Russian Revolution

     The Russian Revolution was a series of three revolutions. It involved a czar(Russian word for king), the Bolsheviks, and the Provisional government. In the February Revolution(it was actually in March), there were good things and bad things. While the middle-class people were doing well, there were a lot of shortages of the latest stuff. Czar Nicholas II was also taking full power. Soon, Russia would have economic problems. In the October Revolution(it was actually in November), the Bolsheviks(the good Russians,led by Vladimir Lenin) overthrew the Provisional government. Some Bolsheviks separated from the group, but the supporting members won. The Bolsheviks would take charge of Russia until when Joseph Stalin seized full power. That paved the way for the USSR. It also brought in the Russian Civil War, an event where the Bolsheviks (Red for Bolshevik) battled former members( White for ex-Bolshevik).

World War I

World War I was a long event in which European countries competed against each other for nationalism. France, Great Britain, and Russia, who were joined by the United States, battled Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Before the war, there were many problems like countries protecting each other from rivals. These countries also battled each other for colonies in Africa and Asia at the time when imperialism took place. Years later on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist who was a gang member of the Black Hand. That prompted Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. Two months later, Germany declared war on France and Russia. Britain then declared war on Germany. World War I went from 1914 to 1918. In 1917, the U.S. entered the war. It sided with France, Great Britain, and Russia. America would also force Germany, Austria- Hungary, to Italy to surrender. A lot of soldiers died.

World War I