History learning task The Battle of Beersheba was fought on 31 October 1917‚ when two infantry and two mounted divisions of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF)‚ attacked units of the Yildirim Army Group garrisoning Beersheba. This EEF victory began the offensive‚ which six weeks later resulted in the capture of Jerusalem‚ during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I. I think that the Australian soldiers were very effective in winning Beersheba although the charge was born of the
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In the Easter Vigil‚ the Mother Church solemnly proclaims‚ "The time is the Lord’s." Having faith in the "silver token" of the remaining days of 2017 become sacred and priceless. So‚ every one of us has moments of inner space to look back at the passing year with many different emotions: regret or gratitude‚ joy or sorrow‚ etc. Anyway‚ we may have one thing in common is to “thank”. Thank God for a year of God’s blessings with many ups and downs‚ many more successful but also no shortage of challenges
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(or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive‚ totalitarian‚ and deadly than the one it overthrew. Many of the characters and events of Orwell’s novel parallel those of the Russian Revolution: In short‚ Manor Farm is a model of Russia‚ and old Major‚ Snowball‚ and Napoleon represent the dominant figures of the Russian Revolution. Mr. Jones is modeled on Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918)‚ the last Russian emperor. His rule (1894-1917) was marked by his insistence
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interventionist foreign policy in 1912. The aims of Wilson in tackling foreign affairs were to maintain isolationism by peaceful and ethical approaches‚ which were achieved almost successfully until the American intervention into the World War One in 1917. One of Wilson’s success in keeping isolationism in his early years of presidency was to repudiate his predecessors’ Dollar Diplomacy‚ which called for American investments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Instead‚ Wilson promoted democracy as
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How far do you agree that the main case of the February 1917 revolution was the effects of the war on the people? Whilst there is no doubt that WW1 contributed to the February revolution‚ it is difficult for historians to know whether the war was the main cause. As‚ that would be ignoring all the social and economic problems in Russia‚ as well as the problem with Rasputin. The above statement is true because despite that the war had begun successfully for Russia‚ eventually in 1914 during the Battle
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leads to Burns and Paul leaving NAWSA to form their own organization called the National Woman’s Party (NWP). The NWP opposes any candidate against the proposed constitutional amendment. The NWP decided to protest and picket the White House in 1917. During these pickets the women were arrested for their actions and were imprisoned on charges of obstructing traffic‚ they were sentenced to prison for up to six months. Paul and Burns did not like this idea so they started to go on a hunger strike
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Bolshevik consolidation of power in the period from 1917 to 1921 (edited) Introduction: The Bolsheviks used two main methods to consolidate power between the years of 1917 and 1921. The first method was the introduction of social‚ economic and military reforms aimed at consolidating their support among the peasants and the working class. The second method was one of coercion to crush the opponents with their ruthless nature. Along with these methods‚ the Bolsheviks victory in the Civil War was the
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influential ideologies and due to the lack of ideologies and direction of the Whites. Evaluate this claim. Shortly after the October and February revolutions‚ in 1917‚ Russia burst almost immediately into Civil War. The two parties concerned were the Bolshevik’s Red Army and the opposing White Army. The Civil War raged from the years 1917 to presently after 1920 with the eventual success of the Red Army over the White Army. This triumph is traditionally seen by historians as a result of the weaknesses
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Although initially it seems apparent that the First World War narrowed the existing political divisions in Germany during this period‚ as the war progressed‚ the resentment grew‚ in part because of the huge losses and the economic crisis that hung over the country. Therefore because of this the political divisions increased‚ and by the end of the war the polarisation of German politics was explicit. Despite the demonstrations against the war held on the 28th and 29th of July in Berlin with crows
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The Russian government was a serious problem‚ and the people felt it. In the first place‚ the caste system which classified the people in groups‚ was made of three classes‚ the “top”‚ the “upper”‚ and the “lower”. The top class was made of the Tsar‚ (which is an all-powerful ruler with limitless power‚ Bjornlund 4) and his family‚ which was basically an abusive monarchy. The upper class was very wealthy and land-owning‚ if and when there were any kinds of government issues‚ these people were represented
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