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    Red – Hard questions and haven’t come up before‚ Yellow – Very unlikely questions OCR B: Russia in Turmoil‚ 1900-1924 - All Possible Essays Questions with Plans (By Harry Bojakowski and Scarlett Stock [04.2013]) 1. 1905 1. Why did Tsarism become so unpopular with some groups by 1905? Throughout the centuries leading up to the 20 ‚ Russia had been ruled by the Romanov dynasty via autocracy. This lead to large periods of stagnation and extremely old-fashioned ways while the rest of European

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    University of Phoenix Material Timelines of The Great War and Russian Revolution Worksheet Directions: For each of the four timelines that follow (1914‚ 1915‚ 1917‚ and 1918–1919)‚ complete the timeline replacing the words “[Paste description here]” with the text of the correct description from the table beneath it. 1914 Timeline June 28‚ 1914 | The event that triggered World War I | Sarajevo | The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ a

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    becomes increasingly unreliable. This left the Chancellor and his government more and more isolated and incapable of resisting the interference of the military‚ 3) Hindenburg- Prussian war minister Retired from military in 1911 but recalled in 1917. Huge influence to get Kaiser to abdicate Becomes charismatic leader‚ figure head to lead Germany to victory. Ludendorff- Appointed Chief-of-Staff to Hindenburg in 1914 Soldier of considerable ability‚ energy and enthusiasm. By

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    were called the Bolsheviks. The socialists called for peace‚ while the provisional government continued to war. Lenin emerged as the leader of the Bolsheviks‚ and in 1917 he went to Russia calling for "peace‚ land and bread." Lenin was a Marxist and wanted to train the working class to become a revolutionary force. On November 7‚ 1917‚ the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government in what is called the October Revolution. In 1918‚ the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party. After

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    Entered WWI             The First World War erupted on the 28th of July‚ 1914 with the assassination of the Austrian Archduke. This horrific war finally ended on November 11th‚ 1918. The United States didn’t officially enter the war until April 6th‚ 1917. The US entered during the middle of the war and endured the bloody conflict to the very end. Woodrow Wilson‚ the president of the US during WWI‚ struggled with the choice of having the United States enter the war or not. Woodrow Wilson‚ as well as

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    1914 (Famous Canadian Women’s). In 1911 there had been a similar vote to the one in 1917 and of the 194 Members of Parliament who voted for the both bills‚ only 22 had changed their stance: 14 had changed to being in favour of female suffrage and 4 changed from being for female suffrage in 1911 to being against it in 1917 (World War One). This leaves a difference of only 14 - a long way off of the 330 majorities of 1917. Therefore‚ it seems more likely that the direction Parliament seemed to be

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    Explain why the tsarist regime was able to survive the 1905 revolution but was overthrown in February/March 1917. The tsarist regime was able to survive the 1905 revolution and was overthrown in February/march 1917 because even though it was big step for the 1017 revolution in Russia‚ it also made Nicholas II fall or step back down because people made him since the government was inefficient and Tsar insisted on reading every decree personally‚ so important decisions were often delayed for months

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    The Past Is Myself My Great Uncle Squadron Commander Christoper Draper‚ DSC Croix de guerre‚ was an English flying ace of World War I. His penchant for flying under bridges earned him the nickname "the Mad Major." After the war he became a film star through his work both as a stunt pilot and as an actor. During the 1930s he worked for a time as a British secret agent‚ serving as a double agent to Nazi Germany. He returned to the Navy in World War II. During his flying career he logged over 17

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    nonviolent visual rhetoric. On January 10‚ 1917‚ twelve women in white dresses stood silently in form of the White House from 10:00 until 5:30. Alice Paul’s Quaker childhood had taught her that silence could demonstrate the force needed in order to create change (Adams). On March 4‚ Wilson’s second inauguration day‚ one thousand women marched to the White House and stood in the picket line. The pickets did not only focus on women’s suffrage. When the 1917 Immigration Act was passed‚ banners read “What

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    the final affront and war broke out. Overseas‚ however‚ the United States held neutral and remained uninvolved with the foreign fighting‚ for now. America would not decide to evade the foreign war forever‚ and eventually they took up arms on April 2‚ 1917 (Doc. 7). The United States was justified in entering WWI because it held ties to the countries involved‚ Germany was becoming increasingly hostile‚ and in the end‚ when America won the war for their allies‚

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