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This occured when a group of Russian army officers led roughly 3,000 to St. Petersburg to protest against czar Alexander II.
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Nicolas II is the son of csar Alexander III and had VERY little goverment experience when he got chosen to be csar.
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Russia wanted to take over the warm water port of Manchuria. Russia had wanted to take over Manchuria for several years leading up the the Russo-Japan War. Manchuria is located near China and very close to the islands of Japan.
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This was the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Protesters walked around St. Petersburg and roughly 100 protesters were seen as a threat and were shot to death.
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Russia used it's first offensive move in WWI by attacking the German Army. Russia went straight into Prussia (where the Germans held troops) and began attacking.
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Russian worker demanded better working conditions and a wage increase. This was one of many key points in the Russian Revolution.
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In 1917, the army began striking and workers began demanding socialist reforms. This forced czar Nicolas I the abdicate his throne as a Russian leader.
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After czar Nicolas II was ran out of power, there was a battle to see who would take over. This war was the Bolsheviks (Red Army) vs. the Menshveks (White Army). The Red Army supposrted communism and the White Army supported a democracy.
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When a group of Russians over threw the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union was formed.
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The Russian laeder Vladimir Lenin died because of a stroke.
