------------------------------------------------- Etymology Before World War II‚ the war was also known as The Great War‚ The World War‚ or The War in Europe .In France and Belgium‚ it was sometimes referred to as La Guerre du Droit (the War for Justice) or La Guerre Pour la Civilization / de Oorlog tot de Beschaving (the War to Preserve Civilisation)‚ especially on medals and commemorative monuments. The term used by official histories of the war in Britain and Canada is First World War‚ while
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How far did WWI lead to the end of the tsarist regime? WW1 was a terrible time for autocracies around Europe‚ none survived. The only royal family involved in the 1st world war that survived was the British. We must therefore infer that World War One led to the end of the Tsarist Regime. The First World War was undoubtedly an important factor that contributed to the decision to abdicate by Tsar Nicholas II but were there others and if so which was the most significant? The First World War
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Launched on 31 July of 1917‚ the Battle of Passchendaele also known as the Third Ypres was meant to be the key for the Allied forces to gain entry into the Flanders‚ Belgium. Vehemently planned and rehearsed this campaign continued until 6 November 1917 ending in the Passchendaele village. Although the offensive gained position for the Allies its cost in human lives greatly overshadowed them. Tactics employed during this campaign continue to be the source of great controversy an ended the tactics
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revolution of 1917‚ questioning whether the war started the revolt among the Russian people or simply acted as a catalyst for a result of long standing issues and opinions dating back to the previous revolution of 1905. In 1914 Germany and Austria declared war on Russia and their allies Serbia. Despite the fact that in 1908 Tsar Nicholas II had put into action ‘The Grand Military Programme’‚ aiming to rearm his forces and get Russia ready for war‚ the plan was set to finish in 1917‚ not three years
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Why did Lenin adapt Marx Stage Theory? There are many reasons why Lenin adapted Marx stage theory. A vital motive was that Lenin longed for the communism foreshadowed in the Marx stage theory. However‚ in 1917 Russia was an underdeveloped country that had barely left feudalism. Therefore‚ in order to adopt the idyllic communist society‚ Russia would still have to drag through two Marxist stages (capitalism and socialism)‚ which could potentially take centuries. After living in a feudalist society
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Battle of Vimy Ridge – World War 1 A defining moment for Canada in World War 1 was the battle of Vimy Ridge‚ which took place on April 9‚ 1917. This was the first battle that Canadians planned and executed. It was fought without any help from the British or the French and was strategically led in its entirety by Canadian soldiers under the command of Sir Arthur Currie. It is arguable that this was the point at which Canada proved itself as capable of being a nation on its own and began to gain
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with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and continued until its collapse in 1991. The Soviet Union and the United States were major rivals from the end of WWII until the late 1980s‚ creating a conflict known as the "Cold War" where the superpowers fought each other. Many people believe that billions of people could have been killed if nuclear war broke out between the two countries‚ but thankfully it never did. The Soviet Union was founded in 1917‚ when the Russian peasantry got
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tax rater from 1 to 6 7. Child Labor Act (prohibiting products made by children under 14)‚ 8. advocate for women’s suffrage 9. the Underwood Tariff (Tariff reduction) Foreign policy accomplishments: 1. Led the US into WWI (the Great War) in 1917 2. Passed the Espionage Act and Sedition Act to shore up wartime support and suppress anti-war opinions Woodrow Wilson Domestic accomplishments: Triple wall of privilege: tariffs‚ banking‚ and trusts. 1. Passed a slew of domestic reforms‚ including
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STEPS TO REVOLUTION 1014 – 1917 Page 30 - 36 - War broke out against Germany in 1914 as a result the Tsar became more popular than he had been for years. This was because … Everyone united because of the mutual hatred towards Germany The Tsar worked closely with the Duma STEP 1: THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR AGAINST THE SOLDIERS Page 30 - Support was loss because of the defeat from the Germans - Over one million soldiers were killed or taken as a prisoner by the end of 1914 however this number increased
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the end of the war. Russia’s Exit Russia’s exit from the war in 1917 made Germanys leaders think victory had to be there’s. From the early months of the war‚ the German government had been in touch wit exiled Russian revolutionaries‚ many of them were Bolsheviks‚ in the hope that they would be used to undermine the Russian war effort against Germany. This did not pay of in the first years of the war. The revolution in February 1917 this toppled the Russian tsarist regime. This raised Germans hopes
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