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March Revolution
First stage in German revolution , revolution through german states. -
Nicholas II becomes Czar/Tsar of Russia
Was crowned in moscow.Neither by upbringing nor by temperament was Nicholas fitted for the complex tasks that awaited him as autocratic ruler of a vast empire. -
Revolutionary movements begin and compete for power
placed bolsheviks in power and overthrew imperial government. -
Russia loses war with Japan
Russian Empire and Japanese Empire disagreed over who should get parts of Manchuria and Korea. -
Revolution of 1905—Bloody Sunday
Mass political and social that was spreading through russian empire.directed against tsar -
Russia enters World War I
trying to preserve its status as great power. -
Czar Nicholas abdicated the throne
the Bolshevik government moved him and the Imperial family to Yekaterinburg in the Urals, where they were executed on July 17, 1918. -
Lenin returns to Russia
bolshevik party returns to try an take the reins of russian revolution -
Bolshevik vs Tsar Nicholas
Revolution overthrew the imperial government and placed the Bolsheviks in power. The Bolsheviks murdered Nicholas, his family, and their closest retainers. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ends Russia’s involvement in WWI
russia signed a treaty with central powers. -
Russian Civil War (Civil War between Red and White Armies)
The red army was fighting for bolsheviks government In short, the Bolsheviks were able to win the Russian Civil War because the Whites failed to secure the support of the different national groups, key foreign powers, and the peasantry, while Bolsheviks enjoyed much more authority within Russia and were therefore able to assert their power over the Whites. -
Lenin establishes New Economic Policy
eased harsh restrictions and allowed easy trades. -
Stalin becomes Dictator
Stalin's leadership over the party and state was firmly established and he remained the undisputed leader of the USSR until his death.