Later the Ionian Greeks revolted in an attempt overthrow the Persians. Athens and Eretria sent soldiers and ships to their aid, however the Persians were successful and took over Ionia in the battle of lade. The Persian king darius I vowed to destroy Athens and Eretria for standing against him.…
Throughout the period 1855 to 1954, opposition to Russian governments was a common occurrence due to dissatisfaction of many civilians’ lives and the lack of development seen throughout Russia. However, as much as there were some successful movements throughout 1905 such as the Bolsheviks gaining support and eventually gaining power, there were also several failed attempts due to intense use of violence, terror and censorship by the state. It is arguable that whether opposition was successful, merely came down to the strength of the opposition group or the weakness of the government in power.…
The two Mexican American characteristics that I saw in the Zoot Suite movie are, “Showing an Oppositional way of thinking, and “Rewrite the Mexican American and Mexican experience back into history”. The movie Zoot Suite was about a play that relived the trial of Henry Reyna, which is based off the real trial of Henry Leyvas. They showed how Mexican Americans in Los Angeles were being treated and how they were wrongly judged due to the way they looked. The “zoot suites” was the style of young Chicanos back in the day, and the police associated crime and violence with their look. The movie clearly expressed the inequality they faced during the jury trial. These are all examples of how the movie used Oppositional way of thinking/ questioning…
In July 1918, the royal Romanov line was suddenly and brutally ended by the Bolsheviks. The Romanov family had ruled the Russian Empire for over three centuries. The Romanovs reign was one of strict tyranny. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia made one big step toward a more equal Russia by freeing the serfs but because the serfs owned no land they had little to no money still. After WWI when nicholas led Russia to a crushing defeat there was lots of unrest throughout Russia. I think that the main reason the Tsar was forced to abdicate the throne and then was slaughtered is that he made a more equal Russia but in doing so he made the serfs more impoverished than ever, that he had led Russia into multiple wars that had ended badly and that the technology…
If there was one thing Sparta wanted out of the Peloponnesian War, it was to bring down Athens. Given Athens' rising strength and its ability to acquire an ever-larger navy of vessels from contributions paid by its dependents and allies, Sparta appeared to be concerned (Cartwright, 2018). As a matter of fact, Athens was becoming stronger and winning more and more wars thanks to its allies. Furthermore, Sparta believed that if nothing was done, Corinth, another major Greek state, was going to be forced to go along with Athens (Cartwright, 2018). When discussing ancient Greece, we frequently concentrate on Athens and Sparta, two of the principal towns.…
Ivan the Terrible wasn’t all that great. He became the Grand Prince of Moscow at the age of three. Ivan the Terrible killed his son in a heated argument with his wife. Ivan’s return marked the beginning of a 24-year long reign of terror. The reign of Ivan the Terrible wasn’t the greatest. In the paragraphs below it will explain the points in depth.…
To what extent was Austria responsible for the failure of Italian revolutionaries in the years 1820-49?…
This conflict between the Turks and the Greeks ended in 1828 when the Greeks gained independence. It was only possible to overthrow a kingdom as a large as the Ottoman Empire with wide based support from numerous European countries. However the views of the Greek’s intentions of independence had drastic differences between those who opposed and those who didn’t oppose the…
Document 2 describes the orders Mustapha III sends to his governor in northern Greece. This document explains the rebellious acts of the Greeks, creating raids wherever they go, specifically in northern Greece. With this order, Mustapha III simply wants the city to be cleansed from rebellion. This document shines a negative light on the Greeks, whose behaviour and character is seen as chaotic and evil. Such conditions aren’t justified either, and the orders are simple, they just want to rid the city of the evil and chaos caused by the Greeks. The one who made this order, Mustapha III, was the Turkish sultan, so of course he’d want the Greeks to be “taken care of” as quick as possible for they were causing a great amount of distress for the Ottoman population in general. Also, being the Turkish sultan, it’s obvious the sultan doesn’t want to satisfy the needs of the Greeks, the cause of their rebellion being their need for independence, for losing rule of such an invested nation would prove to be detrimental in many aspects for the Ottoman Empire. Document 9 contains a letter from 1822, in which Turkish provincial governor Vahid Pasha writes that the Greek revolution had the facade of advocating for restoring religion when it was truly inspired by the old Greek myths that caused the revolution to be nothing more than drunk people parading around and yelling. This…
The Napoleonic wars showed that Russia was a major force in Europe. Influences from Western Europe caused some Russian students, nobles, and members of the upper class to rebel and create secret political groups within their communities. In 1825 officers led a revolt, trying to form a new government but was struck down by Emperor Nicholas I. To protect Russia from corrupting western ideas, Emperor Nicholas I drove his…
Few city-states of Greece hold the same historical importance as Athens. In an age of conflict between the giant Persian empire and Greeks, the commercial giant of Athens was the focus of the struggle in the lengthy, violent Persian War. In these times, effective and ambitious political figures were the key to the defense and success of a state. Themistocles, a young, bright individual of Athens devoted his life to the success of the state and proved himself to be a worthy leader by developing a fortified naval fleet that made Athens the dominant naval power of Greece. For these reasons, Themistocles had an influential role in the salvation of Greece in post-Marathon Athens.…
Pugachev Rebellion: Although Catherine scorned violence outside of the battlefield and believed in peaceful ideals, such as prevention over punishment and anti-torture, there was an occasion where she contradicted herself. This occurred when dealing with one of the greatest peasant revolts of Russia. She initially wanted to improve the lives of the lower classes, but later came to the realization that Russia wasn’t ready for those changes yet and doing so would upset the people she relied on most to keep her position on the throne secure, the nobility. They helped place her there and were her biggest supporters; their power was also the greatest potential threat to her authority. The only peasant revolt that was big enough to cause Catherine any worry was the Pugachev Rebellion, led by Yemelian Pugachev, who pretended to be Tsar Peter III.…
Ionian Revolt: Ionian Revolt: The Ionian Revolt began began 499 BC was a series of military revolts from the people of ionia against the persian empire ,ancient Greek colonies Mysia ,Lydia,Caria and Lycia that rebelled against the geographical enormous persian empire. During the arcade age a lot of Greek cities sent out expeditions to colonise the mediterranean,Herodotus the father of western history,gives the only greek historian text about the only persian wars written at the time of the period .Herodotus had stated that the cause of the revolt was due to the overwhelming amount of anti terance feelings within the society. The ionians were mainly helped in their anitional movement march the first clash,between the persians and the Greeks that led on to the Greco persian wars. The Ionian Revolt may have come about for several reasons such as,Tributes that Ionians owed the…
The Russian Revolution was one of the most important revolutions in history. Just like the French people, Russians got tired of being treated unfairly by the Higher classes, and so decided to revolt against them. However unlike the French, they could not be satisfied, or entertained for long by a single revolution, reason why they did many revolts. Each time retreating at its middle, until they finally were annoyed and determined enough to overthrow the Government and change their lives as they knew it. Even so, that wasn’t the only cause of the Russian Revolution, along the many revolts came various relevant causes and events, but only few of them stood out, with such importance to today’s history of the causes for the Russian…
During the 18th century, intellectual changes began to dismantle traditional values and institutions. Liberal ideas from France and Britain spread rapidly, and from 1789 the French Revolution became the genesis of "liberal Italians". A series of political and military events resulted in a unified kingdom of Italy in 1861. The settlements reached in 1815 at the Vienna Congress had restored Austrian domination over the Italian peninsula but had left Italy completely fragmented . The Congress had divided the territory among a number of European nations and the victors of the Napoleonic Wars. The Kingdom of Sardinia recovered Piedmont (Piemonte), Nice, and Savoy and acquired Genoa.…