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Journal. What conditions must exist to remove a leader from power?. The Last Russian Czar. Nicholas II. Rasputin. “Holy man” promised to heal the czar’s sick child Became a trusted advisor to the czar Plotted to gain even more power while the czar was away during WWI. Major Events.

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Journal

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  1. Journal • What conditions must exist to remove a leader from power?

  2. The Last Russian Czar Nicholas II

  3. Rasputin • “Holy man” promised to heal the czar’s sick child • Became a trusted advisor to the czar • Plotted to gain even more power while the czar was away during WWI

  4. Major Events • Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad (1904) • Russo-Japanese War ended unsuccessfully (1905) • Joined World War I (1914) • Russian Revolution (1917)

  5. Opposition • Czar wanted to modernize/industrialize Russia • Marxist revolutionaries plotted to overthrow the czar • Bolsheviks were willing to sacrifice everything for drastic change • Lenin was a major leader of opposition

  6. Bloody Sunday (1905) • The people wanted better working conditions, more personal freedoms, and an elected national legislature • Russian people marched on the Winter Palace- police open fire, killing between 500 and 1,000 people

  7. Bloody Sunday Continued • Provoked a wave of strikes and violence • Duma (Parliament) was created to appease the people • It was later disbanded

  8. World War I • 1914 Russia joined the war • War brought defeat after defeat for Russia • Nicholas moved to the front lines in a failed attempt to improve morale • Soldiers mutinied • March 1917 the czar was forced to abdicate the throne

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