Alexander III died

Nicholas II was the next in power and he was terrified to have this big responsibility.

Tsar Alexander II had to ride around in a bulletproof carriage to avoid assassination

Tsar Alexander II was finally assassinated in March 13,1881

The fight Russia had against Japan led to the revolution.

there was a protest which ended in a bloodbath with troops shooting the protesters.

Lenin had been captured and sent into exile. It wasn't so bad because he had family, allowance and a maid

1913 marked 300 years of the Romanov family rule

Rasputin was put out to be a German spy so he was captured and killed.

Saint Petersburg saw the beginning of the February Revolution.

The country of Germany negotiated for Lenin to get back to Russia when the revolution broke out

Lenin called for power to the Soviets (or the Bolsheviks) which was not in favor of democracy, but instead a revolutionary system where everyone who was on top before would now be on the bottom

The Civil War that was started by the Bolsheviks lasted 1941- 1921.

The population of the Bolshevik party grew from 20,000 to 1.3 million.

The Tsar family was captured and killed.

The Bolsheviks won their war and formed a new Soviet Union

Lenin then died in 1924