Russian Revolution

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  • The Decembrist Revolt

    Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I. Becasue these events occurred in December, the rebas were called the Decembrists. This uprising, which was suppressed by nicholas I, took place in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg.

  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

    Surfs become free from the land. Serfs were 1/3 of Russias population. Serfs were treeted like slaves. Czar Alexander II was forced to by the serfs.

  • Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs

  • Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia

    Nicholas II neither wanted to become czar or was prepared. He is the son of nicholas I. Nicholas II was a family man.

  • The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups, Mensheviks and Bolsheviks

    The Mensheviks and Bolsheviks both worked as a group until they split. The Mensheviks had the most people out of the two groups.
    The Mensheviks were led by Martov, and the Bolsheviks were led by Lenin.

  • The Russo-Japanese War

    It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over MAnchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean, for their navy and trading. The war would be ended by the U.S called the readty of Portsmouth.

  • The Revolution of 1905

    The revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed aenst the government, while some was undirected. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military.

  • World War I (Russian Involvement)

    Military disasters at the Masurian Lakes and Tannenburg greatly weekended the Russian army in the initial phases of the war.

  • The March Revolution

    The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia. The Emperoer was forced to abdicate. The Czar was replaced by a provisional government.

  • Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace

    A train frm Finland arrived in St. Petersburg , Russia. On that train was Vladimir Lenin, who was previously banished to Switzerland by the Czarist. The train was sent from the Germans to hope that he would over throw the Czar. He tlaked about how the war affected the citizens and solders. Russia sonn after withdrew from the war,

  • Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government

    He was a lawyer and major political leader before this. Belongs to a moderate socialist party, called Trudoviks. He spent the remainder of his life in exile after he was overthrown by the Bolsheviks.

  • The Russian Civil War begins

    Was a fight between the Red army and the White army. many foreign armies warred against the red army. The reds won the war.

  • Nicholas II and his family are executed

    Nicholas II and his family were told they were taking a pictures and were killed. Nicholas II died instantly. He was the last Czar. Soon after he was replace with a goverment.

  • Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union

    Josef Stalin becomes the leader of Russia. He becauses a very angry twords everyone. He starts a lot of wars and is a main part in most wars.

  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne by Petrograd insurgents. Nicholas was nether trained or wanted the throne. He was later killed and his family.

  • Bloody Sunday

    26 civil right protesters and bystanders were shot by soldiers of the British Army. Hppened in the Bogside area of Derry. Thirteen males died seven were teenagers. Two people were ran over y the army once they tried to run.