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Russia was controlled by the Romanov Dynasty during the 19th century.

People in Russia mostly worked as serfs

Serfdom was abolished in Russia by 1861

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Cause One: Nicholas II tkaes control, 1894

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Cause One: Nicholas II tkaes control, 1894

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Nicholas became Czar when his father died in 1894

Russia was very behind in their industrial capability compared to the Western European countries

Due to Nicholas increasing industrial production the urban poor class grew larger

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Czar was not at home so the generals ordered the troops to open fire on over 500 unarmed people.

The workers felt like they were being overworked and that the work place was filled with oppression and insults.

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Cause:One Nicholas abolishes the Duma,1906

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Cause:One Nicholas abolishes the Duma,1906

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Dumas were a type of politicians who would receive Russia's power.

Nicholas did not like the idea of Dumas because he did not want to lose any of his power

The Czar has the power to approve laws and declare or cease wars pertaining to Russia

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Russia became allies with France, Britain, and  another Slavic nation.

A Serbian nationalist shot the Austrians archduke which eventually led to WWI

The Serbs were  to weak and not fully prepared to fight the Austrians so they asked Russia for assistance.

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Cuase Two: Czar Nicholas takes command of the army,1915

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Cuase Two: Czar Nicholas takes command of the army,1915

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Russian troops were not as strong as Western European troops and there were many Russian casualties because of that

Nicholas made the decision of commanding his troops in person was when Russia's enemies stepped into the Russian territory.

1,700,000 Russians died in World War One.

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Cause Three:Rasputin and the Czarina,1916

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Cause Three:Rasputin and the Czarina,1916

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When Nicholas went to war he left  the control of his government to his wife(Czarina Alexandro)

Rasputin had so much influence ver Czarina because she believed Rasputin was the only person who could save her son.

No Czarina did not listen to her advisors about Rasputin.

Many cakes and wines were poisoned in order to kill Rasputin but someone shot and killed him with a gun in the end.

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Workers were unhappy so they began to strike against the government and so did many soldiers.

Rioters were breaking and looting stores but the troops refused to defend so they joined the rioters.

To abdicate the throne means to give it up.

Nicholas gives his throne to Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich.

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Cause Four:Provisional Government takes over, Spring 1917

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Cause Four:Provisional Government takes over, Spring 1917

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The provisional leadership wanted to create a government based upon democratic principles/

The provisional government was not to successful and was struggling to keep control/

If they handing power to the bourgeoisie then it would have greatly weakened the revolution.

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Cause Five: The Bolsheviks return, Spring 1917

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Cause Five: The Bolsheviks return, Spring 1917

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The Bolsheviks were the communist follower of Karl Marx.

Communism appealed to the working class because they had little to lose and wanted change.

Lenin promised the people peace,land, and bread.

Lenin tries to motivate the people into giving the Russian government its death-blow.

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Cause Five: The Bolsheviks take power, Revolution of October 1917

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Cause Five: The Bolsheviks take power, Revolution of October 1917

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Lenin and his followers began a take-over of St.Petersburg.

The Red Army supported the current Russian government and the White Army supported Lenin

The Bolsheviks said that they will persecute all acts of couter-revolution.

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Effect One: End of WWI for Russia, March 1918

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Effect One: End of WWI for Russia, March 1918

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Russia lost territory that included Poland,Finland, and Ukraine.

It was 8 months between Russian surrendering to Germany surrendering/

It was basically to take Russian troops out of other countries territories.

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Effect One: Death of Nicholas II and his family, July 1918

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Effect One: Death of Nicholas II and his family, July 1918

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The royal family moved to Ekaterinburg because there were rumors that the Bolsheviks wanted to put Nicholas on trial.

The royal family were awakened in the middle of the night and were killed by a gun.

Everyone in the royal family was shot and killed but Alexi was still alive.

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The new name for Russia under Lenin was United Soviet Socialist Republic or USSR.

What additional countries did the new empire include?
Additional countries that were included were Armenia,Estonia,Georgia,Kazakhstan ,and many more.

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Effect Two: End of the Russian Civil War,1922

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Effect Two: End of the Russian Civil War,1922

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The Red Army and the Bolsheviks eventually won the Russian Civil War.
The Civil War killed over 15 million Russian people.

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An assassination the pierced Lenin's neck started the decline of his heath. He suffered a series of strokes and it left him bedridden.

After Lenin's death there was a new leader named Josef Stalin.

Josef Stalin ruled over the USSR for over thirty years.