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Decembrist Revolt
After Alexander the 1st died, some people didn't want to take an oath to Nicholas the 1st. They convinced some troops to not take the oath and wanted Nicholas's brother to become ruler. The uprising was easily crushed and they sent some of the revolters to Siberia. -
Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
After Russia lost a war, Alexander II put an end to serfdom. This made the serfs have more rights, be able to marry, be able to own land, and make more purchasing decisions. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II becomes czar after the death of his father. He did not want to be czar and enjoyed hunting and spending time with his family more. -
The Russo-Japanses War
Russia didn't like Japan's plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres of influence. Then Japan launched a suprise attack on one of Russia's ports and destroyed many of Russia's ships. Russia suffering many heavy defeats in this war was a cause of the Russian Revolution in 1905 -
World War 1
Russia got involved in World War 1 and took France's side. Russia got involved because they didn't want Germany to invade Europe. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday happened when unarmed demonstrators were fired upon by soldiers as they marched towards the Winter Palace to protest against Tsar Nicholas II. -
The Revolution of 1905
This Revolution happend after Bloody Sunday.People were so upset that soldiers killed many unarmed protestors. -
The Social-Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups
The 2 groups were the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks were communists and known as the red army. The Mensheviks were supported by countries like the U.S. and England. -
The March Revolution
The March Revolution led to the abdication of Nicholas II. The revolution was very well organized and was too much for NIcholas II to overcome. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the throne.Nicholas didn't have the support of the people or even his own army anymore. Him and his family were now prisoners of the provisional government. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government
After Nicholas II abdicates the throne somepne needs to step up as leader and that Alexander Kerensky. He is taken out of power when the Bolsheviks storm the winter palace -
Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks capture the Winter Palace
The defenders of the winter palace gave up with a little resistance. After the battle the Civil War started between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks -
The Russian Civil War
The civil war was a war between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks or the red vs white. The war lasted 3 years and was won by the Bolsheviks -
Nicholas II and his family are executed
Nicholas II and his family are led into the basement as they believe they are getting a family photo. They are then executed by the Bolsheviks. -
Vladimir Lenin dies and Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Lenin died of strokes so Stalin took power in the Soviet Union. He overpowered his rivals for the job and by the late 1920's he was the sole dictator of the Soviet Union. He made the Soviet Union in to a industrial and miltary superpower.
