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The Decembrist Revolt
Czar Alexander I signed a secret manifesto naming his brother Nicholas heir to the thrown. -
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Russian Revolution
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NIcholas II becomes Czar of Russia
Nicholas II became Czar when his father Alexander III died. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Russian Empire went fought with the Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea. This war lasted a year. -
Bloody Sunday
Peaceful Protestors were shot and killed by military directed by Czar Nicholas II -
Russia's involvment in WWI
Russia joined the Allies against Germany and Austrian/ Hungry -
Czar Nicholas ii abdicates the Russian throne
Nicholas ii called for his military to break up the protests again, but his military took the side of the protestors. Czar knew it was over and he gave up his throne. -
The March Revolution
Duma assumed ontrol over Russia forming Russian Provisonal Government. -
The Russian Civil War begins
The war was determine the political party of Russia. White vs Red army. This war lasted till 1922 -
Creation of U.S.S.R
marxist-leninist state -
Vladamir Lenin's Death
Stalin took over power because Lenin died of a stroke.