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Czarina Alexandra gives birth to a son
After having four girls, the birth of Czarina Alexandra’s son Alexia was a significant event. Since you cannot pass down royalty through a woman, a son was a crucial event for the family. -
World War I begins
Trench warfare was introduced at the beginning of World War I. Submarines were used often along with chemical warfare. This was a significant event that effected many different countries. In general it is the defining event of world history. -
Mobilization
Cazar Nicholas II ordered partial mobilization of the Russian army against Austria Hungry. They assembled troops and supplies making them ready for the war. In 1914 mobilization was considered an act of war. -
Propaganda
Diplomats thought they could easily prevent war. Soon came the equally foolish idea of propaganda. In essence ideas were spread to influence public opinion for or against the war. -
Airplanes
Tword the end of 1915, airplanes had appeared in warfare for the first time. The planes were first used to spot enemy positions. But later on planes started to attack ground targets. -
Assassination of Rasputin
Rasputin was an uneducated Siberian peasant who claimed to be a holy man. He was extremely hard to kill. He was shot three times and then was thrown into the Neva River. The killing was to late to save the monarchy. -
Lenin
Lenin came to Russia. German military leaders wanted to creat disorder in Russia. Lenin and associates were in a sealed train to prevent their ideas from infecting Germany. -
American troops enter
The Americans entering the war gave the Allies a psychological boost. Fresh men and new material were a few things the Americans brought with them to warfare. -
Duma declares Russia a republic
The Czar was very focused on military involvment. Duma and individuals who shared Duma's ideas, formed the provisional committee. This forced commoners to take over the government and ministries. This pushed the Cazr out of power. -
Treaty of Brestlitovsk
Lenin signed the Treaty of Brestiltovsk with Germany and gave up eastern Poland, Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic provinces. Lenin believed the revolution throughout Europe would make the treaty irrelevent. -
Peace Settlement
Representatives of 27 winning Allied nations met in Paris to make a final settlement over the war. The reason for this war had changed many times. At first it was about teritory, but twords the end it was for idealistic reasons. In the end the Treaty of Versailes was proposed. This meant five separate treaties with the defeated nations: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey. -
Communists in Russia
Russia was being ruled by communists in the start of 1921. The communist had transformed Russia into a centralized state. This state was ruled by a single party only. Also the communists hate the Allies beause they were helping the communist enemies in the civil war.
