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    Explain why the Russia revolution failed? In my opinion the failure of the revolution in 1905 was caused by many different contributing factors‚ however the key reason for the failure‚ was the success of state authority and the Tsar retaining control. If the Tsarist state had collapsed‚ as in 1917‚ the revolution would have inevitably been successful. A revolution means to forcibly overthrow a government. In February 1905‚ 400‚000 workers went on strike due to the response of the bloody Sunday;

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    The 1905 revolution in Russia began when armed forces set fire on a group of peaceful protestors outside the Tsar’s Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. However there were many factors in the build-up to revolution in 1905. Prior to 1905‚ disturbances in Russia could have been seen as quite rare. Russia was though suffering from a long period of repression and unrest. From the implementation of tsarism in Russia‚ the regimes had slowly developed into more of an autocratic establishment which implemented

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    Cora Dickey October 9‚ 2012 World History Honors Seventh Period The French Revolution I. Do you believe the Bastille was stormed to set prisoners free‚ because it was a symbol of oppression‚ or was it the first step to overthrow the French Monarchy? II. What is the difference between a revolt and revolution? Explain. According to the English dictionary‚ a revolt is a way to break away from or rise against constituted authority‚ as by open rebellion. Meanwhile‚ a revoloution is a sudden

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    said‚ “The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe‚ You have to make it fall”consequently meaning that if a society wants to see a difference they have to work for it‚ and not wait for it to happen. We have seen many revolutions throughout history. Revolutions from the 1776 American Revolution to the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s that have changed their country and even the world. A specific revolution that changed the lives of the working class‚ was the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican

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    became more aware of what revolutions really were. Political scientist Samuel P. Huntington described a revolution s “a rapid‚ fundamental‚ and violent domestic change in the dominant values and myths of a society‚ in its political institutions‚ social structure‚ leadership‚ and government activities and policies” (p.186). This definition from Huntington goes hand in hand with what I read in powerpoint 13B. it didn’t take me long to find out something new about revolutions. I didn’t know that people

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    October revolution The October revolution or as others call it “The Bolshevik Revolution” was started by the Bolsheviks on 1917. The purpose of the revolution was to overthrow the Russian government. It was an event that was six months in the planning by the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks became more and more popular leading up to the time of the revolution. This helped them execute what they were planning with alot more ease. The Bolshevik party’s ultimate goal was to overthrow the Russian government

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    time. But the main factor that gave the Bolsheviks the most powerful argument against both the Tsarist System and the Provisional Government was the fact that the Russian people were crying out for an end to the war‚ and this is what the Bolsheviks promised - peace. One of the key factors that lead to the successful Bolshevik revolution was the mutiny of Commander Kornilov with his small army with plans to take them to Petrograd‚ remove the Preliminary Government from power‚ and set up a military

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    Violent revolutions have been the most effective way to bring about change dating back to the American Revolution in the late 1700s. While analyzing this ferocious rebellion‚ it is revealed that all of the American’s non-violent attempts to compromise with Britain failed‚ and that it took a bloody eight year war for the Americans to finally separate from Britain. Violent revolutions are not only more effective‚ but easier to pull off. The Iranian government was a well known institution that used

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    Dominique McNamara Period 1 Chapter 18: Revolutions of Industrialization Every kind of society has embraced at least the idea of industrialization since it started in Great Britain in the late eighteenth century. The Industrial Revolution was one of the most significant elements of Europe’s modern transformation. Initial industrialization period was 1750–1900‚ drew on the Scientific Revolution. Utterly transformed European society‚ pushed Europe into a position of global dominance‚ was more

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    The Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848 were caused by numerous events taking place in Europe. A range of conflicts that were going on in different countries throughout Europe led up to the proceeding of these Revolutions. For instance‚ France was awaiting the death of their king Louis Philippe. Germany was going through liberal pressure with their 30 loosely bound states‚ and Italy was also struggling with all the newly acquired kingdoms. However‚ the main cause were the rebellions

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