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Nicholas II: This passage will be about Nicholas's personal life, information, good and bad accomplishments and the effect he had on Russian history.

Early life: Nicholas II was born in Russia on May, 18,1868. He was his parents firstborn child. His father Alexander Alexandrovich, was heir to the Russian empire. Nicholas II had private tutors for him and that's how he received his education. His talent was in foreign languages and history, ironically, the future leader struggled in politics and economics. To make things worse his father, Alexander, failed to provide him with training in affairs of state.

In 1881, Nicholas was 13 years old. His father took the throne when his grandfather was assassinated. When Nicholas was 19 he joined the army. He served for three years before touring Asia and Europe for ten months. He was very heartfelt for the military, he rose rank to colonel.

Several honors and titles were bestowed on this last Tsar of Russia. Knighted by United Kingdom in the Order of the Garte in 1893. In October 20, 1894 Nicholas's father died of kidney disease, Nicholas inherited the Russian throne. Nicholas never wanted to take throne. He told people he wasn't ready or prepared to take his fathers role. He never understood politics and never wanted to. After, in 1894 Nicholas II got married to Alexandra.

Nicholas II and Alexandra had four daughters and a son. The son was diagnosed with hemophilia, sooner realizing theirs no treatment. That didn't stop from Nicholas II loving his son unconditionally and always trying to find solutions to heal him. In 1981, Nicholas II and his family were canonized by the ‘Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia’.

Nicholas, was forced to surrender to Japan in September 1905. Nicholas II became the first czar to lose a war to an Asian nation. An estimated 80,000 Russian soldiers lost their lives in a war that had revealed the czar's ineptitude at diplomacy and military affairs.

In 1905 The bloody Sunday and the revolution always happened. People were forced to work long hours, poor wages, and poor housing. Families went hungry on a regular basis and housing shortages were severe, laborers slept in shifts, sharing a bed with several others. Thousands of people peacefully protested and marched. Thousands of soldiers were waiting for the protesters. Soldiers were been informed wrong that the protesters were there to harm the czar and destroy the palace, the soldiers fired into the crowd, killing and wounding hundreds of people. The czar himself did not order the shootings, but he was held accountable.

After a massive general strike brought much of Russia to a halt in October 1905, Nicholas was forced to finally respond to the protests.

In 1914, Nicholas led his country into another costly war known as World War I. Food became scarce, soldiers became war-weary, and devastating defeats at Germany. On October 30, 1905, the czar reluctantly issued the October Manifesto, which created a constitutional monarchy and an elected legislature, known as the Duma. Nicholas made sure the powers of the Duma stayed limited. Nearly half of the budget was free from their approval and they were not allowed to participate in foreign policy decisions. The czar also retained full turn down power.

On July 17, Nicholas, Alexandra, their five children were ordered to dress and go down to the cellar of the house. There, the family and servants were arranged in two rows for a photograph they were told was being taken to spread rumors that they had escaped. Suddenly, a dozen armed men burst into the room and gunned down the imperial family in gunfire. The remains of Alexandra, Nicholas, and three of their children were excavated in a forest near Yekaterinburg in 1991.

Nicholas effected Russian History in many ways. He's responsible for more than a hundred thousands of lives that has been lost under his power. Many people hated him and protested against him. He had many more bad accomplishments than good.