What groups opposed tsar Who made up the opposition What were the aims of the opposition Populist- Some turned to terrorism – peoples will Ides that peasants based revolution was unrealistic – peasants weren’t interested in politics Middle and upper class people- believed it was their duty to educate the uninformed peasants into revolution. Policy on ‘going to the people’ educated populist went to the peasants in country side in attempt to turn them into revolutionaries. Future of Russia
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Document Inferences a) The opponents of early American expansion were Federalists b) Opposition to expansion rested on several premises‚ including constitutional considerations‚ national security and self-interest
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How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? In the light of this question‚ it is somewhat plausible to put forward the thesis that the Provisional Government ‚ quite extensively‚ was responsible for its own downfall due to its internal failings with the party and incompetence that hold it solely to blame. However‚ one could counter argue this argument this by saying that it was the Bolsheviks strengths‚ strategies to manipulate events to their advantage and heightened
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How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? In the years before Lenin’s death and the years that followed. Stalin was seen to be in the weaker position than the seven other opponents‚ this being because he was doubted in his role in the revolution and therefore as his role of the leader of the party. I believe that the personalities of the contenders was significant in the power struggle but it
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Firstly‚ Italy’s government was deteriorating and so it was evident that communist Italy was a failure. Mussolini had led the Italian population to believe that he and his fascist party were their only hope into putting an end to the chaos in Rome‚ and re-establish order and bring about the once great Italy‚ just as Caesar had in the time of the great Romans. This was appealing to the Italian people‚ as the city or Rome seemed to have fallen into ruins‚ taking advantage of this‚ Mussolini had conveyed
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How far were the forces opposed to civil rights responsible for the failures of the civil rights movement in the 1960s? Historians argue how far the forces opposed to the civil rights were responsible for the failures of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The CRM was a social movement attacking racial and social discrimination against Black Americans in the southern and northern states. By 1960 the southern states was desegregated. The problems faced in the south were different to those of
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Assignment Focus Question: Why Did the Tsarist Regime Fall so quickly in 1917? Although the Romanov Regime had always been very unpopular with the Russian people over many years‚ the regime had always managed to survive until 1917. In order to discover why the regime fell so quickly‚ it is necessary to look at the number of different factors which led the Tsarist regime to fall in March 1917. Tsar Nicholas II ’s regime was autocratic‚ which means that the rule of the country is placed on the ruling
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How important was Russia’s military failure in the First World War in causing the collapse of Tsarist authority in 1917? The Tsarist regime was put under severe pressure by the challenges imposed by the First World War. The stresses and strains evident in Russia before 1914 were deepened by the enormous demands placed on the country by its involvement. The start of the war saw a rallying of support for the Tsar but as the military defeats occurred and economic dislocation caused shortages in
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How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? In the lead up to Lenin’s death and the years that followed‚ it would seem Stalin was in a weaker position than several of his opponents‚ as many doubted his role in the Revolution and‚ therefore‚ his role as a leader of the Party. Several factors played a role in allowing Stalin to be victorious‚ however‚ comparatively they hold varying significance
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revolution in 1905’. How far do you agree? The revolution of 1905 occurred due to many different reasons. Arguably the most important of these reasons was the incompetent leadership of the Tsar‚ Nicholas II‚ but there were other factors‚ such as the poverty among the peasants‚ the frustration at lack of political power in the autocracy‚ and also the impact of the Russo-Japanese war. As mentioned‚ the most important reason for the outbreak of revolution in 1905 was the poor and incompetent rule of Tsar
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