importance of War Communism to the Bolshevik consolidation of power. War Communism (WC) was of substantial importance to the Bolshevik consolidation of power. WC played a major role in the Bolshevik victory in the Civil War and thus allowed them to maintain power and control in Russia. However‚ from the Bolsheviks initial seizure of power in 1917 through to 1924‚ a number of other factors were of importance in enabling the Bolsheviks to consolidate this power. These factors included the Early Decrees
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Bolshevik consolidation of power in the period from 1917 to 1921 (edited) Introduction: The Bolsheviks used two main methods to consolidate power between the years of 1917 and 1921. The first method was the introduction of social‚ economic and military reforms aimed at consolidating their support among the peasants and the working class. The second method was one of coercion to crush the opponents with their ruthless nature. Along with these methods‚ the Bolsheviks victory in the Civil War was the
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Bolsheviks in consolidating their power from 1917-1924? Was Communist ideology compromised during this period? On 24-26 October‚ the Bolshevik Party seized power from Kerensky’s Provisional Government. This was achieved with surprising ease. Retaining their newly acquired power‚ however‚ was to prove difficult. Nonetheless‚ the Bolsheviks proved successful in consolidating their power from 1917-1924‚ achieving this through a combination of pragmatic reforms and ruthless terror. This ultimately led the Bolsheviks
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Lenin Lenin and his principals are the subject of a huge historiographical debate. The controversy surrounding Lenin’s pragmatism in the face of social‚ political and economic instability begs the question: did Lenin compromise his principals in the race for survival? It is astonishing that surrounded by the turmoil that was Russia in the early 20th century Lenin actually survived for so long. During the years of 1917-18 he encountered food shortages‚ war and a vast amount of strikes. In 1921
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during the Revolution. They were able to maintain political power over this institution until the summer of 1794 by way of fear and intimidation. They were complicit in repeatedly and violently eradicating the Convention of individuals deemed and implicated as disloyal to the Republic. This ended with widespread executions. This time period was called the Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794)‚ and occurred in their last months of power. Robespierre was the spokesman for the successful faction
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One of the key proponents of Nazi ideology was a promise to birth a new Germany. This promise of national rebirth resonated strongly in the early 1930s‚ when the Weimar Republic was shaken to the core by economic and political crisis. At the centre of the Nazi vision stood the ‘national community’‚ depicted as the polar opposite to the conflict- ridden Weimar society. In a speech witnessed by the nation in January 1932‚ one year before his appointment as German chancellor‚ Adolf Hitler concluded
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was the use of legislation in the Nazi consolidation of power by the end of 1933? The use of legislation was very important to the Nazis and their consolidation of power‚ and was a key tool for the Nazi’s to make there actions legal and justifiable. This way of legalising what other wise would have been deemed illegal and immoral ways of running a political party and government. This meant they could keep the balance of a respectful government and ruthless power driven party well. The use of
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View That Hitler Consolidated His Power by Legal Means? There were many different views during 1933 and after 1933 that disagreed on whether or not Hitler had consolidated his power through legal means. Sources B and C disagree with this statement; they are of the opinion that Adolf Hitler consolidated his power through illegal means. Source A‚ however‚ agrees with the statement‚ and provides evidence which implies that Hitler was able to consolidate his power in 1933 through legal means. Source
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Whilst the Battle of Bosworth was the point at which Henry VII claimed the throne it was not the time that he secured it. Some historians believe that Henry’s period of consolidation of power lasted for nearly two years (when Prince Arthur was born) and that until 1487 the wars of the roses was still bubbling away underneath what seemed like English stability. The battle left Henry with a number of immediate issues for him to deal with. He needed to deal with his new court and convert Yorkist’s to
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nature and impact of Nazi propaganda‚ terror and repression on the Jewish community between 1933 and 1945. The Jewish community suffered to a huge extent from Nazi propaganda‚ terror and repression between 1935 and 1945. Persecution on the Jewish community varied from the destruction of Jewish businesses and homes to the ‘final solution’ plan to wipe out the Jewish race. Key individuals such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels played an integral part in the propaganda‚ terror and repression on the
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