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Nicholas II decided to get Russia involved in World War I. Russia was not strong enough to compete with the industrialized countries.
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Nicholas II went to the Eastern Front to lead the troops and leaves his wife Alexandra in charge.
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A group of nobles at court murdered Rasputin(said he was a monk and had "magical" healing powers.
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Women workers led a strike in petrograd. prople rapidly joined in the strike protesting the lack of bread and fuel. Soldiers were ordered to shoot the rioters, but the soldiers joined them.
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Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of the Provisional Government(temporary government) after the first revolution. He is not a strong leader,and has many enemies and rivals.
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With no warning, a group of Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace. They took over the government offices and arrested leaders of the Provisional Government.
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Lenin began the New Economic Policy(NEP). He allowed peasants to sell excess crops for profit instead of turning them over to the government. Indivisuals were allowed to buy and sell goods for profit. This helped get the economy back on track.
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After Lenin's death, a power struggle between severl top members of the party begins to become the next leader of the Soviet Union.
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Through eliminating anyone he believed was the enemy or who stood in the way of him coming to power, Stalin became the next leader of the Sobiet Union. His rule was characterized by censorship and terror.
