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Lenin is born
Vladimir Lenin was born on April 22nd in 1870. He was born in Simbirsk (Now Ulyanovsk), Russia. This marked the birth of a person who going to become one of the most influential people in the 20th Century. (Liversidge 178-180) -
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian war was the start of the German military power and imperial power. Otto von Bismarck started the war to try and make a unified German empire. The results of this war is one of the catalysts of World War I (Infoplease.com) -
Thomas Edison invents practical electric light
In 1879, Thomas Edison wanted to solve a challenge that had baffled scientists for years, making an inexpensive light bulb that could replace gas lights. He found that a bulb and carbonized bamboo worked as an inexpensive alternate.This invention was able to replace the old gas light and made Edison very wealthy. (History.com) -
Lenin's Brother is hanged
Vladimir's brother, Alexander, a university student and some of his friends conspired to kill the czar and were arrested in March 1887. They were all arrested and put in jail. His accomplices begged for forgiveness, but Alexander did not want to. Eventually he tried to ask for forgiveness, but it was too late and he was hanged. (Liversidge 178-180) (historyofrussia.org) -
Creation of S.P.U.S.L.L.
When his exile was completed Lenin came back to Russia and helped to create the St. Petersburg Union for Struggle for Liberation of Labor. He did this to help organize Russian workers. This was the beginning of Lenin's Marxist movement. (History.com) -
New Zealand breaks the barrier
In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to allow woman to vote. This was shocking to most other countries. Most other countries did not give woman these rights until decades later.(nzhistory.gov) -
Arrested and Exiled
A few years earlier Vladimir Lenin was expelled from Kazan university and when this happened he became very interested in the ideas of Karl Marx. This led him to joining the Marxist newspaper as a writer. He went to many different countries to meet with common thinkers to write the first issue of the Marxist newspaper. When he returned to Russia, he was arrested and put in jail for a year. after this he was exiled to Siberia for another 3 years. (Liversidge 178-180) (historyofrussia.org) -
Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt spent 40 million dollars to purchase the canal zone from the French. The idea was to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This idea had been thought of almost 400 years earlier, but no one was able to make the canal until the american workers were able to do it. (History.com) -
Wright Brothers fly first plane
On December 17th, 1903 in North Carolina Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully flew the first self-propelled, heavier-than-air plane. Although it only flew for 12 seconds it was still a major accomplishment. Later that day Wilbur flew the plane in the air for 59 seconds and it covered 852 feet. (history.com) -
Lenin's return during the Russian Revolution
Vladimir Lenin was able to return to Russia at the end of the revolution in 1905. Defeat was almost certain for the people rebelling even though they had caught the Russian government off guard. Lenin was one of the last people to give up and urged the Bolsheviks to stay enthusiastic and to be ready and armed. (Liversidge 178-180) (historyofrussia.org) -
First mass produced car
The first production of the model T Ford was completed in October of 1908. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford made around 15 million of these cars. Before this car was made there was less than 200,000 cars on the road. The Model T Ford made it easier for people to travel and for more people to buy cars because they were relatively cheap. (History.com) -
Leads Bolshevik Revolution
In 1917, The Germans let Lenin and his lieutenants cross through Germany to Sweden in hopes that they would undermine the Russian war efforts. Their hopes came to fruition when Vladimir Lenin and the Red Guards went to Petrograd and overthrew the provisional government. The revolution happened in about three days and proclaimed their rule of Russia. (historyofrussia.org) -
Lenin becomes ruler
The Bolshevik revolution was a success and as the "leader" of the Bolsheviks he gave himself the most power. He controlled the first Marxist state and during this time he tried to convert Russia to communism. It was not all smooth sailing though, as czarist forces started a civil war with them. (historyofrussia.org) -
Targeted by assassin
After making a speech in Moscow at a factory, Lenin is targeted and shot twice by Fanya Kaplan. He survived this attack but it gave him serious health problems which caused him to have 3 heart attacks before he died. This also deepened the civil war between the Bolsheviks and the Social Revolutionaries. (History.com) -
New Economic Policy
He introduced the New Economic Policy in 1921. This was designed to help the lower class by instead of having to give all the money they made by selling their products to government, they now got to keep a portion of their money. This resulted in the peasants becoming richer. Lenin also allowed the peasants to start businesses and other towns people were allowed to bring back their own customs. (History.com) -
Lenin Dies
Vladimir Lenin died on January 21st, 1924. He died in Gorki Leninskiye, Russia. This marked the end of the life of one of the most influential people of the 20th century (Liversidge 178-180).
