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Russian Revolution
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Marxists Revolutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader. -
Competition
Russia and Japan compete for the control of Korea and Manchuria. The two nations signed a series of agreements over the territories, but Russia broke them. Japan retaliated by attacking the Russians at Port Arthur, Manchuria. News of Russian losses sparked unrest at home and led to a revolt in the midst of war. -
Bloody Sunday
200,000 Wokrers and families approached the czar's palace in St. Petersburg. They had a petition for better working conditions, more personal freedom and an elected national legislature. Nicholas II's generals ordered soldiers to fire upon the crowd. Over 1,000 Russians wounded and several hundred were killed. That day was then on known as "bloody Sunday" -
Duma is Introduced
Duma- Russias first parliament. Duma meets for the first time. Leaders were moderates who wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy, similar to Britain. Czar hesitated to share his power so he decided to dissolve the Duma after only ten weeks. -
Weakness of Czarist Rule
Russia decided to go into WWI eventough they were not economicly ready and did not have a large enough military to enter. 4 million Russians were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. The involment in WWI revealed many weaknesses of the Czarist rule and military leadership. -
Strike
Women textile workers led a citywide strike. 200,000 workers flood the streets cheering " down with the war". In the next five days, riots flared over bread and fueal shortages. Soldeirs were orders to shoot upon the riots, at first soldeirs obeyed then later joined the riots. -
Workers on Strike
Armed factory workers stormed the Winter Palace in Petrogrand, they called themselves the Bolshevik Red Guards and took over gov. officers and aressted leaders. I was a strike to show that they had power. -
Russia Surrenders all Dignity
Russia signed a treaty (the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk) that surrendered large pices of land to Germany and there allies. Russia was left in hummiliation. -
Civil War Strikes
Civil war breaks out in Russia, Leon Trotsky commands the Bolshevik Red Army. Several western nations, including the US, sent military aid to help the white army. 14 million Russians died over the three years of the war. -
Small Scale Capitalism
Lenin resorted to small scale capitalism called the New Economic Policy (NEP) The gov. kept control of major industries, banks, and means of communication; but allowed small factories, businesses, and farms, operate privatly. -
USSR
Lenin organized several self-governing republics under the central government control. USSR stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
