Meanwhile, as America prepares for war, Germany
devises a plan to eliminate the Eastern front
and remove Russia from the war.
Three days after the Americans join the war,
the Germans load a secret weapon
onto a heavily guarded train headed for Russia.
It's a weapon that promises to destroy their
enemies from the inside out.
That weapon is Vladimir Lenin.
Lenin is the leader of Russia's Communist
revolutionaries.
With mass desertions on the eastern front
and civil unrest at home, 
Lenin thinks they can finally topple the Russian Government.
For the past ten years he's been in exile
in Switzerland until Germany sends his home
on a train along with over ten million dollars
to fund his revolution.
"The Germans decided that they would take this
enormous gamble and bring Lenin back to Russia
to bring about a revolution to get Russia
out of the war."
"That's about as radical a step as you can take."
When Lenin gets to Moscow, he's greeted by
one of his fellow revolutionaries.
Six times he's been exiled to Siberia and six times
he's escaped. His name is Joseph Stalin.
"Comrade."
"Comrade."
Reunited, Stalin supports Lenin as he plots
an armed rebellion,
 playing right into Germany's hands.
Over the next few months, Lenin and Stalin
recruit a massive worker's militia
and using the ten million dollars from the German government,
they quietly amass a stockpile of weapons
until they're ready to make their move.
"I've arranged to take the train stations
and the telephone communications."
"And the palace guard?"
"Many of our sources say they are sympathetic
to our cause."
"Our timing has to be perfect."
On the seventh of November, 1917, communists
stormed the Winter Palace,
toppling the Russian government, and paving the way for the Soviet Union.
"This is just the beginning, Comrade."
Just days later, Lenin signs a decree that
takes Russia out of the war. 
The German plan works, bringing them one step closer to victory.
