The Romanov Dynasty held the Russian Empire as one of the most powerful European states for over three centuries. In 1917‚ during Nicholas II’s contradictory reign‚ a revolution began that transformed the empire into the first ever communist nation‚ replacing the infamous autocratic rule and introducing the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Russian people were ruled by an autocratic government since 1613 when the Romanov Dynasty began. The government was run by the Tsar who had unlimited power
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Nicholas II came to the throne during an arduous time in Russian history. It was a combination of factors‚ including his political ineptitude that led to the fall of the Romanov dynasty and eventually cost Nicholas II‚ the Tsarina Alexandra and their five children their lives. Russia was late in modernising‚ partly due to the Tsar?s lack of reforms‚ and was behind Britain‚ France and the United States. Russia was also slow to emerge from feudalism‚ and was undergoing difficulty as industrial and
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The Romanov dynasty reigned over Russia for three hundred years‚ the rule coming to an end in 1917. Tsar Nicholas the second abdicated from the throne at the end of the February Revolution; his heir‚ Tsesarevich Alexei‚ would never be the Tsar of all the Russias. It was a wonder that Alexei lived as long as he did‚ his death coming not from his hemophilia type B but rather from execution at the hands of the Bolsheviks. Tsarina Alexandra turned to many mystics and holy men in Russia after many doctors
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Was Nicholas solely responsible for the revolution of 1917? The revolution of 1917 was the culmination of a number of factors coming together and causing the volatile mix of reasons to come together and boil over. The people of Russia where fed up with the horrible conditions they had to put up with and decided to do something about it. Some factor I will discuss include the industrialization‚ Nicholas introduced several policies which harmed his countries economic prosperity. One thing that
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Abbasid Dynasties In the rise and spreading of the Islam religion‚ there were many dynasties that were similar and different in their own way. The Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties can be compared: culturally‚ through religious tolerations and cultural blending; politically‚ through bureaucracy and misuse of government powers; and economically‚ through trade and advancements of technology. Culturally through religious toleration and cultural blending‚ the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties can be compared
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The Three Philosophies The three philosophies were ruled during the time of the Shang dynasty. They are Legalism‚ Confucianism‚ and Daoism. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Confucianism was a philosophy of peace ( but did have some rules). Daoism was a philosophy of peace‚ being laid-back‚ and kindness. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Legalism was based on the teachings of Hanfezi. Hanfezi lived from 280-233 b.c.e. He was also a royal prince from the state of Han. Legalism
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In the late 1800s‚ Nasir al-Din Shah a member of the Qajar dynasty‚ lived a life of luxury‚ having many wives‚ jewels‚ and eunuchs (Kinzer 30). To support his expensive lifestyle‚ he sold concessions to foreigners for his own benefit which angered many of his people (Kinzer 31). Tension reached the boiling point
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(Shihuangdi) in hopes of many successors (McKay‚ 178-179). The Qin state soon fell apart and led to the beginning of the Han Dynasty‚ which managed to take power and keep China unified until 220 C.E. The unification of China affected many parts of politics‚ culture‚ and social life during the Qin and Han Dynasties. After the Qin Dynasty managed to unite all of China‚ the First
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The Manchus conquered the Ming Dynasty on June 6th‚ 1644 and commenced the Qing Dynasty. This new dynasty implemented many reforms. For instance‚ taxation underwent extensive changes during this dynastic transition. As Ye Mengzhu‚ a former bureaucrat‚ stated in Taxes and Labor Service “Beginning with this dynasty(the Qing) things changed. In the fifth month of 1645‚ an imperial decree was issued to reduce the taxes of the southeast delta area by fifty percent.”(Ebrey‚ 283). A cursory analysis of
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Succession Patterns and the Kim Dynasty Virginie Grzelczyk Nottingham Trent University The Journal of Northeast Asian History Volume 9 Number 2 (Winter 2012)‚ 33-68 Copyright © 2012 by the Northeast Asian History Foundation. All Rights Reserved. No portion of the contents may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Northeast Asian History Foundation. In the Name of the Father‚ Son‚ and Grandson: Succession Patterns and the Kim Dynasty This paper seeks to understand
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