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Czars resist change
Alexander III halted all reforms and anyone that opposed him was considered dangerous. He wiped out many revolutionaries. Once Alexander III came to power, the way of life changed and continued to be an oppressive society, continuing when Nicholas II became czar. -
Revolutionary movement grows/ Russia Industralises
The number of factories doubled when Russia started to industrialize. By around 1900, Russia became the worlds fourth ranking producer of steel. The Russian economy was extremely changed due to the mass production of factories and industrialization. -
Russo Japanese War
Russia and Japan competed for control over Korea and Manchuria, this ended in a series of agreements over territories, however Russia broke them. Japan retaliated by attacking Russia, news reports sparked unrest in Russia. This war had a major impact on Russia's economy which created sparks that lead to a revolt among Russia's people during war. -
Bloody Sunday
Workers wanted better working conditions, so they carried a petition to czar's winter palace. General's were ordered to fire on the crowd and many people were injured. Bloody Sunday produced a wave of violence, that spread across country and the massacre started a revolution. -
World War I
When Nicholas II decided to enter Russian into the War it was chaotic, the military was unprepared/ unequipped and was little to no match for Germany's army. Four million Russian soldiers died or were injured, and because there was resentment towards Nicholas, and soldiers began to not follow orders. The Russian Empire was transformed into the USSR, replacing Russia's traditional monarchy with the worlds first communist state. -
The March revolution
Woman textile workers were angered and started a strike due to lac of proper wages. This caused a general uprising and forced czar Nicholas to abandon his home. The czarist rule finally collapsed and impacted the society politically and economically. -
The Bolsevik Revolution
The Bolsheviks and Lenin gained control of the Petrograd soviet. However, eventually the government began to crumble and factory workers stormed the winter palace in Petrograd, calling themselves the White Army. They soon took over provisional government offices and arrested leaders. -
Civil War
The Bolsheviks needed to stomp out their enemies at home, the white army. Leon Trotsky commanded the Bolshevik red army. The civil war was raged in Russia and many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. -
Political reforms? Lenin resores order
Bolshevik leaders saw nationalism as a threat, and to keep it in check organized Russia into several self-governing republics under the central government. In 1924, communist created a construction based on socialist and democratic when allowed the communist party all power. A dictatorship was established for the communist party. -
Stalin becomes a dictator
Stalin began his climb in government in 1922, and as a general sectary of the Communist party and worked behind the scenes, and many considered him to be a dangerous man. By 1928, Stalin had total control of the Communist party. With Lenin no longer a threat, Stalin had absolute power as a dictator.
