Czar Nicholas II and his wife. After Revolution of 1905 he failed to solve Russia's basic political, economic and social problems, this sparked eruptions. March 1917 the first of two revolutions toppled the Romanov dynasty and started more radical changes.
Bloodiest War in American History: Not the Civil War -- World War Two. Although more American died in the Civil War, more Americans were killed in WW2. It's a pedantic technicality perhaps, but the Civil War was America's deadliest war, World War II its bloodiest.
John Allen. World War II was the bloodiest conflict in human history. The world was in a state of âtotal war.â Motivated by the threat of global tyranny, the Allies eventually prevailed, but this victory was marked by battles won and lost.