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A group of nobles decided to overthrow the government in hopes of making a constitutional monarchy. Five leaders were killed, and and Nicholas I sent everyone else to siberia.
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Serfs were finally able to be free, and do what they want. Serfs were able to own businesses and did not have to work as peasants and survants anymore. They were also able to own land too,
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Nicholas became the czar after his father, Alexander III, died. Nicholas did not feel like he was ready to be czar, and didn't know how to rule. He did, however, marry a german princess named Alix. He also had three daughters, and a son, who was the heir the the throne.
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Nicholas II was becoming more unlawful and people began to get desprate and angry. Priest Gapon led workers to St. Petersburg, to ask for freedoms. This resulted in many people dieing, and the people rioting.
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Russia and Japan had problems with who controled Manchuria. Russia took over a part of Manchuria, and finally, the Japanese took action in 1904. After the battle was over, Japan had lost about 41,000 soldiers, and Russia lost 60,000.
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After Bloody Sunday, Russians everywhere went on strikes and riots. Since there was so much chaos and violence, the czar decided to give in, and give them what they wanted. The Reforms, however, did not solve Russia's problems though.
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The new government was powerless against the war against Germany. So, They split the Social/Democratic party into two. They needed something to help lead the recolution, and soon the bolsheviks came to power.
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Riots and strikes, much like those of Bloody Sunday, broke out in the Russian capital. They all protested about not having enough food, and soldiers not having any supplies. All of this led to Nicholas II abdicating the throne.
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Kerensky became leader of the provisional government when Nicholas II Abdicated the throne, to have order.
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Lenin and the Bolsheviks had attacked the winter palace, and successfully captured it.
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The Russian civil war was fought between the red, and white army. This was all led by Lenin and Stalin.
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After Nicholas II abdicated the throne, he was basically a prisoner. Him and his family were going to take a "picture" that actually led to their death.
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When Lenin died in 1953, Stalin steps up to take the throne. Stalin had secret police that would watch for anyone that spoke bad about the government, and would send them to jail, or kill them.
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Stalin and Hitler signed a nonaggression pact, that basically means that Hitler will not attack Russia if they do not stand in their way. Stalin could also gain territory over this pact too. This all changed when Hitler had turned on Stalin.
