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  Czar Alexander I signed a secret manifesto, namin his younger brother Nicholas as heir to the throne.
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  Took the throne after his father died in October 20, 1894 and stepped down 1917.
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  Was the “first great war of the 20th century.” It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan.
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  In St Petersburg, Russia, where unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard.
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  (entered with largest army in the world) Russia was concerned about the growing power of Germany.
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  During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, is forced to abdicate the throne in 1917, after strikes and general revolts break out in Petrograd, modern day St. Petersburg.
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  There was weakness of russia, WWI army was put together very poorly and people were mad, Czar took personal command of the army it did not help war defeats & he was blamed. (Nicholas), food shortages.
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  There was bound to be a challenge against the Bolsheviks, there were czech prisoners sent to Russia, little while later they controlled the trans siberian railroad and attacked towards Moscow.
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  The U.S.S.R. was created on December 30, 1922
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  Lenin died because of a stroke on January 21, 1924