My scrapbook on Animal Farm. A brief summary of Animal Farm. Old Major‚ the old boar on the Manor Farm‚ summons the animals on the farm together for a meeting‚ during which he refers to humans as parasites. When Major dies‚ two young pigs‚ Snowball and Napoleon‚ assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion‚ which the old boar had mentioned. The animals revolt and drive the drunken and irresponsible farmer Mr. Jones from the farm‚ renaming it "Animal Farm". The pigs elevate
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What role did Nicholas II play in his own downfall? Nicholas II played‚ by far the biggest role in his downfall as the Tsar of Russia. Certain aspects of his behaviour definitely contributed to bringing down the Russian empire‚ however most of these qualities were not weaknesses in character but qualities associated with poor leadership. By weakness‚ I mean being easily influenced and controlled by others. Nicholas was a firm believer in autocracy and was virtually unmoveable in this belief. This
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I should probably sum up what I’m trying to say: The fall of the Romanovs certainly cannot be blamed on Rasputin. Like I mention below‚ I believe that the main reason was the inability of Nicholas to either crack down like a true tyrant‚ or yield to the demands of the 1905 revolutionary liberals‚ and make Russia a constitutional monarchy (like the UK). However‚ on top of all the grievances the elite in Petersburg‚ the farce of the holy man straight out of the Middle Ages must have only intensified
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Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra
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Russian Revolution and Tsar Nicholas II The Russian Revolution‚ a 20th century period of political and social change‚ had many factors‚ the most impactful being Tsar Nicholas II’s incompetence. His self-centered goals and struggles to meet the people’s needs caused uprisings throughout Russia. We see Tsar Nicholas II’s incompetence in his overall management ability‚ how he reacted to Bloody Sunday‚ and his delegation of power to his wife. When Nicholas II became Tsar in 1896 following his father’s
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this essay one will argue that the economic problems caused be World War 1 was the most important; looking at the food shortages‚ transport problems and inflation. One will also discuss World War 1’s political problems; the tsar’s long absences‚ Rasputin and Alexandra’s felt hatred from the public and wide-spread strikes. Finally‚ one will discuss the spark of the revolution when the tsar ‘brushed away’ his supporters‚ turning them against him. Overall in this essay one will argue the economic problems
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Nicholas II fell from power in February 1917‚ there are many reasons for the collapse of Tsarism but to what extent was World War 1 the most important reason? World War 1 seems to be the most contributing factor to why Tsarism collapsed in 1917; the huge effects and problems that the War had on Tsarism was able to overturn the monarchy‚ that before then‚ had never died. This is due to the impact of War on Russia’s Political state. In 1915 Nicholas II as Tsar toke power of the Russian army‚ this had
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Michael Garner Assess the view that the First World War was the main cause of the collapse of Romanov rule There were many reasons why the Romanov rule fell in the year 1917. I personally believe that the war was a major reason which led to the Tsar to abdicate but I also believe there are many other reasons which led to the Tsar to abdicate. I believe that one of the main reasons for the Tsar’s abdication and the collapse of the Romanov rule was the poor state which Russia was in. Russia’s
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severe. Food shortages got worse. The army abandoned the Tsar. On 8 March 1917‚ there were riots in Petrograd about the food shortages and the war. There was famine in the cities. The Tsar left the Tsarina in charge. She was incompetent (she let Rasputin run the government)‚ and (because she was a German) rumours circulated that she was trying to help Germany to win and others that he had an affair with Raspution so by February 1917 the government was in chaos. The army abandoned the Tsar. On 8 March
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army and bureaucracy to hold up his regime. Nicholas II was further cut off when Grigory Rasputin started to influence his wife‚ Alexandra • Alexandra made all of the important decisions after consulting with Rasputin. • Rasputin often interfered with government affairs • Russian people grew more and more upset with the czarist regime after series of military and economic disasters. They assassinated Rasputin in December 1916. • February (March) Revolution: working-class women led a series of strikes
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