How far would you agree that the events of 1905 were caused by Russia’s failure to win the war against Japan? (30 marks) Long-term factors: Middle class- There was a lack of common purpose between Russia’s different social classes. They organised themselves by autumn of 1905 into soviets but spent most of the year protesting in spontaneous strikes/ marches. The peasants were too widely distributed and isolated to have a common organised leadership. Their protests were traditional peasant ones of
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The debate on whether Alexander II was a Tsar Liberator is one which divides the opinion of many historians who examine Russian history. Alexander II introduced many reforms during his reign which revolutionised the political‚ social and economic landscape of Russia and were considered by many as ‘liberating’. My definition of ‘to liberate’ is to set free‚ either from oppression‚ confinement or indeed foreign control. Did Tsar Alexander do this and to what extent? The Emancipation of Serfs in 1861
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Top 10 Greatest Empires In History FREIKORPTRASHER JUNE 22‚ 2010The definition of an empire is: when a single entity has supreme rule and power over a vast area of territory‚ which consists of peoples of different ethnicity and nationality. This list is based on the influence‚ longevity and power of the various empires‚ and‚ as you will see‚ it contains at least one or two entries that may strike some as controversial. My one requirement for this list is that the empire must have been ruled – for
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conflicted with Russian interests and the result was war. Russia lost horribly. April 1904: Anglo-French Entente settled colonial disputes between them. Seen in Germany as a clear British alignment with France‚ and therefore Russia as well against the Triple Alliance of 1882. (German‚ Italy‚ Austro-Hungary). August 1907: Russia and Britain settle their disputes over Persia and Afghanistan. Germany begins to fear encirclement by Russia‚ Britain‚ and France. 1908: Revolt in the Ottoman Empire. Austro-Hungary
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name Rasputin was surprisingly common for the era and the area where Grigori Rasputin had been born. And after the overthrow of the Russian tsar‚ many papers and records were lost or destroyed during the resulting chaos and establishment of the Soviet government. For all intents and purposes‚ it next to impossible to prove they aren’t descendants of the famous Russian mystic. One could argue that genetic comparisons to the “Rasputin”s of House Rasputin-Novyi to their alleged forefather
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Change over Time 2002-2011 Analyze the changes and continuities in labor systems between 1750-1914 in ONE of the following areas. In your analysis‚ be sure to discuss the cause of the changes and the reasons for the continuities Latin America and the Caribbean Russia Sub Saharan Analyze the social and economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americans from 1492 to 1750. Analyze the cultural and political
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Contributions from the Byzantine Empire After the fall of the Western empire‚ a new empire rose called the Byzantine Empire. This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire in many ways. They considered themselves Romans‚ and the true inheritors of the intellectual‚ political‚ and spiritual legacy of Imperial Rome. Over the years the Byzantine formed a culture for itself and developed laws and religions. Even after the fall of the empire‚ what the Byzantine Empire had created contributed political
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and political viewpoints‚ Russia could become as successful as them‚ or even greater. He insisted that his nobles dressed and remain clean shaven to imitate the west‚ and for their wives to accompany them so that women would be more prominent in russian politics. This is reform‚ he is introducing change‚ but it is based off of something else. Peter also created the Table of Ranks in 1722‚ to draw the nobles power away from their lineage and make power come from participation in the military or government
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Slaves in the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire existed from year 1453 to 1923 and was one of the largest and most well organized empires in world history. The Ottomans were very successful and conquered enormous territories with their large and professional standing armies. The Ottoman Empire was a slave society and slavery was very popular among the Ottomans. The sultan owned all property and had enormous power‚ and that was partly because he had so many slaves. That gave him much more control
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Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government in what is called the October Revolution. In 1918‚ the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party. After the war with the Whites‚ the Communists renamed the lands they ruled to the Soviet Union. The Russian Revolution resulted in absolute governmental control of power. The Communists took control of Russia and made policies that citizens‚ having no input
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