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Russian Revolution
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Marxists Revolutionaries Split:
Marxists revilutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader. -
War in Russia and Japan.
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. -
Soldiers kill civilians on Bloody Sunday
Soldiers open fire on a group of petitioning factory workers. The massacre evokes riots in Russia. Thousands were slaughtered. -
The first Duma
Russias first parliament meet. Made up of elected legislatures. The parliament consisted of an upper and lower house. -
The Last Straw
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. -
Down with the autocracy
The destroyed economy enrages Russians. The tsars poor leadership sparks riots in the Russian country. The civilians begin to demolish the autocracy. -
Storm of the Winter Palace
Factory workers attack the tsars palace. They arrest government officers and take their offices. Many of Nicholas IIs attendants are killed. -
Treaty of Brest - Litovsk
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. -
Civil War in Russia
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. -
N.E.P.
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. -
Stalin Takes Over
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.
