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Marxists revilutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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War vs. Russian and Japan. This was considred the ¨First great war of the 20th Century¨. War began because Russian fleet was encroaching on Japanese ports.
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Soldiers open fire on a group of petitioning factory workers. The massacre evokes riots in Russia. Thousands were slaughtered.
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Russias first parliament meet. Made up of elected legislatures. The parliament consisted of an upper and lower house.
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Russia enters World War I. Though one of the largest armies, the Russian infantrylacked leadership and strong battlements. The total war drives Russias economy into the ground.
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The destroyed economy enrages Russians. The tsars poor leadership sparks riots in the Russian country. The civilians begin to demolish the autocracy.
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Factory workers attack the tsars palace. They arrest government officers and take their offices. Many of Nicholas IIs attendants are killed.
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Russia signs a treaty with Germany, leaving the war. This came due to the stalemate between Germany and the allies. It was furthened by the lack of Russian resources.
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War breaks out between the Red and White armies. The Red army was fueled by socialists, while the White army was made mainly of diversities hoping for a more free government. This civil war made way for a new form of government supported by the people.
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The New Economic Policy (N.E.P), a policy created by Lenin, was a plan for a more capitolistic economy. One of the policies included a more free trade and agriculture marked. Although it would have been more economically stable, Stalin and Trotsky disagreed that it should be used.
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Siding with the Bolshevik revolutionaries, Joseph Stalin became a general secretary of the party. After Lenins death, Stalin was able to be elected as dictator. During his reign he re-instituted communism.
