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1825 Decembrist Revolt
Russian Millitary had 3,000 troops to protest about Nicholas 1's taking the throne after after his older brother left and didn't want to take over. This lead to fighting about royalty. -
Nicholas II becomes czar of Russia
Nicholas II became the last czar of Russia. He would later start the Russian Revolution and other wars and conflicts. -
The Russo-Japanese War
Russia decided to reject Japan's plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres. Later, Japan launched an unexpected attack on Port Arthur, one of Russia's ports in china. Russia suffered many defeats from Japan. Japan won the war on September 5, 1905 -
Bloody Sunday
People were protesting about the right to vote and a free speech. Troops fired on people who were protesting and Nocholas II was given the nick name, Bloody Nicholas. -
World War I
During World War I, Russia had suffered several defeats. When the war ended, 2.5 million soldiers had died, and Russia's economy plunged leaving millions of people in war debt. -
The March Revolution
In March of 1917, the city Petrograd was full of people protesting about how the city's name sounded too German. After world war I people were low on money and were mad at Germany. The name was changed to St. Petersburg which is what is it today -
Czar Nicholas II abdicates the throne
Nicholas II was not ready to take the throne. The people didn't want him to be a czar anymore because they didn't like the decisions he was making. -
Russian Civil War
The Russian civil war was between the bolsheviks wanted to take control of Russia. The mensheviks wanted Russia to stay the same and not the way the bolsheviks wanted it to be ran. The war ended in October 1922 -
The Creation of the USSR
The USSR was a group of countries, Russia, Belorussia, and Ukraine, This was later called the Soviet Union after more countries became a part of it. The USSR lasted from 1922 to 1991 -
Vladimir Lenin’s death
Vladimir Lenin died on January 21, 1924 in Moscow Russia. He died at age 54 from a stroke.
