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The Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was fought between Sweden's Charles XII and a group led by Peter the Great. Sweden lost all of it's power by the end of the war. Russia was the new power in the Baltic region after war. There were four peace treaites that kepy stability in the Baltic after. -
The Decembrist Revolt
A group of military officials started a revolt against Czar Nicholas. The felt threatened by his veiws. The group was defeated by the Czar's forced. After this revolt Czar Nicholas put new regulations so this didn't happen again. -
The March Revolution
The March Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. -
Czar Alexander II Emancipates the Serfs
He wanted to free the serfs because he thought it would be better to being to abolish serfdom froma bove rather than wait for a rising from below. There were payments that had to be made from the freed serfs for 49 years. -
The Assassination of Alexander II
He was assassinated in the streets of St. Petersburg. He was killed by a bomb. The bomb was thrown by a person that was in the "People's Will" group. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
By the end of 1917, the Bolsheviks led by Lenin had taken power in the major cities of Russia. Nicholas II had a vision of him leading his army. Therefore, he spendt much time at the Eastern Front. This was a terrible move as it left Alexandra in control back in the cities. She had become increasingly inder the influence of the one man named Rasputin who seemingly had the power to helo her son. Alexis, afficted by haemophilia. -
The Russo-Japanese War
This was the first great war of the 20th centery. This war grew out of rival. Russians wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean.They wanted it for their navy and for the trade. -
The revolution of 1905
Some of this revolutionwas directed against the government. Some of it was also undirected. The revolution included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies. It led to limited constitutional monarchy. -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the thrown. Russia then went from being one of the greatest powers in the world to economic and military collapse. -
Bloody Sunday
There were many protesters that were unhappy with the czar. They were all walking twoard that palace to protest. They were all unarmed. The Czar took it as a threat and he lined many soldiers up, and they fired at all the protesters. Many died, and many were ingured.
