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Friday, January 15, 2010

The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was in 1917. The Russians started the revolution because wanted equal rights now that the country is rapidly growing economically and socially. They had the idea of communism of Karl Marx,but the Czar, Nicholas II didn't want that to happened. The Revolution accrued on February and October. The leader of the revolution was Lenin. Czar Nicholas II involved Russia in WORLD WAR I. The first revolution was when the Bolsheviks ordered Czar Nicholas to leave the throne but he didn't listen so they executed the Czar and his family. Lenin lead the Bolsheviks (the Russians) to revolt against the landlords and factory owners and in October the creation of the Soviet Union was established.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Causes for WWI




WWI was the result of many nations trying to be the top. Germany, Russia, Great Britian, France and Austria-Hungary all built up their military trying to have the biggest and best military around. Germany also tried to become the top industrial country in the world. In the middle of all of this. A serbian guy assassinated the leader of Austria-Hungary and Germany tried to force their way through The Netharlands an ally of Great Britian. Austria then proceded to invade Serbia, a close ally of Russia. Russia then declared war on Germany and Britian and France were soon to follow.