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Decembrist Revolt
A small group of nobels and army officers hoped to set up a constitutional monarchy. When Nicholas I heard about this he executed five leaders and put hundreds more into Siberia. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
He freed the serfs to gain a few political rights and they also got to keep their homes and tools.They could buy land now but they were in high prices. -
NIcholas II becomes Czar of Russia
When Alexander the II was assasinated Nicholas II became czar of Russia. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups
The Mensheviks split from the Bolsheviks. -
The Russo-Japenese War
It was a war resulted in a defeat for Russia and it also increased economic hardships at home. -
Bloody Sunday
Unarmed men, women, and children headed to the palace with banners of Czar and his family because they wanted better working conditions and some political freedom. The soldiers fired at the crowed and more than 100 marchers died and hundreds for were wounded. -
The Revolution of 1905
There were riots and stikes that went threw the cities and the peasents burnt down the landowners homes. NIcholas II then finally agreed to set up an elected assembly and to make minor reforms. -
World War I
Russia joined its allies, Britian and France. They suffered a lot because they didn't have enought war supplies and their transportation system couldn't supply the armies. The russian people blamed Nicholas II and his generals for this. -
The March Revolution
People protested the war and the food shortages. The government brought troops there to fire at the crowed. Many soldiers refused and lots of them joined the protesters. -
Czar NIcholas II abdicates his throne
A week after the March Revolution Nicholas II gave up his thone. People said that he was the reason why Russia was suffering. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the Provisional Government
He introduced reforms such as freedom of speech and religion. They did an elected assembely to have a constitution. This was going to be Russias first time to have a government based on written laws. -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
The Bolsheviks captured the government building and arrested members of the Provisional Government. Lenin promised the peasants that they could keep the land they seized after the March Revolution and that he was going to seek an immediate peace with Germany. -
The Russian Civil War Begins
Leon Trotsky trained a communist army also known as the Red Army for the CIvil War.They seized whatever they needed from peasants and factories. The White Army was supported by British, French, and American troops for a little bit but then it lost popular support and important regions.Communists won and took control of most of the Russian Empire. -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
Him and his family are taken down to the basement. They think they are going to get their family picture taken. Instead troops come in and start shooting at them. They all end up dieing. -
Vladimir Lenin Dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Lenin planed to set up a communist state but he died and never did it. Joseph Stalin became the leader of Russia and planed to achieve the goal Lenin wanted to do.
