How far would you agree that the events of 1905 were caused by Russia’s failure to win the war against Japan? (30 marks) Long-term factors: Middle class- There was a lack of common purpose between Russia’s different social classes. They organised themselves by autumn of 1905 into soviets but spent most of the year protesting in spontaneous strikes/ marches. The peasants were too widely distributed and isolated to have a common organised leadership. Their protests were traditional peasant ones of
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the country was in a very poor state. However‚ his reforms faced a lot of opposition and therefore led to his being unable to restrain forces that were pushing him towards a change. One of his main pushes towards modernisation was the abolition of serfdom. In March 1861 the liberation of the serfs was officially announced and The Emancipation Edict was introduced. There were three stages to it. The first one was freedom for the surfs which meant that they had personal freedom to marry‚ own property
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What is important from Unit 1? AR ----- (neolithia Rev) 10‚000—8‚000BCE Hunter-gather to settled community Small nomadic‚ gender equality ////domesticate plants animals‚ gender inequity‚ specialization (lead to
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industry‚ vast swathes of which were owned by the state. Margaret Thatcher was not alone in rejecting state ownership of businesses and socialist central planning. Like other right-wingers of her generation‚ she had been influenced by The Road to Serfdom‚ by Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek‚ which warned of "the danger of tyranny that inevitably results from government control of economic decision-making through central planning". But Hayek’s brand of free-market economics was deeply out of favour
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Between 1450 and 1800 many women gained power as rulers‚ some as reigning queens‚ others as regents. Identify two such powerful women and discuss how issues of gender‚ such as marriage and reproduction‚ influenced their ability to obtain and exercise power. Two of the most powerful women of this era were Queen Elizabeth the first of England and Catherine the Great of Russia. These women had a difficult time gaining their power‚ and were faced with many adversaries‚ but‚ they overcame them and
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(pastoralism)‚ which‚ while less environmentally impactful‚ led to social changes. The resulting societies experienced population growth which led to more complex societies including urban life. Male dominance (patriarchy) and forced labor systems (serfdom‚ slavery‚ etc.) developed. Generally‚ social and economic systems became dramatically more complex with elite men accumulating wealth and power. Technological innovation led to improvements in agricultural production‚ trade‚ and transportation
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The Age of Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was a very influential character in the history of France. When Napoleon rose to power‚ many reforms were made regarding the social system‚ economics‚ education‚ and political aspects. For some‚ the reforms made under his rule were for the better of the people‚ but others viewed the reforms as negative changes. Nonetheless‚ Napoleon will always be thought of as a powerful figure in the French Revolution. A leader from the beginning‚ Napoleon was sent to France
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STUDY GUIDE: AP WORLD SEMESTER 1 52 points- 2 points apiece for summarizing each of the following: (Complete sentences NOT required.) 1. Definition of Civilization Some scholars prefer to define civilizations only as societies with enough economic surpluses to create division of labor and a social hierarchy. The chief difference between civilizations and other societies involves the emergence of formal political organizations‚ or states. Another trait that makes a society a civilization is when
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Amid Napoleon’s run from 1799 - 1815‚ he made a few changes. These changes included‚ yet were not constrained to‚ monetary changes‚ training based changes‚ and class-related changes. To settle France’s economy‚ Napoleon controlled the costs of different items‚ supported new industry‚ and constructed new streets and channels. He additionally set up a system of state funded schools under government watch to ensure that authorities and very much prepared military commanders were framed. Not the greater
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Over time‚ the Russian land and people have changed to accommodate for their needs but they have also kept some aspects the same whether it was for the better or the worse. Throughout 1801 and 1939‚ many things changed in the Soviet Union while keeping many things the same. An aspect of the Soviet Union that changed between 1801 and 1939 was the shift of the government from a czar ruled totalitarian government to a more distributed communist government. In March of 1801‚ Paul I was killed and his
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