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The Russian Empire
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Three themes of Russian History
3 themes
Harsh treatment of Common people
Expansion
Slow Westernization
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Why did the Russian Empire collapse?
Terrible loss in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
Harsh treatment of serfs (common people)
Collapse of Empire 1917
Nicholas IIs poor leadership- losses in WWI 1914
Bloody Sunday (peaceful protests turned
violent) 1905
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• Began westernization
• Expanded Russia
• Reorganized govt

Peter the Great (Late 1600s)
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• Continued westernization
• Patron of the arts, literature, education
• Expanded Russia

• Catherine the Great
• (late 1700s)

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• Last czar of Russia
• Ineffective leader
• Failures in Russo-Jap. War and WWI

• Nicholas II
• (late 1800s-1917)

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• Took power after Nicholas II
• Communist
• Created Soviet Union (USSR)

• Lenin
• (early 1900s)

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• Cruel dictator
• Industrialized USSR
• Led USSR during WWII

• Stalin
• (mid 1900s)