1. The Decline and Fall of The Romanov Dynasty
In an attempt to bolster the economy (through the gain of ice-free sea ports into the Pacific) and expand into the Far East, Russia, under the reign of Nicholas II, waged war on Japan in 1904. The physically large, yet ill-equipped and poorly lead Russian defense forces were obliterated by the Japanese in under a year. ... With a useless government, social discontent only grew worse and as it did, repression got more intense. ... Like in the 1904-5 war against Japan, Russia's army was again poorly equipped. ... This led to massive mistrust of the government amongst all walks of society an...
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