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The Russian Revolution
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Reign of Czar Alexander III
Autocracy- ruled with full control and censorship codes on everything. Oppressed other national groups in Russia and targeted the Jews. This was significant because Russia was falling behind in industrialism due to Alexander III's lack of desire for new ideas. -
Reign of Czar Nicholas II
Czar Nicholas II became Czar after Alexander III. He continued autocratic rule, but had his minister create a new program to make up for the fact that Russia was behind industrially. This boosted the economy and industry which would later lead to revolutionary movements. -
Russo-Japanese War
Russia and Japan had treaties and agreements about control of Korean and Manchurian land. When Russia broke the treaties, Japan attacked. This was significant because it led to losses for the Russians and revolts during war. Proof of weakness to the Russian people. People blamed Czar Nicholas and he got a negative reputation. -
Establishment of the Duma
The Duma was Russia's first parliament. It was created after Bloody Sunday to give more freedom. However it was dissolved in 1905 because Czar Nicholas did not want to share his power as a constitutional monarchy. -
Bloody Sunday
Workers went to The Czar's palace in St. Petersburg to ask for better working conditions and other demands. Nicholas' generals fired on the crowd and killed many people. This was significant because it led to strikes, violence, and the creation of the Duma. -
Russia's Participation in WWI
Russia became involved in WWI even though their military and economy could not support it. Russia was unprepared and they lost millions of lives within a year. This led to a weakening of czarist rule and the beginning Rasputin's rule. Rasputin was a "holy man" who came to power opposing reform and appointing his friends in powerful positions. He was later murdered by nobles. -
Death of Rasputin.
Rasputin the self declared "holy man" came to power after Czar Nicholas' wife gave him power for saving their son's life. However, he did not support reform, and gave political power to all of his friends. He was killed out of fear that he would increase his role in government powers. While the Czar and his wife dealt with Rasputin, the military and economy were crashing. -
Abdication of Czar Nicholas II
Czar Nicholas was forced to abdicate his throne and was then executed. The Duma established a provisional government, but their choice to continue in WWI lost support of soldiers and civilians. This led to revolts and the formation of Soviets. -
The Bolshevik Revolution
The revolution was fought by the Bolsheviks in an effort to create a or communist government in Russia. They signed a peace treaty with Germany, but in doing so they gave up land and angered people which led to civil war. People were also angry because they gave up food to the government to distribute but it resulted in famine. This contributes to the creation of the USSR because when the Bulshevik revolution ended and the Red army took over, the Soviet Union was established. -
Civil War
The Civial war was between the White army(conservatives and allies) and the red army (bolsheviks). They were fighting over control of Russia and its government. The red army had more industrialized areas but the white arm had more support. After the red army won, they established the USSR and a communist government. This was significant because the winners of the civil war established the Soviet Union and introduced the new communist system to the people of Russia. -
Establishment of USSR
After the Red army won the civil war, the were rename the communist party and started to reform based on Karl Marx's writings. Lenin established a dictatorship which essentially gave the dictator and the communist party full control and power. This had long term consequences for Russia because it caused conflict inside russia with food shortages and outside of russia because other countries were not as open to a communist party. -
Lenin's Death
After surviving a stroke, Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky began fighting over who would control the communist party. When Lenin died in 1924, they continued to fight. This contributed to the consequences of Russia because Stalin gained control and then turned himself into a dictator with full control. -
Stalin's Rise to Power
Salin made himself a dictator and began to rule the communist party as a dictatorship. He was a totalitarian leader and controlled every aspect of people's lives. He used terror and propaganda to influence along with control of police and every other organization. Stalin revolutionized soviets which had changes in their life such as education, technical skills, persecution, limited freedom, but an increase in women's rights. -
Leon Trotsky's Exile
Stalin forced Trotsky into exile within the USSR but later moved him to mexico where he posed no immediate threat. However Stalin sent someone to kill him because he still felt threatened. Trotsky was murdered with an ice pick soon after.