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Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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Both Russia and Japan wanted control of Korea and Manchuria. They signed treaties, but Russia broke them. This led to Japan attacking Russia at Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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200,000 workers and their families protest at Winter Palace asking for better working conditions. Soldiers were ordered to open fire on the group, killing hundreds and wounding 1,000, earning the name Bloody Sunday.
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Nicholas II created the a Duma (parliament) that met for the first time. They wanted a constitutional monarchy like Great Britian, so the czar stopped the Duma after 10 weeks in fear of loosing his power.
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Nicholas II decided to enter WWI but were unprepared to handle military and economic costs. In one year, four million Russian soldiers died, were wounded, or taken.
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Due to a shortage of bread and fuel, woman textile workers lead a city-wide strike in Petrograd. 20,000 workers stormed the street, soldiers shot strikers at first, but ended up joining protesters.
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Hidden in a railway car, Lenin is brought back into Russia. Enemies hoping this to bring an upset to Russia's government. Army factory workers stormed out of Winter Palace as well and arrested the leaders of Provisional government.
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Russia and Germany sign treaty and Russia surrenders some territory to Germany. This makes the Russian people upset and object the Bolsheviks.
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Russia breaks out in a civil war. The U.S. tried to help out the White Army, but it didn't really help. This war caused many deaths.
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A new economic policy by Lenin allowed peasants to sell their extra crops to make money instead of surrenering it to the government. Some small factories and businesses were allowed to operated privatly.
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Russia organized several self-government republics under one main government. This honored those who helped Bolshevic Revolution.
