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Nicholas II became tsar
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Vladimir exiled to Siberia in 1897
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Russo-Japanese War (1904) = defeat for Russia in this war led to political instability
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From 1914-1921 = 27 million Russians had diedEconomy = in shamblesPeasants = still starving
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Killed by the Czar’s relatives
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Amnesty granted to all political prisoners
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Period: to
Russian Revolution
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The March Revolution
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Czar Nicholas II abdicated (gave up) his power
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Having been granted “safe passage”, Lenin returned in April
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urged the Pet. Soviet to pass Army Order # 1
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The November Revolution
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Signed peace treaty with Germany
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Bolshevik Party renamed Communist Party in March
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Civil War
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Communists vs. their political opponents
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Russia becomes USSR = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics = Soviet Union
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Lenin died at age 54
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Once he gained control of the government, he exiled Trotsky to Siberia in
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small communist party developed in the U.S.
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Joseph Stalin Ruled the Soviet Union
