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Marxists Revolutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader. -
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Revolution of Russia
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Agreements
Russia and Japan competed for control of Korea and Manchuria. The two nations signed a series of agreements over the territories, but Russia broke them. Japan retalitated by attacking the Russians at Port Arthur, Manchuria. -
Bloody Sunday
About 200,000 workers and their families went to Czar's Winter Palace, in St. Petersbug, petitioning for better working conditions, more personal freedoms, and an elected national legislature. "Bloody Sunday"- Nicholas II's generals ordered open fire on the crowd. More than 1,000 wounded. Several hundred dead. -
Duma
Duma=Russias first parliment.
First duma met. Leaders were moderates who wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy. Nicholas II hesitant to share his power. Therefore, dissolved the duma. -
World War 1
Nicholas II dragged Russia into World War 1. Russia was unprepared to handle military and economic costs. Before a year had passed, more than 4 million men were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. This showed weakness in the leadership. -
Riots
Women textile workers in Petrograd led a citywide strike. Over the next five days riots flared over shortages of bread and fuel. Nearly 200,000 workers swarmed the streets saying "Down with the autocracy" and "Down with the war." A year later Nicholas II and his family were executed. -
Storming the Winter Palace in Petrograd
Armed factory workers stormed the Palace in Petrograd. They took over government offices and leaders were arrested of provisional government. After the Bolshevik takeover, Lenin distributed land among peasents. They gave control of factories to workers. Bolshevik government signed a truce with Germany to stop all the fighting and begin peace talks. -
Signing of the treaty
Russia and Germany signed a Treaty of Breast-Litovsk. Russia surrendered a lot of alnd to Germany and its allies. Humiliating terms of treaty triggered anger among many Russians. They objected to the Bolshviks and their policy to murder the royal family. -
Yet, Another War
Civil War raged in Russia. Many nations including the US send miliatry aid forces to Russia to help the white army fight the red army. However, they were little to no help. -
Lenin Taking Control
Lenin put aside his plan for a state-controlled economy. They went to capitolism called the New Economic Policy. (NEP) This allowed peasents to sell their crops instead of turning them over to the governemtn. The government also enouraged foreign investment. -
Stalin Climbing to the top.
Lenin suffered a stroke. Joseph Stalin climbed to the head of government. He worked to move his supporters into positions of power. Lenin believed Stalin was dangerous. Bolshevik leaders saw nationalsim as a threat to unity and party loyalty. Lenin organized Russia into several self-governing republics. The country was named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, in honor of the counsils that helped launch the Bolshevik Republic.
