The Russian Revolution was after the Russians backed away from WWI. Also the Russians were ftired of with their czar and decided to overthrow him, it was also the start of communism. During the Russian revolution there were series of other revolutions within it like the February revolution and the October revolution/Bolshevik revolution. The February revolution was when the Russian people removed their czar Nicholas II, their wasn't much uprising during this revolutions but them removing the czar and having a temporary government after.
The Bolshevik revolution was led by Vladamir Lenin who's ideas were similar to Karl Marx. Lenin spread the ideas of communism and the people supported his ideas because they knew it was time for change.
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World War I
World War I had many causes on why it began. Europe and the America periods of peace since their revolutions. There was alot of changes around that time. The west side, grew in trade and colonies, but rival counties gradually grew and alliance camps emerged. Economic competition and arms race also became intense. The Balkans became a hotspot of western society. Then war broke out in 1914, a war which was unexpectedly disastrous and destructive. The war was caused by a number of factors. Factors Such as militaryism, nationalism, colonizing. The economies that were rivals, competed to find the better country. Countries such as Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and Germany paid money for there military but Germany was on top of all. They had money and weapons and a get military to begin with. From the beginning this treathen the other countries and it was hard for them to keep all the weapons they bought and waste them.a
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