“Why did the Bolsheviks win the civil war?” There were a few key reasons as to why the Bolsheviks won the civil war. The most important reason that helped them to succeed was Trotsky. Furthermore‚ there communication between each other‚ their control of the railway and their strong‚ direct intentions all produced a successful win. Lenin also kept structure to the Russian public which portrayed Lenin as an iconic figure. All of these reasons really proved necessary for the Bolsheviks to succeed
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The Russian Socialist Party‚ the Bolsheviks brought about dramatic changes in Russian society following the 1917 Revolution. They took advantage of the unique time and place and once they had gained control of Russia they were willing to go to any lengths to ensure they remained in power and their Socialist ideals were put into action. The social organisation in Russia was an unjust system of autocracy‚ resulting in a majority of discontent. Russian society consisted of large amounts of peasants
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After Hitler and Stalin established a foundation for their empire‚ it was time for them to rise to power. Adolf Hitler looked up to Benito Mussolini and decided he wanted to reach control by seizing power. Hitler and the brownshirts began to March towards the Munich‚ but was stopped short after being fired upon by soldiers and going to jail. The experience was an wakening to Hitler and realized he would have to take control politically. Hitler and his political party “Nazis” declared that the Nazi
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by the Bolsheviks as a result of the October Revolution. The storming and capitulation of the Winter Palace on the night of the 7th to 8th of November marked the beginning of Soviet rule. Lenin was elected as the Chair of the Council of People’s Commissars by the Russian Congress of Soviets. In April 1917 Lenin published his April Thesis. This document outlined Lenin’s aims for the future: to end the war; to give all power to the Soviet; to give all property and land to the people and worldwide revolution
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Speech With particular reference to the quotation below and the views of at least TWO historians‚ evaluate Trotsky’s role in the Soviet Union in the period 1896-1940. The name “Leon Trotsky” still causes great debate; amongst sympathisers and condemners alike. However‚ his significant role in the establishment of the Bolshevik Communist Government and effective theoretical practices cannot be denied. According to Ronald Aaronson‚ both a critical and sympathetic interpreter of Trotsky‚ his
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Did the Bolshevik Revolution Improve the Lives of the Soviet Women? Introduction This argumentative paper presents clashing views on controversial issues in Western Civilization. The particular issue under consideration is the Bolshevik Revolution. Two authors‚ Richard Stites‚ and Françoise Navailh argue out the issue; Stites argues that the Bolshevik Revolution improved the lives of Soviet women while Navailh’s argument suggests otherwise. In summary‚ Stites attributes women emancipation to the
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Russian Revolution Webquest Go to: www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/russia.html Locate St. Petersburg‚ Stalingrad and Moscow on the map of Russia. St. Petersburg is located south of which famous country triplets? 1. Norway 2. Finland 3. Sweden Moscow is located where in relation to St. Petersburg and Stalingrad? Moscow is in between St. Petersburg and Stalingrad Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tsar Read the definition of tsar specifically for Russia and summarize it
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Joseph Stalin was the leader of Soviet Russia from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953. Though Hitler and Stalin never met or even spoke on the telephone‚ their lives and fates were inextricably linked. Though each loathed and feared the other‚ there was much Hitler and Stalin had in common. Both were born into humble backgrounds‚ their early lives shaped by destitution and impoverishment. As young men‚ both were drawn to radical political movements. Both became revolutionaries and unlikely national
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forces was one of Stalin’s ways of instilling terror into the Soviet people‚ by it creating a sense of fear and uncertainty. During this time‚ Stalin had 35‚000 Soviet soldiers arrested‚ exiled or executed – over 50% of them were officers. All 11 war commissars were removed from office‚ 14 out of the 16 army commanders and 91 of the 101-man supreme military council were arrested. Russia’s military was left poorly equipped‚ poorly trained and poorly led‚ effectively leaving the Soviet military ill-prepared
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Parliament of Saints. The Instruments of Government failed within eighteen months. He alternately enfranchised and disenfranchised various groups. He never found a calm solution to government and finally ruled despotically through his clutch of political commissars‚ the Major Generals. Finally‚ like Caesar‚ he was presented the Crown. Like Caesar‚ he first rejected‚ and then accepted it‚ but Oliver became the Lord Protector. His Protectorate hardly
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