The French and Russian Revolutions The French and the Russian revolution both occurred mainly due to two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar‚ they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two revolutions is the
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The Main Events in France during 1792-1795 Revolutions have occured at various times in the worlds history‚ and with different degrees of intensity of violence. Some Revolutions have rocked nations and changed their political structure forever. Though‚ perhaps the most significant revolution‚ was the French Revolution of 1789-1800. The events of this dramatic decade resulted in widespread social and political change. The French Revolution started mainly because the old regime was brought down
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WHEN WAS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION? 1789 May Estates General * Louis 16th faced with bankruptcy called for a meeting of the Estates General in 1788 * The actual meeting was set for May * They had the traditional right to authorize taxation * Consisted of representatives from each of the three estates * Louis hope to find new methods to RAISE MONEY and to solve the FINANCIAL CRISIS * Representatives were chosen‚ collect complaints complaints: * Financial reform
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The chapter is split into 4 sections. In “Beginning of the Revolutionary Era” Speilvogel explains how the colonies in America broke off from the British Empire. They were heavily funded by France‚ whose people were very unhappy with the way their government was going. The American revolution then inspired the French people to revolt and establish their own government. The “Background of the French Revolution” talks about France’s many problems after funding the American Revolution. There was a huge
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EUROPEAN AT THE EVE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Before the outbreak of the French Revolution Europe had several states both major (large) and minor (small) states. The largest states included Britain‚ France‚ Austria Prussia and Russia. The small states included Spain‚ Holland‚ Poland‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Norway and the declining Turkey in the Eastern Europe. Europe experienced fundamental changes after the 1789 French Revolution in political‚ social and economic spheres of life however in order to
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White King‚ Red Rubber‚ Black Death “White King‚ Red Rubber‚ Black Death‚” illustrated how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired the Congo as a free state and exploited it by reign of terror. King Leopold II took over leadership of Belgium from his father‚ hoping to gain power and wealth‚ as well as assuming control of overseas territories like most other European nations of the time did. Leopold created‚ through political lobbying and military force‚ the Belgian Free State. The Belgian Free State
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need for equality‚ liberty‚ and democracy. The social and political changes in France were best characterized by three different periods - the weak monarchy of King Louis XVI and the subsequent period of confusion after his removal from power‚ the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte and his downfall‚ and the new order brought about by the Congress of Vienna; central to these changes were Enlightenment influence‚ nationalism‚ and France ’s relations with other countries. However‚ despite the great social upheavals
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To what extent was a totalitarian state established in the USSR in the 1930’s? From the start of Stalins self-imposed reign of control he always had the makings as a leader to create a totalitarian government‚ for example his ideology. Stalin wanted ’his’ people to believe that he cared for them. It’s interesting to say ’his’ because it refers to the sense that Stalin himself believed he owned the Russian people which completely contradicts a lot of what he did and the reasons for which
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about what the actual definition for Terrorism is‚ but the dictionary definition for this often confused word is: The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. Therefore this discounts the cases of random and isolated acts of terror‚ as they are seen as not having any purpose such as coercion‚ or set up to achieve any political change. Consequentialists are a group of people which consider terrorism in the same way they would consider their actions and everything they do‚
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Napoleon was going downhill‚ from then on. The reign of Terror Sometimes known simply as the terror‚ The Reign of Terror‚ was a horrible period of great bloodshed and violence during the French Revolution. The guillotine was used to decapitate and kill French aristocrats and anyone who opposed the revolutionary government. Until the fall of Robespierre‚ tens of thousands were killed‚ the head of the Committee for Public Safety who conducted the terror. "It is dreadful but necessary" ("Cest affreux
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