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Martial Law is the exercise of governmental power over the civilian population by military authorities. Russia extended Martial Law over borderland areas which were deemed war zones and left the rest under civilian control.
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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the starting point of World War I.
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Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914.
Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, 1914.
Germany declared war on France on August 3, 1914.
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The French set back German advancements and fought towards a victory of the western front.
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The Germans torpedoed the Lusitania which caused the United States to enter the war.
https://www.history.com/news/how-the-sinking-of-lusitania-changed-wwi -
Italy left the triple alliance.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/euro-hist/other-fronts-ww1/v/italy-backs-out-of-triple-alliance -
The last Russian military success of the war.
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The members of the Russian Social Democratic Worker's Party revolted.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Menshevik -
The Zimmerman Telegram was communications from Germany that talked about a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.
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The February revolution began and the Provisional Government became the ruling administrative power.
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Because of civil unrest, the Tsar of Russia calls for violence as a response. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia
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Lenin published the April Theses which were a series of ten directives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Theses
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The Provisional Government was forced to move against the Bolsheviks in Saint Petersburg.
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The Bolshevik's stormed the winter palace and seized control from the Provisional Government.
https://www.rbth.com/history/326637-fall-of-winter-palace-how-1917 -
A speech on the war from Woodrow Wilson that was principles for a peace negotiation.
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The treaty of Breast-Litovsk was signed withdrawing Russia from World War 1.
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Allied forced breached the last line of German defenses in the Western front, becoming one step closer to winning the war.
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Meeting at Versailles, the victorious Allied Powers discussed peace terms for the Central Powers.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-in-wwi/v/paris-peace-conference-and-treaty-of-versailles -
The final peace treaty of World War One was the Treaty of Versailles signed on June 28,1919.
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Civil War broke out until Bolsheviks consolidated power to form the USSR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXXtzuUzGQ
