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The Decembrist Revolt
Upper class Russians lead the unsuccessful uprising and refusal to obey Nicolas I. -
Nicholas II becomes Czar of Russia
Nicholas II becomes the last Czar of Russia after his father. -
The Russo-Japanese War
War fought between Russia and Japan over territory. -
Bloody Sunday
Unarmed protestors lead by Father Gapon were fired on by soldiers of the Czar in St. Petersburg, Russia. -
World War I
War fought between the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, and Italy) with the Central Powers (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire). -
The March Revolution
People of Russia began to riot and hold strikes because of poor working conditions in the area and because of the worsenint economy in reguards to WWI. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the thrown because of strikes and revolts that had broke out in St. Petersburg. -
The Russian Civil War begins
War between the Bolsheviks and the anti-Bolsheviks in that the Bolsheviks wanted comunism and the others didn't. -
The Creation of the U.S.S.R.
Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia created a confederation that was a communist state and was based on Marxist socialism. -
Vladimir Lenin's Death
The first leader of the Soviet Union and the man on the side fo the Bolsheviks to overthrow the czars died due to brain hemorrhage.
