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Nicholas II crowned Tsar of Russia
Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule. His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War I led to his abdication and execution. -
Russo-Japanese war
The Russo-Japanese War was a war between the Japanese Empire and the Russian Empire. It started in 1904 and ended in 1905. The Japanese won the war, and the Russians lost. The war happened because the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire disagreed over who should get which parts of Manchuria and Korea. -
Bloody Sunday
The preist of the Orthadox church led the rebellion of bloody sunday. This is where unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. -
The Revolution of 1905
Popular discontent, fuelled by heavy taxation and the country’s defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, led to a peaceful demonstration in St Petersburg, which was fired on by troops. The crew of the battleship Potemkin mutinied and a soviet was formed in St Petersburg, prompting Tsar Nicholas II to make a number of short-lived concessions including the formation of an elected legislative body or Duma -
The October Revolution
The october Revolution was led by the Bolshivieks. They wanted land and power. This endedby the Bolshivieks winnning the Civil War. -
Russian Civil War Begins
There were many reasons that war brooke out in Russsia. ON of them was that the Bolshivieks had many enimies. A second cause was the Czech Legion. Czech prisoners of war who mutinied, took control of the Siberian Railway, and attacked towards Moscow. One of the last reasons was that these groups within Russia were helped by the Great Powers, angry that Russia had dropped out of the First World War. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovisk
The treaty of Brest-Litovisk ended russias participation in the war.Although they got out of the war, they had to give up a great amount of land to Germany. -
The March Revolution
Alexander Kerensky led the provisional government. When the February Revolution broke out in 1917, Kerensky was one of its most prominent leaders. The main cause of this was the weakness of russia. -
Russian Civil War Ends
The russian civil wan ended with the Bolshivieks winning it. They won by having what they needed. They had more supplies than the other sidess of the war. -
USSR is formed
The USSR was formed by a treaty created by the communists. They were victorious so they created a Soviet Union.
