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Great Northern War
This was a war agaist Sweden and Russia during Peter the Great's time. Peter the Great won the war and gain an outlit to the Baltic sea. -
Decembrist Revolt
The Decembirst Revolt was made up of people who tried to overthrown the czar's government. Nicholas crushed the revolt and imposed strict censorship and banned certian books. There were over 150,000 people exiled into Siberia. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
Alexander II freed the serfs and eliminated the feudal system. He also created the land reforms and people were not pleased with this. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
Someone threw a bomb at him because they did not agree with his actions. He was succeeded by his son Alexander III. -
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese war was over Korea and Manchuria. Japan ended up winning this war. -
Bloody Sunday
The people of Russia were marching to the Czar for the freedom of speach and the right to vote. While singing "God Save Thy People." The soldiers started to fire upon the citizens and killed many and wounded even more. From this point on the Czar Nicholas was known as Bloody Nicholas. -
Revolution 1905
After Bloody Sunday people were not happy with the Czar so they started to lash out against him. Nicholas finaly ended the revolt, but people were still not pleased. -
World War I
Russia joined Britian and France in the war against Germany and Austria-Hungary. At times there was only one rifle between every three men. The people blamed the czar and his general for the losses. -
The March Revolution
People started to roit because there was a huge food shortage and people were dying from starvation. The Czar ordered his officers to fight off the protesting people, but most of them joined thier cause instead.
