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The Great Northern War
A conflict was created when a coalition that the Tsardom of Russia contested the supremacy in Northern Europe, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe known as the Swedish Empire. An aliiance of Denmark-Norway, Russia, and Saxony declared war on the Swedish Empire and launched a threefold attack at Swedish Ingria, Swedish livonia, and Swedish Holstein-Gottorp. -
Decembrist Revolt
Russian army officers protested against Nicholas I by leading about 3,000 soldiers to him because of his asumption of the throne after his brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession. The rebels were called Decembrists because the events occured in December. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
The serfs were emancipated directly because of the Crimean War. Russians were humiliated in the war as the French and British were capable of getting their troops to the Crimea and re-supply them faster than the Russians, and the Crimea was Russian territory. Alexander realized that Russia lost the war because it didn't have an industrial base and it had few railroad lines. In order to modernize the economy, Alexander emacipated the Serfs. The Serfs had to buy their freedom, though. -
Assassination of Alexander II
The assassination of Alexander II caused a great setback in the reform of Russia. One of Alexander II's idea was to draft plans for an elected parliament, or Duma. This was completed the day before he died but wan't yet released to the Russian people. Alexander III's first action was to tear up those plans. A Duma would not happen until 1905 by Alexander II's grandson, Nicholas II. Another consequence of his assassination was anti-Jewish pogroms, even though a Jew was the one who killed him. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War (also known as the "the first great war of the 20th century) grew out of ambitions from the rival imperials of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific for maritime trade and their navy. Vladivostok only operated during the summer season, but Port Arthur would operate all year. After the First Sino-Japanese War and 1903, Russia and Japan negotiating was impractical.The Japanese Navy attacked Russia. -
Russian Revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution was an empire wide struggle of violence, both undirected and anti-government that took place in many areas of the Russian Empire. It wan't managed or controlled, and it didn't have an aim or a single cause, but it was the culmination of decades of dissatisfaction and unrest stemming from the autocratic rule and the slow reform in Russian society. The direct cause was the failure of the Czar's military forces in the Russo-Japanese War. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a massacre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Unarmed, peaceful protestors marched to present a petition to Czar Nicholas II. The Czar had them shot down by his Imperial Guard when they were approaching the citiy center and the Winter Palace, but the shooting didn't actually hapen in the Palace Square. Bloody Sunday had consequences for the Czarist regime as the disregard for normal citizens shown by the massacre. This was one of the key events that led to the Russian Revolution. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
Austria took advantage of Russia after the wake of defeat in the Russo-Japanese War to annex Bosnia in 1908. When Russia was unable to act, They were determined not to let Austria make any further gains in the Balkans. When Austria issued the ultimatum to Serbia in 1914 and threatened to attack, Russia warned Austria and then started a partial mobilization themselves. When Germany mobilized in reaction to the Russian's, they ultimately declared war on both Russia and France(They had an alliance) -
The March Revolution
World War 1 was the main factor of the March Revolution because millions of men were lost so many men weren't able to farm and the trains were used for the war, which means they couldn't bring food to the cities. Food shortages were everywhere and food prices rose which made many angry in Petrograd. The winter of 1916 was severe and food shortages got worse. The Czar left the Czarina in charge, which lef the government in chaos. Many government officals left their post, and many go on strike. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne.
Czar Nicholas II is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd usurgents during the February Revolution, and in his place a provincial government is installed in his place. Striking workers and the army garrison demanded socialist reforms. Czar Nicholas II was crowned without being trained or inclined to rule.
