List three difficult events that russia faced between 1904 through 1917 and briefly describe how each crisis lead to the end of the czars and toward revolution.

During the Russo-Japenese War, Japan and Russia signed a series of agreements over the territories, but Russia broke them and Japan retailed by attacking the Russians. News of repeated Russian losses let to the unrest at home and to a revolt in the midst of the war. World War 1 led to the constant defeats of Russia. More than 4 million Russian soldiers had been killed. It revealed the weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership.

France and Spain established their colonies before England as well. France established colonies in North America as a way to aid their trading with the Native Americans. French trading outposts had already been established in North America as a way to obtain furs and other resources for export.

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