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Decembrist Revolt
Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas 1 over the throne. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II was the czar of Russia from 1884 - 1917. He married German princess Alix of Hesse. Not the most competent of Russian Czars. -
The Russo Japanese War
Russian Expansion provoked Japan. Nicholas II had hoped this would end good and him more popular, Russia got overan by the Japanese. Nicholas II became less popular after the war -
1905 Revolution
Peasents revolted, openly took hay and timber. Peasants protested to get more land, and also complained about poor living conditions -
Bloody Sunday
Father Gapon, a Russian Orthodox led 200,000 to the winter palace in St. Petersburg. Soldiers moved in and fired on a protesting crowd, 500 died and over 3,000 more were wounded. After this tragedy, Nicholas II was forced to grant more reforms to peasants. -
Social Democratic Labor Party
1912 - the party split into two groups, Bolsheviks , radical led by Lenin, and the Mensheviks - Conservative -
Russia in World War 1
Russia entered World War 1 with the biggest army in the world, 1,400,000 soldiers. Russia used a lot of supplies for the army during the war. -
Nicholas II abdicated the throne
After strikes and revolts, Nicholas II is forced to abdicate the throne. -
Alexander Kerensky becomes the leader of Provisional Government
Kerensky’s provisional government wouldn’t end the war, and the Bolsheviks gained support during the next 9 months. -
Russia Civil War
Battle from 1918-1922 between the "Reds" and "Whites". The reds had support from the peasants and were a much bigger army. The Whites had support from the government. In 1922, the "Reds" defeated the "Whites" in this Russian Civil War. -
Vladimir Lenin's Death
Vladimir Lenin dies from a series of hemmorhages in the brain. Josheph Stalin then took over as the leader of Russia -
Nicholas II and family are executed
To prevent a family member of Nicholas II to become the new leader of Russia, him and his family were executed by Russian soldiers as they thought they were getting their picture taken.
