Was declared the Tsar of Russia in Was the commander of the Russian First Army Was the commander of the Russian Second Army

Three Emperors’ League Established First Balkan Crisis Russo-Turkish War Treaty of San Stefano Congress of Berlin

Second Balkan Crisis Reinsurance Treaty Nicholas II is Declared Tsar Trans-Siberian Railway is Completed Russo-Japanese War

Russian Revolution Triple Entente World War I

The economy in Russia was greatly unbalanced The peasants were living in economic depression, while the nobility were living wealthy lives. Similarly to most other powers, Russia was industrializing; Russia had many mines and factories which produced goods needed for the county. Since Russia was behind in the race of industrializing, the creation of heavy industry allowed them close the gap between their economy and the economies of other prominent powers.

Russia’s industrialization improved the military ability of Russia Russia’s Army consisted of ground, aerial, and naval forces By 1914 Russia had the world’s largest aerial and ground armies Due Russia’s large landmass and poor transporting abilities, it was difficult to deploy such a large army efficiently It was also difficult to successfully supply such an enormous army