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Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. -
Russia enters war with japan and loses
After breaking a series of agreements over the territories of Korea and Manchuria Russia and Japan broke out into war. The repeated losses by the Russians sparked anger back home ultimately leading to revolt. This war showed the czar’s weaknes and the revolts that were bound to break out -
russia enters ww1
Russia was fully unprepared for the war economically and as a military. Once again WWI revealed the weaknesses of
czarist rule of Nicholas II. In less than a year 4 million
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nicholas left for the front
With Nicholas at the front, domestic issues and control of the capital were left with his wife Alexandra. -
Death of Rasputin
he was killed by the czars relatives to save the monarchy. -
tsar has no military support
The Tsar's advisors tell Nicholas that he would no longer be supported by the military if a revolution started. -
Feburary revolution
People protesting for bread in the streets of the Russian capitol, Petrograd. 90,000 men and women were on strike and refused to leave the streets. -
the march revolution
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nicholas gave up his power -
Provisional Government established
The Provisional Government was established, and Russia was left in their powers after csar quit. -
the November revolution
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October revolution
Lenin's Proclamation (October 25th on old Russian calender) -
Council of People's Commissars
The new government,Council of People's Commissars, withdrew Russia fromt he war with Germany. -
declare independence from Russia
the Latvians declare their independence from Russia but find it hard to celebrate while occupying Germans are still sitting on their laps. -
estonians
The Estonians declare their independence from Russia -
Bolshevik Party
renames the communist party -
signed peace treaty with germany
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on 3 March 1918, that ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
Russians signed treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Red Army has to withdraw from Kiev because of incoming Germans.
The Germans let themselves in because the Russians had just signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. -
Czar killed
The Bolsheviks took Czar and his family into custody, and later killed them at Yekaterinburg. -
the whites
The counterrevolutionaries began to organize their own group called The Whites. -
The Red Army
Trotsky set upthe Red Army and began preparing to fight the Whites -
russian civil war
the reds and the whites fought a bloody and violent civil war for the next 3 years -
the reds win
The Communists win the civil war fought against the whites -
Russia gains power
Russia becomes USSR (union of soviet socialist republics) -
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Joseph Stalin
ruled the soviet Union -
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The cold war
