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The Romanov dynasty controlled Russian in the 19th century

Most people were serfs and made there money from farming

Serfdom was abolished in Russia in 1861

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Cause one: Nicholas II takes control 1894

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Cause one: Nicholas II takes control 1894

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Nicholas became Czar when his father died in 1894

The industrial capital of Russia during this time was far behind the rest of western Europe.

Nicholas's increase in industrial production created a larger class of urban poor.

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When the people asked the Czar for help at the winter palace a general ordered his troops to shoot the crowd.

Two specific complaints in Document A is that the people have to work to long and that they are under payed and need more money to survive (1 ruble per day of work)

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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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The Duma was a group of people who supported the constitutional monarchy but but wanted to put the power of Russia in the position of the democratically elected Dumas.

Nicholas opposed the Duma because he didn't want to lose any power.

The Czar has the power to approve laws and without his approval nothing can become a law. Secondly he is the commander in chief of the Russian army and navy

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Before WW1 started Russia allied themselves with Britain and France as well as the newly formed Serbia.

The Austrians became mad at the Serbians after a Serbian national shot and killed the Archduke to the Austrian throne.

Serbia asked Russia for help due to the Austro-Hungarian army concentrating in the Serbian frontier making it impossible for them to defend themselves with out help.

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Cause two Czar Nicholas takes command of the army 1915

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Cause two Czar Nicholas takes command of the army 1915

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Some problems facing the Russian people during WW1 is a shortage of food and other supplies as well as the heavy casualties they faced since they didn't have strength of Germanys or Austria's army. Lastly many men were being drafted into the war from farms and factories.

Nicholas decides to take command of the army when the enemy starts to penetrated the interior of the empire.

Around 1,700,000 Russian died in WW1

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When Nicholas when to fight in WW1 he left his wife Czarina Alexandra in charge of the country.

Rasputin had the influence he did over the czarina because she believed that only he could save her son Alexi from a genetic disease.

Document G show's that the Czarina didn't listen to her advisors when they brought up concerns about Rasputin.

In order to kill Rasputin the royal family poissened his food and shot him 3 time they then tossed his body in a frozen river.

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Workers displayed there unhappiness by going on strike this later turned into riots where food was stolen from stores. In addition to the workers soldiers joined in on the strikes leaving their post and refusing to keep order.

The troops reacted to the violence by joining in on the strikes and refusing to keep order.

Abdicating the throne means that the czar was giving up his power.

Nicholas left the throne to his brother the 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 tried to set up a government based upon the democratic ideas of western countries.

The provisional government turned out unsuccessful as they had a hard time keeping control.

The provisional leaders didn't give power to the bourgeoisie rich because they felt it would weaken 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 followers of Karl Marx.

Communisim appealed to the working class because they had nothing to lose and were looking for change.

Lenin promised the people peace land and bread.

Lenin calls on the people to over throw the government on October 24 1917

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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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In October of 1917 Lenin and his followers begin to take over St Petersburg.

The red army supported the Bolsheviks since they were called the Red Bolshevik Army.

The white army was against the Bolsheviks since they were called the White anti-Bolshevik forces.

In order to keep power the Bolsheviks persecuted any anti revolutionist no matter what. They also brought all counter revolutionaries before the Revolutionary tribunal to find a way to fight them All this was to find any counter revolutionist and stop what they were doing.

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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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In their treaty to end WW1 the Russians lost some territory like Poland, Finland, and Ukraine.

Nine months after the Russia surrendered the Germans surrendered to the Allies.

The purpose of the treaty was to stop Russian involment in WW1 and to create peace and amiity between Russia and Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey and lastly, Austria-Hungary.

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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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Nicholas and his family were moved to Ekaterinburg because of the growing fear that the white army was advancing to set them free from their house arrest before Nicholas's trial.

In the end the royal family was exacuted in the basement of the house they were in during the middle of the night.

According to Document D the heir Alexi was the last to die in the exacution.

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The new name of Russian and a few smaller territories is the United Soviet Socialist Republic or the USSR.

The new empire included the new countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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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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Despite help from other nations The red Bolshevik army won the civil war.

During the war Russia was devastated with over 15 million people dead and 5 million on top of that from WW1. As well as the destruction roads factories and farms the nation faced famine and drought in the early 1920's.

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Lenin was bedridden through his last year because he had become sick and sufferd from several strokes.

After Lenin's death in 1924 Josef Stalin took control over the USSR.

Josef Stalin ruled the USSR cruely for 30 years.