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Japan attacked the Russians at Port Arthur, Manchuria
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200,000 workers petitioned for better working conditions. The General orders soldiers to fire upon the crowd.
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Nicholas the II dragged Russia into WWI
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Women textile workers led a city wide strike to end the war and autocracy.
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The Boldshevik Red gaurds took over government offices and arrested leaders.
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Russia and Germany signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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The Civil War raged in Russia, military aid was sent from several western nations.
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Allowed peasants to sell their surplus of crops
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The formation of the USSR