Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese war grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan
I. Bloody Sunday
Was the massacre of civilians protesting for their food and rights
II. Russia enters World War I
Drains them of resources and drains them of men
A. Lenin returns from exile
Lenin hopes he will destabilize the country.
1. Protests prompt Nicholas to abdicate
He abdicates the thrown by Pertograd
a. Duma sets up a temporary government
12 men were executed by Alexander Kerensky.
(1) Bolsheviks seize control
He ends up killing the Royal Family which in the end will cause him conflicts with russia
(a) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This treaty allowed Russia to leave the war but at certain cost The ended up losing a large portion of their land to Germany.
i) Russian Civil War
Lasted three years and was created by many mad Russians that supported the old gov't
(1) War Communism
This kept towns and the red army supplied with food.
(a) New Economic Policy
The new economic policy helped shape the outcome of the civil war.
i) Constitution establishes the Soviet Union
This takes a new gov't and unites all the southern soviet unions.
(1) Lenin Dies
He had helped stalin rise to power.
(a) Stalin take power
He won the struggle for power by tricking Trotsky. Which made him unpopular and unliked
i) Stalin's Five Year Plans
This was to improve transportation ands crease the farm output.
(1) Collectivization of the Ukraine
This lead to the peasants rebellion and lead to millions of people starving.
(a) the Great Purge
The great purge was a secret police crack down which was launched in 1934.
ii) Romanov family is murdered
Lenin paid for an assassin to kill the Romanov family.
Color guide
Purple Blue Green Red Yellow
Stage 1 red
Stage 2 blue
Stage 3 green
Stage 4 purple
Stage 5 yellow
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