MAJOR EVENTS Flashcards
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Russo Japanese War
Was a military conflict in which victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon their expansionist policy into East Asia.
Bloody Sunday
A reform or protest in which groups of workers led by the priest Georgy Gapon marched into the Winter Palace in St Petersburg to make their demands. Imperial forces opened fire and thousands wounded and killed.
October Manifesto
A document issued by Tsar Nicholas II that had 3 main areas, the civil rights and freedoms of all people, elections for a state Duma with a universal franchise and the operation of the Duma as the body through which all state laws must pass.
The Dumas
Consisted of landowners, representatives of the industrial middle class, merchants, city intellectuals and peasants.
Fundamental Laws
passed in 1906, they were an edict from the Tsar. Confirming the October manifesto but asserting the Tsars power over the Duma. Also the right to close the Duma at any point.
World War 1
Was also known as the Great War. Began in 1914 until 1918, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It was a military conflict in Europe. It joined France and Britain, against German and Austro-Hungary.
February 1917 Revolution
Was when the monarchy was overthrown and replaced by a provisional government, and it was the first stage of the Russian Revolution.
July Days
A period during the RR during which workers and soldiers of Petrograd staged demonstrations against the PG, results in decline of Bolshevik influence.
Kornilov Affair
Was the try to overthrow by the General of Russia’s army, Kornilov. He attempted to gain control of the Russian Provisional Govt.
October Revolution
Was also known as the second Russian Revolution or the Bolshevik Revolution in march 1917. Revolutionaries led by Petrograd soviet, overthrew Tsar Nicholas the II.
Civil War
Was a multiparty civil war in the Russian Empire sparked by the overthrowing of the Monarchy and the new republican governments failure to maintain stability.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Was a peace treaty signed on march 3rd, 1918 that ended Russia’s participation in World War 1. The Treaty was signed at German controlled Brest-Litovsk, after some months of negotiations. The reason why Russia had to be pulled from the war was because Lenin believed they must focus on building a communist state.
War Communism
Refers to policies, generally economically that were pursued by the Bolsheviks during the Civil War.
Kronstadt Uprising
After the sailors and civilians felt unsatisfied with the Bolsheviks lost promises, there was a rebellion against the Bolsheviks. Kronstadt defended Petrograd as the base of the Baltic Fleet. The rebellion was held in Kronstadt.
NEP
Introduced by Lenin, the NEP was a shift in the Bolshevik economic strategy. It worked to ease the harsh restrictions of communism. It allowed for the return of markets, and smaller trade markets.
Lenin’s Death
Occurred on the 21st of January in 1924. they say he died from a stroke. After he died, Joseph Stalin succeeded him as head figure in the Soviet Government.
