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Reign of Czar Alexander III (1881-1894)
definition: he was the Czar of Russia, he supported anti-semitism and his three principle aims were autocracy, orthodoxy, and national homogeneity
significance: ever since the reign of Czar Alexander people started to dislike the Czar -
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Reign of Czar Nicholas II (1894-1917)
definition: he ruled using absolute monarchy too, and his opinions bothered the Russians
significance: he created the Duma, so that the people under his rule will not be unhappy with him -
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Russo-Japanese War
definition: the war was started because there was a disagreement over territory in northern China, in the end Russia lost to Japan
significance: the Czar's bad reputation starts because of this war -
Establishment of the Duma
definition: the Duma was a Russian assembly
significance: he created the Duma to improve his bad reputation from the Russo-Japanese War and Bloody Sunday -
Bloody Sunday
definition: the march where 200,00 workers marched on the Czar's Winter Palace demanding better living and working conditions, the march turned violent when one of the guards fired their gun, killing a 100 people, and injuring 3,000
significance: Czar Nicholas created the Duma because after the Bloody Sunday his reputation was ruined -
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Russia's Participation in WWI
definition: Russia gave a lot of men to to the Allies for war
significance: during WWI Russia was not industrialized so fighting in the war while trying to industrialize weakened the nation; the Czar Nicholas was blamed for this -
Death of Rasputin
definition: Rasputin was a mystic, and he gained his reputation by being an exorcist and healer
significance: people were scared of his growing power; and they wanted him to be gone -
Abdication of Czar Nicholas II/est. of Provisional Government
definition: Czar Nicholas abdicates his throne after demonstrations break out on March of `1917 and he figures out how severe the situation is
significance: provisional government is established in his place; absolute rule is over -
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Bolshevik Revolution
definition: the Bolsheviks overthrow the provisional government
significance: the Bolsheviks are now known as the communists -
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Civil War (1917-1922)
definition: the red army (Bolsheviks and Leon Trotsky) fight the white army (the Allies from WWI)
significance: the red army wins; People will have their food rationed; Russia becomes a communist nation -
Establishment of USSR
definition: Union of Soviet Socialists Republic (Soviet Union); Russia's name after the Civil War; the USSR contained Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and tajikistan
significance: self-governing republics discouraged nationalism -
Leon Trotsky's Exile
definition: Leon Trotsky is exiled to Mexico by Joseph Stalin; he later gets killed by Stalin because he saw him as a threat
significance: Stalin becomes a dictator -
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Stalin's Rise to Power
definition: manipulates his way into power despite Lenin’s concerns; by 1928, Stalin is in total command of Communists Party
significance: Stalin becomes a dictator -
Lenin's Death
definition: Lenin dies because of a disease
significance: causes a competition over replacement between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin; Stalin wins
