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Marxists Revoulutionaries Split
Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charasmatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader. -
Japans Attack on Russia
An agreement was made over territories but Russia broke the agreements. Japan's revolution was an attack on Russian's at Port Arthur, Manchuria -
Bloody Sunday
About 20,000 people rioted infront of the Czar's winter palace. They carried petitions for better working conditions. Russian soldiers shot at the citizens, killing hundreds and leaving 1000's wounded -
Duma
Russians first parliment was made. Czar Lenin agreed to promise more freedom to the people. -
Russia enters ww1
Czar Nicholas decides to enter world war one. They were unprepared to handle military and economic costs. Their generals were weak and soldiers poorly equipt. -
Workers Strike
Women textile workers rioted over bread and fuel shortages, the 20000 of them shouting “ Down with the autocracy." And “ Down with the war!" Soldiers were commanded to shoot once again, but sided the order. -
People's Rally
People i the cities rallied to the calls. The people shouted “ All power to the soviets!" -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia surrendered a large amount of its territory to Germany and it's allies. The humiliation of the tready spread anger through the people of Russia. -
Civil war
A Civil war raged through Russia for the next two years. Many western nations, including the United States, sent support to Russia but do little help. -
NEP
Lenin had temperarily pushed aside bis plan for state control. Than plan was put aside for a small state version of capitalism, known as the New Economic Policy or the NEP. -
USSR
The country had been named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. This was in honor of the council that had accompanied in the launch of the Bolshvik Republic.
