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Marxists revolutionaries disagree over revolutionary tactics. The more radical Bolsheviks are ready to risk everything. The charismatic Vladimir Lenin becomes the leader.
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Russia and Japan signed an agreement over territory. Russia broke the agreement. Russia lost counless battles.
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200,000 workers and families approach the czars palace with a petition asking for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and elected national legislature, but the soldiers fired upon the crowd. 1,000 dead and hundreds wounded.
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The year the Duma, Russias first parliament met. They wanted a constitutional monarchy. Czar didnt want to share his power so he disbanded them 10 weeks later.
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Russia was unprepared to handle both military and economic costs. They had weak generals and poorly equipped troops. Germans mowed the Russians down more than 4 million died before year 1.
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Women textile workers are angered by the bread and fuel shortages. Riots flared up within 5 days with 200,000 workers. Soldiers fired upon them but ended up joining them.
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Red Gaurds overthrow the provisional government. Lenin orders all farmland to be distributed among the peasants. Control of the factories to the workers.
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Surrendered land to Germany. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
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White army rose and got help from U.S. to fight the red army. Eventually lost to red army.
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Allowed peasants to sell excess crops instead of handing them over to the government. Lenin had introduced this.
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Lenin suffered a stroke which left an open spot as head of communists party. Joseph Stalin climbed to power starting at this time. He put his friends in power and was in total control by 1928.
