"War is the midwife of revolution" It isn´t just an unlicky coincidence that both‚ the 1905 revolution and the 1917 revolution(s)‚ took place slightly after the Russo-Japanese War in the first case‚ and during the Great War in the second one. Both cases prove that "war is the midwife of revolution" and that it is a direct cause for this uprisings. In 1904 Russia went to war with Japan. They were fighting for control of Korea and Manchuria in the Far East. Right from the start of the war the
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The Provisional Government Background the provisional government is the name give to the government that led Russia from March 1917 to November 1917. Throughout its existence‚ the provisional government met at the Tauride Palace. By July it was led by Alexander Kerensky. The provisional government had one major disadvantage it’s leaders‚ especially Kerensky were associated with the middle class. They were not seen as having anything in common with the working class‚ therefore‚how could they
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Because of the Zimmerman note and submarine warfare‚ President Wilson asked congress for permission to go to war and on April 6‚ 1917‚ congress officially declared it. During WWI‚ several acts were passed to increase the president’s war power. Two acts that concerned freedom of was; The Espionage Act of 1917 and The Sedition Law of 1918. The Espionage Act made it a felony to promote insubordination within the military or to obstruct the armed forces. The Deduction
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for the British. The war was mainly fought between the members of The Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia). Eventually‚ countries such as the USA joined in 1917. Rivalries between countries‚ arguments over empires‚ and an arm race are the causes of the European tensions that lead to the war. A cause thought to of sparked the war was the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ next in line to the Austro-Hungarian
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The Red Baron The Pilot Manfred von Richthofen‚ known as “The Red Baron‚” was a renowned fighter pilot in the German Imperial Army Air Service during the Great War. Born on May 2‚ 1892‚ in Breslau‚ German Empire (now Wroclaw‚ Poland)‚ he received his education at the Wahlstatt Cadet School in Berlin‚ and later at the Senior Cadet Academy at Lichterfelde. Following in his father’s footsteps‚ Manfred went on to the Berlin War Academy‚ and joined an Uhlan Cavalry Unit in the army. At the start of the
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De Stijl in Dutch means “ The Style”‚ also known as neoplasticism‚ was a Dutch artistic movement founded in 1917. The movement was mainly about creating geometric abstract paintings. In a narrower sense‚ De Stijl was a term used refers to a body of work from 1917 to 1931 founded in Netherlands. De Stijl was also the name of the journal‚ which published by the Dutch painter‚ designer‚ writer‚ and critic Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931)‚ propagating the group’s theories. Besides him‚ the principal members
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How far do you agree that the struggle for power following Lenin’s death in 1924 was caused by the ideological differences between the contenders for power? The 5 contenders to become leader all had different ideologies which I agree to some extent was an important factor in the struggle for power after Lenin’s death. However‚ there were also 3 other reasons that could have led to a struggle‚ for example‚ the fact that they all had different personalities which meant that they connected with Lenin
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On the contrary‚ significant efforts to demolish it started to be made by Alexander III’s successor‚ Nicholas II (1894-1917)‚ who decided to appoint Nikolai Bobrikov as the Grand Duchy’s governor-general. The latter was a strong supporter of the Russian ambitions and‚ as Tuomo Polvinen (1995) wrote‚ he required that “[…] under the guidance of a firm hand‚ Finland be made
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The Renault FT tank is a French tank that was created in 1917 and the most influential tank of the century. This tank is known as one of the first modernized tanks of WWII. The vehicle was small and it was not very costly to build like most other tanks of this time. It’s design was meant to be fast in order to attack an enemy unawares. The idea and design of it was made by two very important people in the French tank industry. Nearly all of the countries fighting in WWII used this tank in warfare
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TARAH BROOKFIELD Divided by the Ballot Box: The Montreal Council of Women and the 1917 Election Abstract: Prime Minister Robert Borden created the Wartime Elections Act in September 1917 – a move that granted temporary voting rights to women who had close relatives serving in the military. Their votes were positioned as key to winning the war because it was assumed that newly enfranchised wives and mothers would support Borden’s controversial conscription plans to reinforce their husbands and
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