How serious were the dangers to the tsarist government of Russia from 1900 to the outbreak of war in 1914? The Russia Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian revolution of 1917. Last Tsar was Nicholas ll Romanov. The First World War began in 1914 and lasted until 1918 in Europe. It involved the entire world’s great power‚ UK France and Russia against Germany‚ Italy‚ and Austria-Hungary. In the following information there shall be an analysis how serious were the dangers to the
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How far was Nicholas II responsible for his own downfall? In 1917 Tsar Nicholas II signed a deliration to abdicate from power; this was due to a number of long term and short term factors; some being of Nicolas II own problems and some being general problems that faced Nicholas II. When Tsar Nicholas II came to power many problems faced him‚ such as lack of industrial revolution‚ political problems‚ economical problems etc… Nicholas II was a very strong believer in autocracy and the belief that
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How accurate is it to say that the growth of the reformist groups in the year 1881 was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? In 1905‚ Russia was gripped by revolution; it involved strikes and riots across the country after years of Tsarist rule and the loss of the Russo Japanese war. The Tsar had lost the backing of his people; this caused Russian people to want the Tsarist and Feudal system gone or reformed. It could be argued that growth of reformist groups after 1881 was the main cause; however
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How far were the league of nations aims justified? When the League of Nations was set up‚ it has four main aims. They were: to encourage nations to disarm; to discourage aggression; to improve living and working conditions of people all round the World; and to encourage countries to cooperate. The League was successful in some areas‚ particularly in with its various commissions and mandates‚ but over all‚ it was unsuccessful in achieving its aims. When it came to organisation‚ the League was quite
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In the years 1928-1941 Stain started a series of Five year plans for industry‚ how far were these successful? Once in power‚ Stalin was determined to modernise the USSR as quickly as possible‚ he wanted to compete with other foreign countries‚ but also he was afraid of a German invasion hence forth he set about achieving modernisation through a series of five year plans. These plans were set up by the GOSPLAN‚ the state planning organisation which Lenin had set up in 1921. The GOSPLAN set ambitious
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How far was peaceful protest responsible for the successes of the civil rights movement in the years 1955 - 1964? Peaceful protest in the years 1955 to 1964 helped the civil rights movement little by little through the use of forcing the government to implement legal change. The laws that were passed mostly ended segregation in public places such as the law passed in 1956 that banned segregation of busses. This law was a result of the Browder vs. Gayle case that revolved around Aurelia Browder who
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How is the outbreak of the 1905 revolution best explained? There are many ways to explain the outbreak of the 1905 revolution‚ as many factors contributed towards it. The most important and significant factor was the different attitudes towards the government at the time. Attitudes varied from moderate to ones of a violent and extreme nature. Without the range of varying attitudes towards the tsarist system‚ there would have been no opposition facing the state. The 1905 revolution was very significant
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How far was political opposition to the Tsar divided in their aims and methods‚ 1881-1905? Political opponents of the Tsar were clearly divided in their aims and methods‚ and consequentially may have contributed to the survival of Tsarist Russia. The main parties were the Social democrats (Bolsheviks and Mensheviks)‚ Social Revolutionaries and Liberals (Octobrists and Kadets). Each of these radical parties had their own separate beliefs on what Russia needed and each aimed for some sort of change
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How far do you agree that the Russo-Jap war was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? There were many factors that contributed to the 1905 revolution in Russia. They range from political opposition groups such as the Bolsheviks and the social revolutionaries‚ to the failure to reform. The Russo-Jap war of 1905 acted as the trigger to the revolution. However many factors such as increasing political discontent within the cities and countryside were also important and these issues can be linked back
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How far was Tsar Nicholas responsible for his own downfall? In 15th March 1927 Tsar Nicholas of Russia abdicated in this essay I will be analysing to what extent it was his fault and what extent he had no control over His mistakes The first reason that it was his fault is that he was a weak character who was not fit to rule a large nation such as Russia as we can see in source 12 “He keep saying that he was wholly unfit to resign…. But he was not. ” This is a very reliable source as it is his sister
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