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The Bolsheviks expected communist revolutions to break out all over Europe but, except for a
small one in Germany, they did not. -
Lenin introduced a New Economic Policy to restore order and increase prosperity
after the chaos of Revolution, Civil War, and War Communism and die in 1924 -
Russia was divided:
White Russians and red army -
In March the Tsar gave up the throne (abdicated) and a provisional government was formed under the leadership of
Kerensky. -
Russia´s defeat in a war with Japann provoked rebellion
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Russian Empire joined World War I
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The Tsar himself took control of the army
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More than 1.5 million soldiers had died by the end of 1917
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The Tsar lost support and control: his soldiers
refused to fire on the mobs or deserted to join the rioting workers
