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= Russia Revolution =

**Causes-** In 1881, Alexander the 3rd succeeded his father, Alexander the 2nd, and halted all reforms in Russia. In 1881, revolutionaries got angry over the slow pace of political change assassinated the reform-minded czar, Alexander the 2nd. Russia was heading toward a full-scale revolution. Alexander the 3rd used harsh measures. He had strict censorship codes on published materials and written documents, which included private letters. He had secret police watch both secondary schools and universities. the teachers had send detailed reports on every student.To establish a uniform Russia culture, Alexander the 3rd oppresses other national groups within Russia. He made Russia the official language.

**Ideal-**
When Nicholas the second became czar in 1894, he continued the tradition of Russian autocracy. Unfortunatelt, it had blinded Czar to the changing conditions of his times. And the rapid industrialization changed the face of the Russia economy. Then the factories began to double and brought problems, such as grueling working conditions, miserably low wages, and child labor.THen the outlwaed trade unions. To try and improve their lives, the workers were unhappy with the low standard of living and the lack of political power organized strikes. Then the revolutionaries did't wait long to relize the crises of Russia. These events showed czar's weakness and paved the way for revolution.

**﻿Outcome-**
There was the Russo-Japanese War in the late 1800's Between Russia and Japan competed for the control of Korea and Manchuria. And had series of agreement over the territories, but Russia broke them. Then in Febuary 1904. News of repeated Russian losses sparked that led to a revolt in the midst of the war. Bloody Sunday: The Revolution of 1905, on January 22, 1905, about 200,000 workers and their families approached the Czar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. They had carried a petition asking for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and an elected national legislature. The soldiers put fire on the crowd, more then a 1,000 were wounded and several 100 were killed. This had provoked a wave of strikes and voilence that spread across the country. Then in October 1905, Czar promised more freedom.World War One: The Final Blow: Nicholas the second made a bad decision that dragged Russia into World War One. That had unprepared the military and economic cost. The general was weak and had poor equippeed troops were not a match for German army.They had lost 4 million Russian soldiers were killed, wouned,and take as prisoner.Czaarist Russia: Czar's leadership was very weak. The revolutionary agtiation challenges the government. The effect and causes of the March Revolution was czar abdicates, Provisional government takes over, Lenin and soviets gain power, and Russia stays in World War I. There was also the Bolshevik Revolution, those effects were provisional government is overthrown. Bolsheviks takes over, then Bolsheviks sign peace treaty with Germany and leaves World War I, and then the Civil war begins in Russia.