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Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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Russia loses battles against Japan repeatedly. This causes unrest at home in Russia. Also, these losses led to revots in Russia.
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200,000 workers approached the Czar in the Winter Palace asking for freedom and better working conditions. They also wanted a new elected Legislature. The Czar ordered his men to fire into the crowd, killing an wounding more than 200,000.
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Germany's leaders wanted Russia to be a constitutional Monarchy. He didn't want to share the power right away. Since he didn't want to right away, the Czar got rid of it after two weeks.
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Nicholas II took Russia into World War I. Russia was no where near ready but they entered the wat anyway. Germans killed Russia (over 4 millions) in easy war.
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Women textile workers went on strike in Petagrad. (200,000) Many women were shot but after awhile the soiders agreed with them. Ran out of bread and fuel because of the strike.
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Armed factory workers stormed the winter palace. They called themselves Bolshevik redguards. They took over the goverment offices, and arrested goverment leaders.
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Russia surrended a lot of land. Most of the land was surrender to Germany. This caused a lot of anger in Russia.
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People were fighting for there opinion on Czar. Some people wanted him as leader and some people hated him. The people that didn't like him wanted a Democratic goverment.
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Put aside plan for state controlled economy. Made small scale capitalism called "New Economic Policy". The goverment controlled industires, banks, communcation, and allowed small factories and bussness to be private.
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Lenin had a stroke and survived. He no longer could be the leader. The new leader was Joseph Stallin. he was known as the man of steel.
