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- Tsar Nicholas II took control of the army after losses, thinking he could help the army win the war.
- We will win this war! We will show that we are the superior country!
- Fine!
- On February 23, 1917, International Women's day, women took to the streets of Petrograd and protested, leading to Nicholas II abdicating the throne.
- Abdicate the throne!
- Vladimir Lenin gave speeches in Russia after coming from Germany, and he promoted peace but actually used violence to achieve his goals.
- Peace, bread, and land!
- In October 1917, the Bolsheviks led a revolution but only won a minority of seats in the new Constituent Assembly. Leon Trotsky was part of the revolution as directed Soviet forces.
- Trotsky built a "Red Army" that was loyal to him and a system of secret police called Chekha that targeted his opponents.
- After the death of Lenin, the leader of the USSR, Joseph Stalin took over as dictator of the Soviet Union.
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