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Czar Alexander ll
Sold United States Alaska for 7.2 million. Spreading anti-Semitisim, czar known as freeing serfs. -
Nicholas II
Led the Russo- Japanese war and lost 400,000 Russians. -
Deciembrest Revolt
An attempt to get a group together to overthrow the czar. Nicholas 1 crushes the revolt and executes 5 leaders. To maintain order he banned all western ideals with book burnings and cencorship. -
The Russo Japan War
Expansion of Russia provoked Japan. If a great victory Nicholas II will be a hero -
The Revolution 1905
Also known as Bloody Sunday. Father Gapon leads a group of workers on Palace St. Petersburg. Workers protesting on work conditions and wages. Killed 100 and left hundreds wounded -
Social Democratic Party
Split into Mesheviks and Bolsheviks. -
World War 1
The world's first major conflict. Lots of soilders didn't have weapons, shortages on food -
Nicholas II Advocated
Last czar of Russia. He gave up his throne -
Capture Winter Palace
Bolsheviks stormed into the Winter Palace ten people were killed -
Alexander Kerensky
Bolsheviks gained support through the next 9 months. They promised land, peace,& bread -
March Revoloution
Riots break out in Petrograd. DUMA approved Alexander K leads provisional govnernment -
Nicholas II executed
His whole family and workers were killed in the same room on july 16/17 -
Russian Civil War
Red led by Leon Trotsky
White supported by middle class and upper -
Lenin
Died at age 53 buried in a tomb in Red Square. Many people loved Lenin -
Bloody Sunday
Father Gapon priest of Russian Orthodox Church led a paceful march. He led 200,000 workers to Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. soilders were ordered to fire 100 dead 3,000 wounded.
