Ch. 10 Russia: 1903-1905 – Russo-Japanese War Fighting over Manchuria (Chinese farmland) Japan wins Fighting lasts only 3 months‚ but Russia and Japan cant agree on terms. U.S. mediates- Japan gets everything After Russia loses war‚ Russian people lose faith in gov’t; demand more voice Czar Nicholas Romanov II gives in‚ cerates DUMA (People’s voice) Nicholas II only care about himself and Romanov family (ruling family)‚ eventually disbands DUMA. Vladimir Lenin: Marxist revolutionary With
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Ian Bruggeman HistB200 Professor Roseman The Success of the Bolshevik Revolution In order to understand the success of the Bolsheviks‚ one must first appreciate that they had no central role in the general revolution of March 1917. The government at the time of this Revolution was extremely weak. This was due to lack of loyalty in the army and consistent internal and foreign policy mistakes abdicated by Tsar Nicholas II‚ starting with the dissolution of the Duma and ending with the continued
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during the struggle for power Stalin was reasonably quiet at the beginning. This makes him sly and sneaky because we get the impression he is up to no good. Stalin also lied about the date of Lenin’s funeral to Trotsky. This meant that Trotsky didn’t attend the funeral which made Trotsky look really bad and disrespectful. Lying about the funeral date makes Stalin look cunning and his personality doesn’t seem like a nice person. However these factors aided him to become future leader of Russia.
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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 the Civil War‚ therefore everyone thought he would become Lenin’s successor. However‚ as well as Trotsky there were other significant contenders‚ such as Stalin‚ Bukharin‚ Zinoviev and Kamenev which created a huge power struggle. I believe that the personalities of the contenders
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leaders of this time like Stalin‚ Hitler‚ and Mussolini we can better understand why democracy is such an effective form of government. Ruling with an iron fist‚ Joseph Stalin took control of Russia in 1922 after Vladimir Lenin had a stroke and Leon Trotsky had been exiled. He was a totalitarian leader who wanted to create a purely communist world with no social classes. He created the five years plan‚ which set goals for the future of the Soviets economy. He used collective farming‚ command economy
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LENIN Lenin was one of the leading political figures and revolutionary thinkers of the 20th century‚ who masterminded the Bolshevik take-over of power in Russia in 1917‚ and was the architect and first head of the USSR. Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov was born in Simbirsk on the Volga River on 22 April 1870 into a well-educated family. He excelled at school and went on to study law. At university‚ he was exposed to radical thinking‚ and his views were also influenced by the execution of his elder brother
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clearly insinuates that none of the men leading the chase were capable of his role as they all leading Communists showed weaknesses. For example‚ Lenin knew Trotsky was an obvious contender for power once he died‚ however Lenin also understood that Trotsky had personal downfalls and he had no real and secure fan-base. It was clear to Lenin that Trotsky was good at organisation due to the Red Armies triumph during the civil war‚ however Lenin questioned Trotsky’s ability to rule and lead the USSR. The fact
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Animal Farm is an allegory‚ in this case‚ of the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin’s tyrannical government. It is generally accepted that Orwell constructed his story to reflect this kind of purpose. Manor Farm represents Russia; Snowball is Leon Trotsky‚ who lost power struggle with Stalin; Napoleon is Stalin; and Napoleon’s dogs are Stalin’s secret police. The corruption of absolute power is the major theme of Animal Farm. The animals hope to create a utopian system based on the equality of
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when many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks. These groups were known as monarchists‚ militarists‚ and foreign nations. They were known as the whites‚ and the Bolsheviks were known as the reds. The fact that the reds were led by both Trotsky and Lenin‚ who combined had great social‚ political and military skills‚ had a direct result on the on the outcome of the war. It was Lenin’s political skills that enabled the Bolsheviks to be a successful and popular political power and‚ as a result
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1. George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair or better known as George Orwell was an English journalist and novelist‚ whom was born on the 25th of June 1903. George Orwell had spent his school years at St Cyprian’s School‚ Eastbourne. Blair hated it there; he could not wait till the day he was rid of that school. George was a Socialist; The Spanish Civil War played the most important part in defining Orwell’s socialism because it made him fight for what he loved‚ beauty. During most of his career‚ Orwell
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