Was Russia’s poor performance in WW1 the main reason for the fall of the Tsar in the February Revolution of 1917? Russia’s poor performance in the war was an extremely important factor because it led to the Tsar becoming more unpopular. At the beginning of the war‚ there was a strong sense of patriotisms in Russia due to the excellent war performance. The decline in Russia’s war performance caused morale in the army and country to decrease. The situation of the war was made worse by the fact that
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by cautious and bad leadership from their British commander‚ Sir Ian Hamilton. Hamilton was replaced near the end of 1915 by Charles Monro‚ who recommended that the Allies abandon the operation. The armies were fully evacuated by the end of January 1916. evacuation: The New Zealand brigades returned to Anzac on 8-9 November. While they had received some fresh reinforcements from Egypt‚ every unit was below strength and their health remained poor. The beginning of winter did not help their weak bodies
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Battle of Somme July-November 1916 Why did the British decide to launch an offensive on the Somme? The French were fighting the Germans alone at Verdun‚ in an attempt to retain control of the historic fortress town. The French Commander in Chief‚ Joffre‚ asked the British to mount an offensive on the nearby Somme‚ to deflect the Germans. The offensive was planned by the British Commander‚ Douglas Haig. What was the Plan? The plan was to launch a week long bombardment of the German trenches
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By the mid-1915 $170 million worth of contracts were signed but only $5.5 million were made. Some of the shells were of such bad quality that they exploded in the barrel. Boots were made up of cardboard soles. Hughes was dismissed from his post in 1916. * WAR MEASURES ACT -1914- Gave the government the authority to do everything necessary for the security‚ defence‚ peace order and welfare of Canada. The federal government could intervene directly in the economy to control transportation‚ manufacturing
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triggered the First World War and clearly explain the true causes-economic‚ political and military that led to the occupation by the United States of Dominican Republic and the establishment of the military dictatorship that opened from November 29‚ 1916. United States became a powerful nation and began its entry into commercial competition for control of the markets with the main industrial empires the world. United States had started in Latin America a period of interventionism and economic
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Street‚ London‚ 1916 2. ^ R.V.Russell assisted by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal; The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India; published under the orders of the Central Provinces Administration‚ McMillan and Co. Ltd.‚ St. Martin Street‚ London‚ 1916 3. ^ R.V.Russell assisted by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal; The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India; published under the orders of the Central Provinces Administration‚ McMillan and Co. Ltd.‚ St. Martin Street‚ London‚ 1916 4. ^ http://mairrajputs
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New Deal vs. Progressive Era During both the Progressive era and the New Deal era‚ policies as well as programs were being created in an effort to assist the American public‚ specifically those living in poverty. Throughout the early 1900’s Roosevelt had strayed away from the typical laissez-faire policy and decided that the people would need to be guided by the government. “Wilsonian Progressivism” had also aimed at assisting the public with his “New Freedom Program” which consisted of antitrust
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Andrew Hurst ‘The First World War increased rather than narrowed Germany’s political division’ How far do you agree with this judgement? Although initially it seems apparent that the First World War narrowed the existing political divisions in Germany during this period‚ as the war progressed‚ the resentment grew‚ in part because of the huge losses and the economic crisis that hung over the country. Therefore because of this the political divisions increased‚ and by the end of the war
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In the early morning of March 9‚ 1916‚ Pancho Villa crossed the U.S. border and into history. On that day‚ Villa launched the first attack on American soil since the War of 1812‚ killing 18 Americans and leaving the small New Mexican town of Columbus in flames. Among the dead was one-time Las Crucen Charles D. Miller‚ a 1906 graduate of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and brother of college registrar J.O. Miller. "When the unidentified body was removed from the ruins
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In 1916‚ the value of the Russian money had fallen substantially due to war materials‚ which lead to inflated pricing of products in Russia6. This made life increasingly problematic and difficult for impoverished Russians‚ who were left starving‚ freezing
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