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Marxist Revolutionaries Split
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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Russian Revolution
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Russia Breaks Territories with Japan
Japan and Russia competed for Korea and Manchuria and they both signed a series of agreements over territories. After Russia broke the territories Japan attacked Russian Port and won. -
Blood Over Working Conditions
Two hundred thousand workers went to Czars palace asking for better working conditions, more freedom, and an elected national legislature. Nicholas II order his soldiers to shoot at the workers but, they stopped shooting and more than 1,000 workers were wounded and several hundred were killed. Across the country after that Sunday violence and strike broke out. Afterward in October 1905 Nicholas II hesitantly promised freedom and an elected national legislature. -
First Russian Parliament
The parliament first met in May of 1906, the leaders were moderates that wanted Russia to become a constitutional monarchy, similar to Britain. After ten weeks Czar dissolved the parliament, otherwise know as the Duma, because he didn't think they were making the correct decisions. -
Entering the Fatal War
Nicholas II brought Russia into the war, they were unprepared to hand the military and economic costs. Germany machine guns killed thousands of Russians at a time and before a year pass of the War 4 million Russian soldiers were killed. -
Women Revolution
Textile workers led a citywide strike for 5 days. There were riots flaring up everywhere over shortage of bread and fuel. -
Raid of Winter Palace
Armed factory workers randomly stormed the Winter Palace in Petrograd, the workers called themselves Bolshevik Red Guards. The Red Guards took over government officers and arrested leaders of the provisional government. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia and Germany signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia surrendered a large part of its territory to Germany and its allies. The anger spread around all of Russia and they wanted to murdered German royal families. -
Red vs White Armies
Army
Lenin Trotsky expertly commanded the Bolshevik Red Army and from 1918-1920 Civil War was raging in Russia. Western Nations including the US sent military aid to help the white army but that did not help much. 14 million Russians died in the revolutions there was a lot of destruction, loss of life, fighting, hunger, and a widespread flu academic in Russia,. Overall the Red Army won every time. -
State Contoled Economy
Lenin resorted to a small-scale version of capitalism called New Economic Policy, it allowed peasants to sell their surplus crops instead of turning them over to the government. The government kept major control of major industries, banks, and means of communication. Slowly the economy was recovering because of this. -
New Name New Nation
The country was named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. They named it this because of the councils that helped launch Bolshevik Revolution.
