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Decembrist Revolt
A small group of nobles and army officers try to overthrow the Czar. They hoped to set up a constitutional monarcy. This lead to the revoultion because the people tried to overthrown the Czar. -
Czar Alexander II emancipated the serfs
Czar Alexander II emancipated the serfs. Serfs gained few political rights. They were allowed to keep their homes and tools. -
Czar Alexander II assassinated
The Czar Alexander II was assassinated. The people were starting to want reform in Russia. This led to revoultion because it shows that people would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. -
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Russo-japanese war
Czar Nicholas II wanted to expand the russian empire. His army lost misarably against the japanese. This lef to revoultion because this made the country despise Nicholas. -
Bloody Sunday
The Russian People went to the czar and asked for more freedoms. The czar told his troops to fire on the crowd. This led to revolution because innocent people were killed by the czar's orders. -
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1905 Revolution
Bloody Sunday started the revoultion. There were masive labor strikes. This led to revoultion because people were outraged and wanted change in their government. -
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World War I
Russia entered WWI on the allies side. They suffered a horrible defeate. This was one of the final straws for the russian people. They blamed the czar for losing the war. -
March Revolution
People start to rebel in the factories. Soldiers were told to end the riots, but joined the people on strike intead. This was the very last step towards revoultion and the end of the czar in Russia. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the throne
After the strikes, the riots, and everything else, the czar finaly steps down. Duma takes over and sets up the provisional government. There is no more czar in Russia.
