Nicholas II was crowned king in 1896. However, he was given the throne without knowing how to run a kingdom. During this time the Russo-Japanese War was going on. Later this led to the Russian Revolution in 1905. Czar Nicholas II created the Duma, which is a “State Assembly”. But he always got rid of the Duma when they didnt agree. This made the public support the Bolsheviks. In 1914, Nicholas put Russia into World War I. This was a very expensive war and Russia was not in a good state to take on a great defeat. So much went wrong during Nicholas’ time of reign. The people were not happy. Food became scarce, soldiers became exhausted of war. With so many defeats, it was evident that Russia was under danger of destruction with Nicholas as king.
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This gave Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolsheviks, to seize power in Russia. Their purpose was to establish the world’s first communist state. In June 1918, Russia had a civil war. The anti-Bolshevik Russian forces traveled to Yekaterinburg, where the Romanov family resided. Allies were the key to the Bolsheviks success. A secret meeting took place made by the Yekaterinburg Soviet which ordered for local authorities to betray their loyalty to the royal family. They agreed to a death sentence upon the Romanovs.
In July 16, Nicholas II, Alexandra his wife, their five children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, Alexei, and four servants were ordered to dress quickly and go down to the cellar of the house. They were asked to be arranged in two rows for a photograph. They were told that the purpose of the photograph was to keep rumors that they had escaped. To their surprise, a group of twelve men burst into the room and shot the family. After the smoke cleared up, those who still lived were stabbed to
This gave Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolsheviks, to seize power in Russia. Their purpose was to establish the world’s first communist state. In June 1918, Russia had a civil war. The anti-Bolshevik Russian forces traveled to Yekaterinburg, where the Romanov family resided. Allies were the key to the Bolsheviks success. A secret meeting took place made by the Yekaterinburg Soviet which ordered for local authorities to betray their loyalty to the royal family. They agreed to a death sentence upon the Romanovs.
In July 16, Nicholas II, Alexandra his wife, their five children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, Alexei, and four servants were ordered to dress quickly and go down to the cellar of the house. They were asked to be arranged in two rows for a photograph. They were told that the purpose of the photograph was to keep rumors that they had escaped. To their surprise, a group of twelve men burst into the room and shot the family. After the smoke cleared up, those who still lived were stabbed to