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Bloody Sunday
Russian proleteriat and peasents assemble in masses in St.Petersburg to petition the tsar.
The demonstrators were gunned down in the streets by Russian Forces, this made the tsar unpopular and saw the start of the declination of the tsarist regime. -
The October Manifesto
Tsar Nicholas II ends the revolution of 1905 by promising civil rights to the revolutionaries. -
Fundamental Laws of 1906
A constitution based on the October Manifesto of 1905 is made. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
The Archduke of Austria is assassinated on the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo. -
Ignition of WWI
Austro-Hungary prepares to invade Serbia starting WWI. -
Battle of Marne
Battle of Marne begins, the first major engagement of WWI -
Christmas Truce
Christmas Day TruceBoth sides stop fighting and enjoy games of soccer against each other, and trade gifts amongst each other, much to the dismay of officers.
"We shook hands, wished each other a Merry Xmas, and were soon conversing as if we had known each other for years. We were in front of their wire entanglements and surrounded by Germans - Fritz and I in the centre talking, and Fritz occasionally translating to his friends what I was saying." -Quote from an English soldier. -
The Dardanelles Campaign Begins
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Second Battle of Ypres
First use of poison gas by Germans -
Battle of Gallipoli begins
Allied Sea to Land assault to take Constantinople -
Lusitania Sunk
The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-Boat killing more than 200 Americans and angering the U.S. -
Tsar Nicholas II takes command
Tsar Nicholas II take over the position of Supreme Commander of the Russian Army due to ineffective generals. -
Battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the war begins. It is amongst one of the bloodiest as well. -
Battle of Albert
Day one of the Battle of the Somme. Also the Battle of Albert, ofver 20,000 Allied dead. -
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme begins and tanks are first used. -
End of the Battle of the Somme
The last day of the Battle of the Somme. More than 600,000 Allies died and 400,000-500,000 Germans died in the fight. -
Murder of Rasputin
Grigory Rasputin is murdered by the aristocracy. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman note is sent by the Germans attempting to convince Mexico to attack the U.S. -
February Revolutions
Strikes and mutinies see the beginning of the first part of the Communist uprising. -
Abdication of Nicholas II
Tasar Nicholas II abdicates and flees. Nicholas II's brother refuses the throne causing a provisional government to be formed. -
The United States declares war
The Unites States joins the war against Germany, giving the Entente the advantage. -
July Days
The July days begin. Bolsheviks try to use a strike to overthrow the provisional government. Failure forces Lenin into hiding. -
Alexander Kerensky takes power
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the provisional government. -
Kornilov Affair
General Lavr tries to overthrow the government but is unsuccessful. -
October Revolution
The Bolsheviks overthrow the government in Petrograd(St.Petersburg). -
Fall of the Provisional Government
The Winter Palace is captured and the Provisional Government is eliminated. -
Wilson issues the Fourteen Points of Peace
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Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar
The Communist Party in Russia adopts the Gregorian Calendar -
Tsar Nicholas II is Killed
Communist agents murder Nicholas II and his entire family. -
Alvin C. York
Sargeant YorkSergeant York captures 132 German Soldiers. York is from Tennessee and was a blacksmith and preacher prior to being drafted into WWI. -
Armistice Day
Germany sign an armistice in Compiegne, France -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is sign ending the war between Germany and the Allies. Germany would pay all war debts. -
Stalin becomes Secretary General
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Lenin Retires
Lenin suffers his second stroke and retires from politics. -
The United Soviet Socialist Republics
The U.S.S.R. is formed. -
Lenin dies
Lenin dies allowing Stalin to take power in 1927.
