History Revolutions Exam Notes: RUSSIAN REVOLUTION Emily Spiezia UNIT 3 & 4 2012 Emily Spiezia 12Green 2012 Exam Notes LIFE UNDER TSARISM • "The Russian working class is burdened by a double yoke; it is....... robbed by the capitalists and landlords‚ and to prevent
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one rises to power and becomes a power-hungry leader. This leader is Napoleon‚ he is often troubled by Snowball the other pig put in charge of the rebellion. Napoleon starts to crave the power he has but still he wants more. Just as Stalin did with Trotsky‚ Napoleon has him run off the farm and from their lives for good. With his power secure Napoleon becomes a dictator. In my opinion I think that the animals approach their government the wrong way‚ just like I think our class is doing. The animals
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eWas Lenin’s leadership the main reason for Bolshevik success? Although initially Lenin was the one to make the Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government‚ there were a number of long term factors that led to this revolution. The Provisional government were so weak that it meant that the Bolsheviks were the only party able to seize power in October 1917. The fact that the Provisional Government failed and the Bolsheviks were successful‚ was due to the fact they were a weak government who barely
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What was the most significant factor for the Bolshevik victory in the civil war? The Bolshevik victory in the civil war was down to a number of factors. The first being the role of Trotsky‚ the geographical advantages the Red Army had and the weaknesses of the White Army. Undoubtedly‚ the most significant was the geographical advantages of the Red Army because this was what secured the equipment to fight and allowed it to be transported. The Bolsheviks had control over a large part of Russia
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The Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party split apart in 1903 after disagreements‚ forming Lenin’s Bolsheviks and Martov’s Mensheviks. When Lenin arrived back from Siberia in 1917‚ he removed any possibilities of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks forming as one Party again. Lenin’s presence in the Bolsheviks party help them grow both politically and in popularity. Lenin made sure the Bolsheviks kept to their radical‚ anti-war ideals. Lenin’s ’Peace‚ Bread and Land’ campaign help gain the Bolsheviks
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For example‚ Napoleon would be represented as Stalin‚ Snowball is Trotsky. Boxer represents the loyal yet ignorant workers. Old Major is a combination of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. The Dogs would represent the KGB. The reason that these characters represent these people is that the actions that they do in the story relate
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Assess the reasons for the 1905 revolution in Russia. Assess the reasons for the opposition and unrest in Russia from 1894 to 1905. How serious were the problems facing Tsar Nicholas II from 1894 to 1905? • The Tsar believed in autocracy and absolute power • The Tsar was not prepared or cut out for ruling Russia • Tsarist government • Backwardness of Russia • Witte’s economic policy • Grievances of the peasants • Russo-Japanese war in 1904 • Bloody Sunday Why did the 1905 Revolution
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To what extent did Stalin establish a personal dictatorship in the years 1929-1939? Between 1929 and 1930 Stalin used various ways to establish a personal dictatorship. This allowed Stalin to establish a personal dictatorship in these years. In order to do this Stalin instituted a party purge to silence the opposition of Riutin and his supporters‚ the assassination of Kirov‚ executed delegated party congresses‚ The trial of the twenty-one and general Purges. A purge was the systematic elimination
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electricity and boxer (one of the horses) represented the working class. Boxer worked day and night because he thought it was going to benefit all of the animals. After a while Napoleon stared to change all of the rules that Snowball (who represents Leo Trotsky) put in place after Old Major died. There were seven rules but Napoleon changed 4 of them even though he broke all of the rules. One of the rules he changed was all animals are equal. He change it to all animals are equal but some are more equal than
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In his pursuit for power and influence‚ Stalin went to severe measures to make sure that he remain the leader of the Soviet Union. To keep his place as ruler of Russia‚ he provoked fear amongst his people‚ got rid of political opponents‚ and promised the people a better future. As Adolf Hitler once said‚ “To conquer a nation‚ first disarm its citizens.” By steadily inflicting punishments on anyone who disobeyed the government‚ Stalin weeded out those who would not cooperate with the Soviet Union
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