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Russian Revolution (March 12 and 15, 1918 (1917 (January 9,1905 (Defeat by…

- - - - Defeat by Japan and Bloody Sunday
        
        -During Bloody Sunday an unarmed mob presents a petition to the Winter Palace in an attempt to improve the Russian government
        -Russian Czar orders troops to fire on his own people, about 500 lives are lost
        -Japanese-Russian War was lost with approximately 89,000 Russian casualties (Britannica).
        -Causes Russia to be unprepared when WWI comes
    - - -Did not have enough money to support war funds-Soldiers trained with broomsticks -Russian soldiers were not provided weapons and instead were told to find them on a dead ally -Russa suffered the most casualties in the war at 3,311,000 deaths in total (schuman).
  - - - Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is Signed
        
        -Lenin signs this treaty with Germany
        -This treaty makes Russia give up east Poland, Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic provinces
        -This does not bring peace but instead brings civil war in Russia
    - - -V.I. Lenin lead the Bolsheviks with the idea of violent revolution
        -The goal of this Russian communist group was to overthrow capitalism -The Bolsheviks succeed at attempting to seize power and overthrow the previous government
        -This armed revolution leads to the power given to the Congress of Soviets, as the people were told, but in reality, a committee lead by Lenin