To what extent was the defeat of the Crimean war Alexander’s excuse for change. The defeat in the Crimean war was arguably the main reason why Alexander II made a series of reforms when he came into power. The devastating loss of the war proved the backwardness of Russia in relation to other powers and even though peasant unrest and the criticisms of serfdom were partially responsible for influencing Alexander II‚ the decision to make changes primarily came from the loss of the Crimean war.
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of war‚ and did what he could to preserve peace. But Rasputin was selfish and shortsighted. He took bribes and was party to corruption and profiteering during the war. Rasputin ended as a womanizer and hopeless drunk‚ who undermined the regime of Nicholas II and hastened its collapse (Fuhrmann).” Jews and homosexuals were not favored groups of people at the time‚ the fact that he openly favored them tarnished his image and even the Tsars image for having Rasputin as his advisor. The fact that Rasputin’s
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Sweatshops Providing Opportunities for Everyone; Workers‚ Women and Companies Eric Zhu Centennial College Have you ever wonder what it would be like to work in a sweatshop? If you worked as a washroom cleaner that made $5 an hour‚ you would be considered overly well paid. A person from a developed country working in a sweatshop would be considered a hellish job considering the working environment you would be working in‚ the amount hours that you have to work‚ and the amount of pay per
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In the Revolution of 1905‚ Russians gained new political freedom. However‚ Russia was still plagued with problems. The famine from previous years still raged on. In 1914‚ Russia joined World War I. To pay for the war‚ Russia raised taxes‚ secured foreign loans‚ and printed more money. This combined with many other factors‚ left the people of Russia wanting change. They needed the government to change‚ the famine to end‚ and economic stability. The Russian people wanted the government to change. There
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To what extent did Russia undergo economic and political reform in the years 1906-14? After the 1905 revolution Russia was in need of reforms both economically and politically‚ to allow it maintain its role of a great power and to prevent another revolution occurring the answer to this was the October Manifesto. However‚ due to the stubbornness of the Tsar who was determined not to relinquish his autocratic powers‚ what may have appeared as reforms were largely superficial making little change in
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“The survival of the tsar regime in Russia between 1906 and 1914 was due to the weaknesses of its opponents” How far would you agree this verdict? I agree to a certain extent as I believe that there are many other factors which helped the tsar survive 1906-1914. Russia in 1905 was a nightmare; it was a bubbling pot that the tsar was trying to control which just wasn’t working. Some historians feel that the tsar survived the 1905 revolution because he didn’t face united opposition so it wasn’t
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Paschalis Kitsikopoulos _TO WHAT EXTENT DID ALEXANDER II SUCCEED IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO MODERNIZE RUSSIA?_ In 1855‚ European countries had to deal with many difficulties. By that time‚ a major imbalance was existing in and between all countries. A detonation of economy and technology was disturbing even the biggest nations of Europe. All countries were intimidated by the greatest power of the time‚ Japan and India. Russia was an enormous country‚ however‚ it wasn’t very advanced as far as the technology
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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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Red – Hard questions and haven’t come up before‚ Yellow – Very unlikely questions OCR B: Russia in Turmoil‚ 1900-1924 - All Possible Essays Questions with Plans (By Harry Bojakowski and Scarlett Stock [04.2013]) 1. 1905 1. Why did Tsarism become so unpopular with some groups by 1905? Throughout the centuries leading up to the 20 ‚ Russia had been ruled by the Romanov dynasty via autocracy. This lead to large periods of stagnation and extremely old-fashioned ways while the rest of European
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In "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Nicholas Carr argues his deep concern on the use of the Internet and how it is affecting our brains. Carr feels like he has built upon the habit of skimming through articles for research. As a frequent user he has built such a strong habit of this that he can now no longer have the patience to sit down and read an actual book. For it lacks the instant gratification he is so used to getting from the Internet: "What the net seems to be doing is chipping away from my
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