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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 Insane Russian Upheaval
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Attack On Russians
Japanese retaliated to Russians breaking the treaty. They attacked port Arthur. Manchuria sparked Russian unrest at home. This led to revold in the midwest. -
Bloody Sunday
About 200,000 workers and families were protesting for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and elected national legislature. Nicholas II's general ordered to fire. There was 1,000 wounded and hundreds killed. This provoked a wave of strikes. -
Duma
Russia's first parlament. Leaders were moderates who wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy, similar to Britain. The Duma was desolved after ten weeks. -
Nicholas II
Nicholas II decided to take Russian soldiers into WWI even though Russia was unprepared for war. This led to about 4 million Russian soldiers to be either killed, wounded, or taken as prisoners. -
Women's Day
Nearly 200,000 woman textile workers went on strike. They rioted over bread and food shortages. -
Storming of the Winter Palace
Armed factone workers who called themselves the Bolshevik Red Guards, stormed the winter palace. -
Signing of the Brest-Litovsk
Russia and Germany signed the treaty that led to Russia surrendering and giving up a large part of its territory. -
Russian Battle
A civil war raged in Russia. Several nations sent troops to support them, but they were of little help. -
The New Plan
Lenin put asside his plan for a state-controlled economy and started a small scale plan of Capitalism called the New Economic Policy. -
The Remaining of Russia
Russia was renamed to the USSR in honor of the council that helped launch the Bolshevik Revolution.
