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- Tsar Nicholas II1894
- Bloody Sunday 1905
- Shoot now!!
- The Woman's March 1917
- Bread and peace
- He inherited the throne in 1894 continuing the Romanov dynasty his family held since 1613. He was not as popular as his father. Nicholas II wrongly believed that Russia faced no serious Threats to its stability. He believed that Russians saw him as “Little Father. May blamed Nicholas II for Russia’s problems.
- The Russian RevolutionOctober 25th 1917
- Sunday, January 22, 1905, a Russian Orthodox priest, led a peaceful March of workers through St. Petersburg toward the Tsar’s Winter Palace. Workers wanted to present a Petition to the Tsar describing the hardships of their lives and asking for- Creation of the constitution - the right to form Unions - Better working conditions
- The New Economic Policy 1921
- Bread for sale!! $2
- In 1917, women took to the streets to demand “ Bread and Peace ” Four days later, 26 soldiers, sailors, palace guards, Joined factory workers in the streets Marchers went to the Duma to seek leadership; many joined them in demanding Bread for all and Peace
- Chaos in Russia 1922
- Oct 25th 1917 - Trotsky’s troops had seized most ofPetrograd and Lenin proclaimed a Bolshevik state. Lenin Nationalized all the land, and Anti-Bolshveik forces were forming in the provinces called the Whites.
- Created in 1921 the NEP was “taking one step backward to go two steps forward.” It introduced limited capitalism allowing peasants the right to sell their food in open air markets The government maintained Control of major industries. It was a major Success bringing prosperity
- Lenin hoped to make Russia the model Marxist society, ridding it of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment Due to Russia’s Communist beliefs, the western nations Blockaded it, causing Russia’s industry to Halt.
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