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Decemberist Revolt
A small group of nobles and army tried to overthrow the Carz's government -
Nicholas II becomes Czar
Nicholas II was the last Czar of Russia. -
Russian and Japan War
Japan and Russia fought for control over Manchuria. (Region in China) -
Bloody Sunday
Thousands of unarmed men, women, and children carried banners of the Czar and his wife, sining the Czar's hymn "God Save Thy People". -
WWI (Russian involvment)
Russia formed an alliance with Germany, but was later broken by Hitler when he attacked Russia. -
The March Revolution
Bolsheviks win war against Mensheviks leading to Nicholas II abdicating the throne -
Nicholas Abdicates Throne
Nicholas gives up the throne after riots and strikes erupted in the captial, protesting the war and the food shortage. -
Russian Civil War
Leon Trotksy set up and trained a communist army, Red Army. British troops, White Army. -
Creation of the U.S.S.R
Communism won the battle and then the USSR was created in 1922 -
Vladimir Lenin's Death
Vladimir Lenin died on January 21, 1924