Topic 1- Decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty Syllabus outline Nicholas II as autocrat Political‚ social and economic grievances in early 20th century Russia The tsar’s failure to address the problems of Russia The role of WWI in the fall of the tsarist regime Focus questions How stable was the social basis of tsarist rule? Why was the government unable to meet the challenges emerging in the first decade and a half century? How important were the Bolsheviks before 1917? What effect did
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Crystal Castaneda AP World History Period 3 April 6‚ 2011 Safavid and Mughal Mughal and Safavid were a few of the strongest empires in their time. These empires shared many similarities‚ but one major similarity is their political structures. The Safavid and Mughal both had a centralized government‚ based on military conquest‚ and were both Muslim based empires. But like many things these two empires do have differences‚ they were both in different regions‚ overall population was different
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Gunpowder Empires Directions: Use the power point and the internet to answer the following questions. Answer all questions in ink only. All answers must be in your own words. 1. Identify the Gunpowder Empires. Include in your answers the leaders of the empires that established them. The gunpowder empires include Mughal‚ Qing‚ Tokugawa‚ and Russia. Their rulers such as Babar in Mongrel‚ Aisin Gyro‚ Tokugawa Lucia‚ and Peter the great in Russia. 2. Why is Akbar remembered? Akbar is remembered because
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Modern History Research Essay: The Russian Revolution (Task 1) Assess the role of the Bolsheviks for the decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty. The beginning of the 20th century brought radical changes to the social and political structure of autocratic Russia. It was a period of regression‚ reform‚ revolution and eradication. Eradication of a blood line that had remained in rule for over 300 years; the Romanov Dynasty. The central figure of this eradication was Tsar Nicholas II‚ often described
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The first important factor that contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire is the introduction of Christianity. As the Roman Empire got bigger‚ new lands and people were taken into it‚ the conquered people added their Gods or religions to the Roman Pantheon. Before Theodosius made Christianity a main Roman religion‚ Roman religion was polytheistic. Through out the majority of the Empire’s reign‚ Christians had been treated with contempt and were looked upon as criminals. This is evident through
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The fall of the Roman Empire was inevitable by A.D. 476. Christianity had weakened the bonds that had held it together‚ the people became corrupt‚ and it got too big. It was also because of the barbarian attacks. All empires eventually fall and Rome’s time had come to an end. When discussing the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire one has to see that this occurred over many years and had many different facets. Each issue has to be addressed independently with the understanding that they simultaneously
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three major Muslim empires controlled a large part of the land extending from eastern Europe and northern Africa to eastern India. All three of these dynasties had their roots in nomadic Turkish-speaking peoples of central Asia. These three Muslim empires shared similar political and cultural guidelines and traditions that their ancestors had adopted. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ these dynasties were the most dominant‚ by the eighteenth century‚ these empires had significantly
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states in decline-again? (Michael Cox) VS The Empire writes back (M.J.Williams) "America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration." This famous sentence pronounced by Warren G. Harding‚ the 29th President of the United States‚ at the beginning of his office in 1921‚ could be‚ from certain points of view‚ perfectly adapted today. In fact‚ America’s situation and future for four decades‚ has been largly debated. Is she in decline? Is she
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Women’s role during the Inca Empire (1438–1533) and after Independence ABSTRACT In the following paper‚ we will see the role of women change from a submissive role during the Inca Empire to an activist in the present. Many empires developed and declined before 1500 CE. Imperialism had great impact on the status and roles of women‚ for example in noble women’s roles in marriage‚ religious rituals‚ power structures and legal rights (“Imperialism and Colonialism” web). In the following paragraphs
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HISTORY OF THE MOGHUL EMPIRE Babur in Kabul: 1504-1525 Babur‚ founder of the Moghul dynasty in India‚ is one of history’s more endearing conquerors. In his youth he is one among many impoverished princes‚ all descended from Timur‚ who fight among themselves for possession of some small part of the great man’s fragmented empire. Babur even captures Samarkand itself on three separate occasions‚ each for only a few months. The first time he achieves this he is only fourteen. What distinguishes
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