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Marxists Revolutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader. -
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The Battle of Russia
The on going civil war of Russia. -
Bolsheviks and Mensheviks
Russia split into two; the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. The Mensheviks were more moderate and wanted a broad base of popular support from the revolution. Where as the Bolsheviks are more radical and supported small number of revolutionaries willing to sacrifice everything. -
The People's Demands
200,000 thousand workers and their families stormed Czar's Winter Palace to ask Nicholas II for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and an elected national legislature. Nicholas' response was demanding the soldiers to fire at all of the people. His soldiers killed a couple hundred people and wounded over one thousand. This day was then known as Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday now provoked a wave of violence throughout Russia. -
Approval Dismissed
Nicholas eventually approved of the demands of the public. He approved more freedom and he appoved Duma, this was Russia's first parliament .After only 10 weeks, Nicholas dismissed the Duma. His reasons were because the leaders of Duma wanted to turn Russia into a constitutional monarchy, and he wasn't about to let anyone take away his power. -
World War 1
Nicholas made Russia join WW1 when they clearly could not afford to join it. On top of not having enough money, the Germans were just way too strong. By the end of the year over 4 million Russian soldiers were killed, wounded, or taken as prisoners. WW1 made the citizens of Russia see how weak Czarist rule and military leadership was. -
The Rebellion
The women in Petrograd becane fed up with all that was going on and led a strike in the city. This strike made riots flare up all over because of bread and fuel shortages. 200,000 workers swarmed the streets yelling "Down with the Autocracy!" and "Down with the War!". Soldiers were told to shoot the rioters, and they did, at first. Soon the soldiers joined the rioters. This forced Czar Nicholas II to step down from power. -
Storming Petrograd
Armed factory workers stormed Petrograd callng themselves The Bolshevik Red Guards. The Red Guards arrested leaders of the provisional government. -
Anger Amongst the People
Russia and Germany signed The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Signing this meant Russia had to give up a large part of their territory to Germany. The Russian citizens were extremely upset about this. The citizens objected to the Bolsheviks, their policies, and to the murder of the royal family. -
Reds against the Whites
A civil war breaks out in Russia. It's the Reds against the Whites. Trotsky commands the Bolsheviks Red army. Several nations including the USA sent military aid to the Whites, but the Red's still won. -
Control
Lenin resorted to a small scale capitalism calle the New Economic Policy(NEP). This allowed the government to control major industries, banks, and means of communication. -
USSR
Lenin organized several self governing republics. Russia is now known as The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(USSR). Shortly after doing this Lenin dies of a stroke.
