European History “The 1905 revolution was crushed. The February 1917 revolution succeeded. Compare the two revolutions and explain the different outcomes.” There have been many revolutions throughout history‚ but few are as mighty as The Russian Revolutions of 1905 and February 1917. Whilst there are similarities between the two revolutions‚ the differences are also notable. The revolution of 1905 marked an opening chapter to upheaval in Russia during the early 1900’s. It was merely a faint echo
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Vladimir Lenin was an outstanding figure of significance during the Russian Revolution. Under his strong leadership and with the help of his loyal followers‚ Lenin enabled the Bolsheviks to come into power‚ overturning the Provisional Government in the second revolution of the year. This has long been regarded as an important factor that contributed to this seizing of power. However‚ it is not the sole reason‚ nor is it the most important one‚ with two others being the incompetence of the Provisional
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and short-term causes that contributed to the 1917 Revolution By early 1917‚ the existing order in Russia was on the verge of collapse. The spark to the events that ended tsarist rule was ignited on the streets of Petrograd in March 1917. Driven by shortages of food and fuel‚ crowds of hungry citizens and striking workers began spontaneous rioting and demonstrations. The Rominov dynasty was to end after 304 years‚ bought down by the March 1917 revolution. There were many long term causes such as the
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for the shaping of the revolutions that took place in Russia in 1917? The Russian Revolution of 1917 centres around two primary events: the February Revolution and the October Revolution. The February Revolution‚ which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power was during a time when the tsar was away from the capital visiting troops on the World War I front‚ Establishing a Provisional government to rule Russia. The October Revolution (also called the Bolshevik Revolution) overturned the interim
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Why did Tsarism survive the revolution of 1905 but not that of March 1917? There were a lot of different factors in 1917 which were not there in 1905 some of these factors strongly suggest why Tsarism was abolished in 1917 but not the years before. Some of the events that occurred where World War One which had a catastrophic impact on Russia at the time‚ the lack of Faith in the Tsar as he had lost one war before and was losing another‚ the lack of faith in reforms such as the October Manifesto
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The growing population‚ and work environment today‚ make us feel safe in the positions that we have in our job‚ but that wasn’t always the case‚ especially if you worked during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800’s. This is the time period‚ when the working conditions were terrible and millions of people found their pay inside of huge factories. Hundreds of people stood in lines in front of factories to get a job‚ for any amount of money. Many of the workers that were hired‚ weren’t skilled and
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After many struggles‚ the Bolshevik Party gained control of Russia in November of 1917‚ with V.I. Lenin leading them. The Soviet Union (USSR) was later established in 1922 making V.I. Lenin its first leader. Throughout those few year‚ Stalin steadily moved up the party ranks of the Bolshevik Party‚ and later in 1922‚ he gained the role as the secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. This role gave him the ability to appoint his allies and supporters into government jobs
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Although the Immigration Act of 1924 was mainly the unfortunate result of discriminatory racial theories of nativism and antiforeignism‚ other factors influenced also Congress to pass the restrictive act‚ including the rising Red Scare and the spread of the new Ku Klux Klan. The largest factor in the Congressional passing of the Immigration Act of 1920 was the fundamental American belief that native Americans were superior to foreigners‚ including the 800‚000 immigrants who flooded the country in
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How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? Lenin’s death on the 21st January 1924 caused huge sadness across the country. After Lenin’s death‚ everyone was eagerly waiting to know who would be the next leader of Russia. In the years after Lenin’s death‚ there was no clear successor to his leadership. However‚ when Lenin was leader‚ Trotsky was always there for him‚ and he played a huge role in
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communism.” He was difficult to satisfy which made him a strong political leader‚ always pushing for what he wanted‚ during the Russian Revolution. Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov was born on April 10th‚ 1870 in Simbirsk (later named Ulyanovsk in his honor)‚ Russia. He later
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