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The Decembrist Revolt
- Unsuccessful uprising
- Primarily upper class with military background
- Took advantage of Alexander I's death to have troops refuse to take loyalty to Nicholas I
- Uprising was poorly organized and stopped quickly
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Czar Alexander II frees Serfs
- Called the "Czar Liberator"
- Freed serfs for fear that they'd revolt
- Said serfs could marry, own property, and argue court cases
- Landowners had to begin to pay serfs to work
- Serfs usually given less land and had to pay higher prices
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Nicholas II take up throne
- Last offical czar of Russia
- Wasn't trained or inclined to rule
- Lacked strength and will
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Russo - Japanese War
- 1904 to 1905
- Russia believed it would win easily
- War over land of Korea and modern-day China
- Lost terribly to Japan
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Bloody Sunday
- Lead by Father Gapon
- About 200 died
- About 800 wounded
- Most were citizens
- Was a supposepeaceful protest
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Russian Revolution of 1905
- Started because of Bloody Sunday
- Confronted by members of the military
- Also called Blody Sunday
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Bolshevik- Menshevik Split
- Mensheviks favored loss government
- led by Martov
- Work with middle classed people
- Bolsheviks believed in a small, organized government
- Led by Lenin
- Wanted to put dictatorship into play immediately
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Russian Involvement in WWI
- Lead by Nicholas II
- Head many heavy losses against Germany
- One of three soldiers had weaposn
- Back in Russia: Everyone was struggling
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March Revolution
- Workers demanded better job standards
- Rioting started to occur and get out of hand
- Royal family eventually was murdered
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Alexander Kerensky
- Leader between fall of Nicholas II and rise of Vladimir Lenin
- Began as a member of the Duma
- Never gave people what they truly wanted
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Bolsheviks Storm Winter Palace
- Blank shots fired as an "all go"
- Many citizens meant to protest peacefully
- Lead by Father Gapon
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Russian Civil War
- Red Army (Bolsheviks)
- Wanted a Communist government
- White Army (Mensheviks)
- Wanted a more Capitalism government
- Defying all odds, the Red Army won
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Execution of Czar Nicholas II's family
- Nicholas II wasn't doing well as the Czar
- Royal family lead to a room in there Palace
- All were killed one by one
- One was said to survive but advanced technology called it a myth
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Joseph Stalin comes to power
- Ruled using a lot of terror
- Millions of citizens died during his reign
- Had all potential enemies executed or sent to labor camps
- Created collective farming
- Was extremely powerful
