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The Russian Revolution

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    Russian Revolution

    Buildup to aftermath.
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    Reign of Czar Alexander lll (1881-1894)

    -Anti Semitism;Jewish Programs
    -one man rule;one religion,one race
    -him&his son were terrible rulers and made people hate the Czar
    -favored nobles more than peasants,made a terrible life for lower class
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    Reign of Czar Nicholas ll

    Ruled Russia with a dictator like role, unliked by the people
    Made the Duma but limited power
    Main reason that Russia was unprepared for the war
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    Russo-Japanese War

    Japan and Russia both were competing for land in Northern China.
    Japan ended up winning the war due to there better ground troops and navy
    It took the Russians a while to recover and the country went on strike
    This loss was very embarrassing for Russia and this lead to the creation of the Duma
  • Establishment of the Duma

    Established by Czar Nicholas to change the way he ruled due to outrage of the people
    The Czar limited it's power a lot
  • Bloody Sunday

    200,000 Russians marched on the Czars palace because of how they were living,payment, and working conditions.
    Even though the Czar was not home over 100 people were killed and thousands were injured due to gunshots from the russian government.
    This was a big factor leading towards the Revolution and it unsettled the people even more. This lead to the creation of the Duma.
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    Russia's participation in WWl

    Helped support Serbia after it was attacked.
    Was very unprepared due to Czar Nicholas.
    Was against Germany and supported the allies.
  • Death of Rasputin

    Was assassinated by Nobles because he was controlling the government and the decisions made by the Czar's family
    Made people rebel because he was controlling the government.
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    abdiction of Czar Nicholas ll

    Was forced to step down due to all the bad decisions he made including putting the country in a bad position for WW1,making life terrible for people and creating the Duma only for the people to calm down. Later on he and his whole family were killed.
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    October Revolution

    Lead to the establishment of the new government.
    Communist party overthrew Czar Nicholas because everyone wanted communism.
  • Civil War

    A war between the bolsheviks and the conservatives.
    The bolsheviks won which made Russia a communist country.
  • Establishment of the USSR

    Led by Lenin
    Union of Soviet Socialists Republic making a new type of government
  • Lenins death

    He was the leader of USSR and this caused a new election.
    He was the most important person in the Bolshevik revolution.
  • Stalin's rise to power

    Stalin ended the election against Trotsky and he became the dictator of Russia and a very powerful leader.
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    Leon Trotsky's exile

    He was exiled due to thinking Communism should be spread world wide
    Stalin thought it should only be spread throughout Russia. He considered Trotsky as a enemy.