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The Decembrist Revolt
The Decembrist Revolt was a action to take down the Czar. A group of nobles and army officers tried to take the government down. In the end the Czar exicuted 5 leaders and sent hundreds to prison. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
To start off the Nicholus the second became the czar right after his father died. Nicholus was suprised and nevous about the job he was getting, but he opposed to the Westernization of Russia. When he was 23 he escaped an assaination in Japan during the war between Russia and Japan -
The Russo-Japanese War
The war began when the Japennesse navy suprised attacked the Russian Navy just like they did at Pearl Harbor and the Americans. In May of 1905, the Russian Navy was attacked at Tsushima Harbor. Twenty Russian ships were sunk and another five were captured By the Japenese -
Bloody Sunday
What started as a peaceful protest against the czar, became an all out blood bath caused by the czars guards. The Russian citizens were peacefully protesting on how workers should have more civil rights. The guards had enough and shot at the protesters and killed 100 and wounded many. -
World War I (Russian Involvement)
Russia believed that the country of Germany was a treat to their country. They beleived that when Germany formed alliences with Siberia and Hungery. They also had one of the biggest armies in the world but with poor transpertation they failed tremendously. -
The March Revolution
The March Revolution was one part of the Russian Revolution which started on the eigth of March. This would lead up to the civil war. In addition to that the Bolsheviks tried to take over the czar rule, which lead up also to 5,000,000 deaths -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne
When first set to rule the country Nicholus the 2nd was not prepared or willing to lead his country. The reason why was that he was forced into the job even though he wasn't ready and he was a better family man. -
The Russian Civil War begins
The Civil War would be the start of a turning point for the country of Russia. It was the "Soviet's vs the government's army. It would become a blood bath with the amount wounded and dead people. Also the country would suffer a economic colapse at the end. -
The creation of the U.S.S.R.
The Soviet Union was linked to the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin, which led to the Russian Revolution which overthrew the provisional government that had replaced the Czar's power. They established the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic beginning a civil war between the Red and White Army -
Lenin Dies
The day that Lenin dies gives a big question, to who is going to lead the people of the new Soviet Union. Stalin uses many fake images and alsotake control by force. This would lead to many years of bad and ruthless for Russia.
