Tsar Nicholas II began his reign after the death of his father Alexander III in 1894. He reigned until 1917, when he abdicated after a provisional government was formed. It was obvious from the beginning of his reign that the Russians were on the brink of revolution, and that the Russian throne was in danger. But the things that put the people over the edge were Bloody Sunday, opposition to the duma, Rasputin, and hardships caused by …showed first 75 words of 748 total…

…showed last 75 words of 748 total…to issue land reform. All efforts of the government went into the war. Human suffering and war-weariness grew, sapping the limited strength of the provisional government. The people demanded that the Russians pull out of World War I. The army was breaking apart – millions of men walked away from the front lines. Food shortages continually worsened. Finally the people had enough. They were not going to stand for these hardships anymore. The Bolshevik revolution began.