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Russo-Japanese War
Russia competed with Japan over control of Manchuria and Korea. Russia went against treaties it had made with Japan, so Japan attacked Russian Troops starting the war. Russian losses in the war increased unrest in Russia -
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Russo-Japanese War
Russia competed with Japan for control of Manchuria and Korea. Russia went against past treaties it had with Japan, so Japan attacked. Many Russian losses during the war increased unrest in Russia. -
Bloody Sunday
Around 200,000 workers marched to the Winter Palace with a petition. Soldiers fired on the workers which killed several hundred and wounded many more. Caused strikes and protests all across Russia. -
World War I
There were around 4 million Russian casualties in less than a year. The losses showed the czars weakness in war to Russians. Russians in all classes wanted change. -
March Revolution
City wide strike in Petrograd led to a general uprising across Russia. The protests were against WWI. They ended up getting rid of the Czar, and they also established a weak government that some Russian people didn’t support. -
Lenin Returns
Germany helped Lenin return to Russia in hopes his revolution would take Russia out of WWI. Lenin and his supporters gained control of the soviets in the major Russian cities. Lenin gained support and power in Russia. -
End of the Provisional Government
Armed Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace, and took control. Lenin had control of Russia. He distributed farms and gave factories to the workers. -
Truce with Germany
The Bolsheviks signed a truce with Germany. This ended Russian involvement in WWI. Many Russians disagreed with the results of the truce. -
Civil War
The Bolshevik Red army fought the rebel White army. The Red army was victorious over the White army. This proved that the Bolsheviks could keep control. -
Political Reforms
Russia was divided into self governing republics to try to control nationalism. Russia was renamed the USSR. Lenin created a dictatorship in Russia. -
Stalin Becomes Dictator
Stalin got his supporters positions in the Communist Party. He seized control when Lenin died. He banished Trotsky who was his rival.
