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Abdicate (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
Cheka Secret police who executed suspected counter-revolutionaries and sent thousands to labor camps
Commissar Political officials who ensured loyalty, specifically in the army, by using terror and force
Proletariat the working class
Duma Essentially a legislature set up for the provisional government under Kerensky
Soviet A Russian soldier or worker under communism
Communism a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
Bolsheviks an elite group of the soviets
Nicholas II the last tsar of Russia, after his military leadership failed in WWI, along with other factors, he was forced to abdicate, and he and his family was
Rasputin nicknamed the "Mad Monk," He was given a substantial amount of power Russia after supposedly healing the Tsar's son. He used that power to put unfit people into political positions based on bribes and flattery.
Lenin a Russian revolutionary who led the October Revolution and established the USSR
Kerensky leader of the provisional government
Trotsky Russian government official, established the commissars and led the red army
Whites counter-revolutionaries, capitalists, and tsar-supporters in the Civil War
Reds Communists led by Lenin during the Civil War
The Russo-Japanese War 1905
Bloody Sunday a swarm of proletariats marched to the Tsar's palace with demands, guards opened fire and 130 peaceful protestors were killed.
Problems in Russia prior to the revolution food shortages, , fuel shortages, and the disaster of WWI
Protest in Petrograd Women lead the revolt of workers and military due to the problems in Russia
February Revolution 1917 As a result of the Protest in Petrograd and general disagreement with the tsar, Nicholas II abdicates and a new provisional government is installed by the Duma
October Revolution 1917 Lenin leads and wins this with the Soviets with help from Germany and support from the people
Congress of Soviets
War Communism The new USSR established this during WWI, allowing the government to take control of production
The Red Terror Chekas, in order to ensure loyalty, began aggressively persecuting suspected counter-revolutionaries and sending many to labor camps
Civil War The struggle for control in Russia leads to this, between the Reds and Whites. Reds eventually won.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Officially ended all Russian involvement in WWI, giving up all gained people and land.
Establishing the USSR Russia is now the Soviet Union, established a constitution, elected legislature, now everyone 18+ can vote, and free education is available.
New Economic Policy A small version of capitalism established in Russia after the creation of the USSR, in which small businesses could exchange extra work for supplies and money.
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