned from his exile to Russia. His April Thesis called for the proletariat and peasants to begin the communist revolution, immediate peace, seizure of factories, seizure of gentry land, and all power to the Soviets. This was significant because Lenin promised "peace, land, bread" and gained recognition from the Bolsheviks and the Soviets as their leader, even though he was largely ignored. -
Lenin's Revolt
Lenin's Bolsheviks tried to seize power and overthrow the Provisional Government but are defeated by them. This showed the increasing strength of the Soviet and forced Lenin to flee the country. And Alexander Kerensky was made P.M., who was more socialist than communist. -
Kornilov Affair
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army, General Kornilov attempts a coup d'etat to remove Kerensky from power. Kerensky appealed to the public and removed Kornilov with the help of the Bolsheviks and their Red Army. This was significant because it showed the power of the Bolsheviks and reduced the influence that the army had. -
The Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolsheviks who were led by Lenin gained control of both Petrograd and Moscow. And then Lenin, accompanied by Trotsky and the Soviets arrested the Provisional Government. This was important because a new Soviet government was formed and seized power. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Lenin signed the Treay of Brest-Litovsk which took Russians out of the war, against the opposition of many people. This was significant because the process lost many Russians to Germnay but it did save Russia from fighting further in the war. -
War Communism
Lenin institutes War Communism. Where banks are nationalized, private accounts taken away, labor camps are formed, and peasants gain land from the Kulaks. This is important because it was a civil war between the Reds (Communists) and the Whites (non-Communists). -
New Economic Plan
Lenin realized that the economy was falling because of his War Communism and therefore makes the New Economic Plan. The NEP allows for some private trade to occur, peasants were allowed to sell surplus of their food and resources, and also allowed for same factories to be privately owned. This was significant because it was less Marxist but it was a motivational force of free enterprise that helped production increase dramatically. -
Treaty of Rapallo
The Treaty of Rapallo allowed Russia to receive industrial manufacturing technology from Germany, and allowed Germany to both train and receive weapons from the Russian; which was not allowed because of the Treaty of Versailles. This was significant because both countries benefited from one another and were able to save their economies from total collapse.
