How and why did Mussolini come to power in 1922? The tumultuous era preceding Mussolini’s rise to power was marked by post-war grievances and prolonged economic instability; both of these factors resulted in popular dissatisfaction with liberalism and created an opportune atmosphere for his accession to power. The years following Italy’s unification in 1871 were blighted by poverty‚ a lack of nationalism and most devastatingly involvement in the First World War‚ resulting in national humiliation
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Did the Bolshevik Revolution Improve the Lives of the Soviet Women? Introduction This argumentative paper presents clashing views on controversial issues in Western Civilization. The particular issue under consideration is the Bolshevik Revolution. Two authors‚ Richard Stites‚ and Françoise Navailh argue out the issue; Stites argues that the Bolshevik Revolution improved the lives of Soviet women while Navailh’s argument suggests otherwise. In summary‚ Stites attributes women emancipation to the
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#HISTORY assignment Why did the Nazi’s came into power in Germany? To answer this question it is meaningful to give an overview of German history and related topics since the end of the First World War in 1918. This will bring forth the reasons why the Nazi Party came into power. In 1918‚ under the strain of war‚ shortages‚ power cuts‚ inflation anti-war feelings and an influenza virus‚ Germany descended into chaos. After
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Why did the Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War? The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921. During this time the Bolsheviks faced massive opposition to their rule in the form of the White Armies‚ led by the former officers of the Tsarist state‚ and also from intervention by the forces of foreign countries. The Bolsheviks were surrounded‚ and often outnumbered by their opponents. At times‚ their situation seemed hopeless. Yet‚ by the start of 1921‚ the Bolsheviks had defeated
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Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in 1917? In this essay I will analyse a combination of reasons on how the Bolsheviks came to power and discuss events such as the February and October revolutions‚ the fall of the Tsarist rule and the Provisional government. In 1900 Russia was a great empire ruled by the Tsar Nicholas II. He was an autocrat‚ this meant there was no parliament to limit his power alongside his own secret police; the okhrana‚ they would censor all books and newspapers. During
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he was also expelled by the soviet union for reading illeagel literature and forming a Social Democratic study circle. Stalin discovered the writings of Vladimir Lenin and decided to become a Marxist revolutionary‚ eventually joining Lenin’s Bolsheviks in 1903.
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Why did the Provisional Government fail‚ and the Bolsheviks succeed‚ in 1917? During 1917 the political system of Russia‚ and the political opinions of its public‚ began to change. The First World War was deeply taking its toll‚ with the casualties running into millions‚ and food shortages were reaching crisis levels across Russia. Presided over by the Provisional Government‚ who had little support and even less real power‚ the people of Russia became restless. In October‚ the animosity between
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cold‚ hard‚ and impersonal. When he became part of Bolsheviks‚ he changed his name to Stalin‚ which means “man of steel” in Russian. There was a clear distinction between Stalin and Lenin‚ who were two of the most notable men during that time in Russia. Between 1922 and 1927‚ Stalin began his movements to seize control over the current government. As a general secretary of the Communist Party‚ he secretly moved his supporters into positions of power in order to seize full control over the government
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Ian Bruggeman HistB200 Professor Roseman The Success of the Bolshevik Revolution In order to understand the success of the Bolsheviks‚ one must first appreciate that they had no central role in the general revolution of March 1917. The government at the time of this Revolution was extremely weak. This was due to lack of loyalty in the army and consistent internal and foreign policy mistakes abdicated by Tsar Nicholas II‚ starting with the dissolution of the Duma and ending with the continued
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How far was Lenin responsible for the Bolsheviks’ growing hold on power in the years 1917-1924? In 1917‚ the Bolsheviks gained power of Russia and were able to hold onto this growing power until 1924 and later. There are several factors that could be considered to be the reason as to why they were able to seize control. It could be said that Lenin was a significant factor due to his pragmatism and his use of terror‚ however it also could be said that other members of the Bolshevik party such as
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