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After the Red army's victory over the white army, the Bolsheviks successuflly took control of Russia
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The Archduke of Austria, Francis Ferdinand, was killed by serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip
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Russia enters the war to help Serbia after Serbia was invaded by Germany
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First battle of World War I that resulted in a victory for the Allies. This battle ended the month long German attack that had reached just outside of Paris, France
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Led by Lenin, the Bolsheviks revolted against the provisional government which was led by Alexander Kerensky
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A German submarine sunk the British ship the Lusitania
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From February to December 1916, the German armies fought the French armies and the French won a stunning victory
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As the conditions on the war front and at home worsened, anti-war movements grew to end the war
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Although it is called the February Revolution due to older calendars, this revolution took place in March. It established a provisional government in Russia after discontent and corruption with the Tsarist government
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Due to German submarine bombing and social pressures, the United States entered World War I to help Great Britain and France
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Bolsheviks seize power in Russia and Lenin is named head of new communist government
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October-November of 1917. Austro-Hungarian forces, with the help of Germany, were able to break through Italian lines in present day Slovenia Picture: portmoodyibhistory11.wikispaces.com
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Lenin and the German forces signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk which gave Germany some territories such as Lithuania and Ukraine to Germany in exchange for peace between Russia and Germany A few months later, Germany faced similar revolution to Russia based on workers' equality and socialism
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Lenin led the Bolsheviks (Reds) to victory against the White army which consisted of different minority groups
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