world‚ the Bolsheviks did eventually win the Russian Civil War. But why? Fresh from seizing control of Russia from the hands of the Provisional Government‚ the Bolsheviks’ next step was to safeguard their fragile grip on the reigns of power. Lenin negotiated peace with Germany and therefore an end to Russia’s role in World War I. He could not‚ however‚ avoid a civil war in Russia. The Bolsheviks were made to fight for control of the country. The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start
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The Mongol Empire quickly covered the largest territory the world had ever seen. The Mongols’ main strategy in acquiring land was conquering by force‚ but they also relied on more peaceful methods and their tightly-knit political and social organization. The Mongols attacked villages until complete destruction using their land-based military techniques (docs 1‚2‚3‚7 and 8). Sometimes‚ they gave civilizations a chance to submit to terms and avoid destructions (docs 6 and 9). He Mongols’ divisions
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as a power hungry dictator who would kill anyone to retain his power. Based on events in history‚ the main causes of the Russian Revolution could have been drastic poverty and a growing politicized work force. “In 1916‚ a full three-quarters of the Russian population was comprised of peasants who lived and farmed in small
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Salvadorian Spanish Spanish is spoken in different countries around the world. In every region there is a dialect from the main language. Here we are to explain a bit about the Spanish spoken in the Central American county of El Salvador. Salvadoran Spanish is geographically defined as the form of Spanish spoken in the country of El Salvador in Central America. El Salvador is the only country in North and Central America to use the term Castellano or Castilian as oppose to Spanish or Español
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mortality will be examined in particular. The essay will primarily focus on Russian mortality post the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In the last few decades‚ Russia has experienced dramatic fluctuations in mortality. Life expectancy began to decrease in 1965‚ initially “regarded as a minor and transient fluctuation of little significance”(Schkolnikov and Leon‚ International Journal of Epidemiology‚ 2006). Russian govt restricted mortality data.. ceased publication In 1991 and article
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Empire is generally defined as a group of nations or states that are controlled by someone with a significant power (Wikipedia‚ n.d.). In another words‚ an empire is established when a state has absolute control over other different states (Crabben‚ 2009). Some ancient empires were stronger than others. Three important aspects that make up a strong empire are military power‚ expansion of colonial rule and the economy. British and Ottoman Empires were two examples of the great empires in the past
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Humans estimated that the world came to existence at least 6 billion years ago. As the ‘natural’ mutations created living beings to make use of the earth’s natural resources. Within that category of living beings‚ all humans that live within their suitable environments. Humans are known to be nomadic or wanderers‚ that results in the creation of societies of people. Some of these people who are indigenous originate in and possess characteristics of a particular region or country. In 1498‚ Christopher
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Some of the conquests of the Spanish on the Native Indians were brutal. While most conquistadors and Spanish people treated the Indians badly‚ one names Las Casas did not. He defended them. Why My Congressman/Congresswoman Matters to Me. Our congressmen and congresswomen are some of the most important parts of our government. Normally‚ when one thinks of members of congress‚ it seems as though the members are nothing but a group of people arguing from different political
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On the morning of December 26‚ 1991 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics replaced its infamous golden hammer and sickle with the tricolor of the Russian Federation. That day the world witnessed the collapse of the most powerful empire of the 20th century. Prompted by the revolt of the Caucasus and Baltic states‚ which demanded sovereignty over the land that was unlawfully seized from them. The dissolution of the Soviet Union is characterized by a poor economy‚ political repression and political
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troublesome burden of ruling and unsettled and distrusted empire‚ so he renounced his right of succession in favour of his brother Nicholas. Nicholas‚ however‚ had been left unaware of the official details of the change and on learning of Alexander’s death he proclaimed Constantine emperor at St. Petersburg‚ at the same time as Constantine in Warsaw was proclaiming Nicholas. For nearly three weeks in December 1825 the throne remained vacant. Russian officers and troops had come into contact with currents
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