around is that there were two "revolutions" in 1917. One in March (called the February Revolution) and one in November (called the October Revolution). However‚ they are collectively known as "the Russian Revolution". The February Revolution started with people rioting over food prices in the capital Petrograd. When the soldiers wouldn’t fire on the demonstrators‚ things got out of hand and it turned into a spontaneous mass uprising. The result of the February Revolution was that Tsar Nicholas II
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During 1924-1929‚ the economics of Germany had a dramatic improvement. The "Golden age of Weimar"‚ was due to the success of Gustav Stresemann. He achieved many successes in foreign affairs such as "Locarno treaties" which was signed by Germany‚ Britain‚ France and Italy‚ where the Germans agreed to accept the western frontiers decided at Versailles‚ in returns the Allies ended their military inspections‚ also Germany agreed to join the Treaty of Versailles which lower their reparation fees. With
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The Bolsheviks managed to gain power by a number of reasons. The strong leadership of Lenin and his ability to read the publics collective mind brought the Bolsheviks support‚ leading them on their way to power. Lenin was a skilled orator and could hold the rapt attention of large crowds. His speeches consisted of promises to the Russian people such as the April Theses‚ where Lenin promised "peace‚land and bread". He also intended to redistribute land to the peasants and pull out of the war‚ something
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#2 - “There were two revolutions in Russia because of the weakness of the Provisional Government.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? I agree with this statement to a large extent‚ as the revolutions were directly caused by the weak provisional government. The provisional government‚ created after the first revolution‚ directly caused the second revolution of 1917. Therefore this statement is true as the provisional government had no authority‚ its reforms were useless and caused adverse
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Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in 1917? ‘By the beginning of 1917‚ tsarism was rotting from within.’(1) Romanov’s had ruled Russia since 1613 but people were unhappy and the Tsarist regime was due to collapse for and it was inevitable that it would happen soon‚ it finally did under Tsar Nicholas II in 1917. There were many factors as to why the Tsarist regime collapsed some of the most important were Tsar’s personality‚ political opposition ‚peasants and workers and The World War I. One of
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passed the Immigration Act of 1924‚ there were several restrictions for immigrants who desired a better life in the United States. "Immigrants and anyone else perceived as "un-American" seemed to threaten the old ways" (Nash pg. 749). Several Acts had been passed‚ one of them passed in 1882 prohibited the entry of criminal‚ paupers and the insane‚ and special agreements like the one that restricted both Chinese and Japanese immigration in 1908. Another Act was passed in 1917 over President Wilson’s veto
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Throughout the various films we watched‚ from Der Untertan to Goodbye Lenin‚ the films ranged in time period as well‚ from pre-WWI to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Out of all of the presented eras in German history‚ I believe that the time frame of Goodbye Lenin would be the best choice to live for me. This period is one of great prosperity‚ monumental change‚ spreading ideas‚ growing freedom‚ and unity among the people. We saw many differences throughout the films as they portrayed various struggling
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The industrial revolution in the late 1800’s was a positive development for the U.S. because there was a large growth in technology and in city’s. The industrial revolution was the growth in technology‚ a shift from small scale manufacturing to large scale factory production. One of the biggest inventions of the 1800’s was the light bulb‚ invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. It was his invention that led to long lasting light bulbs. Another invention that was created was the typewriter which was
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Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in 1917? In this essay I will analyse a combination of reasons on how the Bolsheviks came to power and discuss events such as the February and October revolutions‚ the fall of the Tsarist rule and the Provisional government. In 1900 Russia was a great empire ruled by the Tsar Nicholas II. He was an autocrat‚ this meant there was no parliament to limit his power alongside his own secret police; the okhrana‚ they would censor all books and newspapers. During
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Bolsheviks were able to seize power in October 1917? Although the leadership of Lenin was the trigger for the Bolsheviks to start acting as revolutionaries‚ it was a number of long term factors which caused the discontent which led to revolution. The weaknesses of the provisional Government especially created the situation in which the Bolsheviks were the only party able to seize power in October 1917. One reason why the Bolsheviks were able to seize power in 1917 was the weaknesses of the Provisional Government
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