the Bolsheviks’ success in the revolution of November 1917? Prior to Lenin’s return the Bolsheviks had little support as they were an illegal organisation hunted down by the secret police. They welcomed the February Revolution‚ the provisional government and the Petrograd soviet. However upon Lenin’s return he gave a speech suggesting that the provisional government were bad and an immediate social revolution must be achieved. This contradicted Bolshevik views. Lenin wanted the Bolsheviks to lead
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over Germany from 1933-4. Hitler had become Chancellor of the Weimar Republic on 30th January 1933 but this was still a weak position and was under threat from the Reichstag‚ President Hindenburg and the army. All of them could prevent his rise to power. Each of these would have to be dealt with in turn if he was to set up a successful dictatorship. He was also under threat from other groups especially the Communist Party. After the Wall Street Crash ( October 1929) many people looked to extremist
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Russia possible essay questions: Collapse Reform and reaction‚ 1855–1881 Why did Alexander II order the emancipation of the serfs in 1861? (12 marks) Crimean War defeat His own beliefs Political considerations Why did defeat in the Crimean War lead to reform under Alexander II? (12 marks) Inadequate army training suggested Russia was not an “elite state” Social unrest caused by the defeat Pressure from intellectuals Explain why Alexander II introduced further reforms following the Emancipation
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Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule. He inherited the throne when his father‚ Alexander III‚ died in 1894. He was crowned on May 26‚ 1894. Although he believed in autocracy‚ he was eventually forced to create an elected legislature (Nicholas II). Nicholas was not trained nor inclined to rule‚ which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change (“Czar Nicholas II Abdicates”). His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War
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Socialist Thought So often Russia is described at having tried ’socialism. Russia under Lenin‚ Stalin and the rest is usually described as socialist or communist by the media. Socialism simply may be seen as a social and economic theory of social organization advocating state ownership and control over means of production‚ distribution‚ and exchange. Russian socialism has a particular significance because‚ according to some‚ it actually succeeded (well at least the Bolsheviks thought they were establishing
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The Fall of Tsarist Russia‚ The Rise of the Soviet Union. “To the very end‚ through its inflexibility and ineptness‚ the autocracy had been the principal architect of its own downfall. -Christopher Read Russia‚ prior to the rise of the Communist powers‚ was a simple country‚ with the Romanov bloodline at its helm. The country‚ with its sprawling landmass and spread out population‚ was perhaps one of the least developed countries in Europe. (Bruner) While the rest of the world changed
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Search and Seizure The Legal and Ethical Issues Involved with Search and Seizure in Our Classrooms. Learning Team C Brandon Kennard‚ Christine McGee‚ Joshua Anderson‚ Tammy Romo EDL/535 October 13‚ 2014 Dr. Rahim Jones Agenda • • • • • • • • • • • 8:00 am- Welcome 8:30- Define search and seizure 9:00- Types of searches 9:15- School’s Rights 9:30- Student’s Rights 9:45- BREAK 10:00- 4th and 5th Amendments 10:15- Court cases and scenarios 11:00- Searches at the District and State level 11:30- Officer
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Sgt. Wertz‚ Bradley Training Presentation 3rd Squad Marine Corps Core Values MCCS-LDR-1022 General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of your rights as a Prisoner of War (POW) Central Idea: Although war may be an uncivilized human act‚ the treatment of Prisoners of War shoul not reflect that kind of behavior‚ as their rights should be upheld and respected. Introduction: In a war with sometimes unforeseen actions taken by our faceless‚ ever-evolving
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SUBJECT : ISLAMIC BANKING TOPIC: SOCIALISM AND CAPITALISM. DATED: 28-03-13. SOCIALISM IN RUSSIA Socialism has its origins in the French Revolution of 1789 and the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution‚ although it has precedents in earlier movements and ideas. The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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Power to the Women Gender equality was never a problem because it never existed. Before 1920‚ women and men were not considered equal. Women were considered lower ranked compared to men. Being married and tending to the children was basically a profession. Everything seemed to change when women were given the ability to vote by the 19th amendment that got passed in 1920. From then on‚ women were considered equal‚ but with every success comes hardships. Women were always considered naturally weaker
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