In 1862 many people truly believed that the Confederacy was winning the Civil War. The Union believed it and the other countries believed it. The Union struggled with their military leaders and they weren’t familiar with the South’s land. The struggles that the North had before Gettysburg led to everyone believing that the South was going to win the Civil War. The North wasn’t crushing the South like they thought they would. The South wasn’t necessarily winning but they weren’t being beaten so
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In 1945-1949‚ the Guomindang (GMD) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fought for the ultimate control over China in the Second Civil War. In the beginning‚ the GMD had a great advantage over the CCP as the GMD had a larger arsenal and the Americans gave them large amounts of money. However‚ the CCP eventually won the Civil War‚ due to 4 main factors: (1) many GMD troops surrendered to the CCP‚ bringing American Weapons with them; (2) the CCP continued land reform whilst the GMD returned land to the
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What Extent Was Lenin’s Russia Totalitarian? One way in which the Bolsheviks and Lenin were able to consolidate their power and make Russia a totalitarian state was the Dissolution of the constituent assembly. This was a key-establishing move made by Lenin and the Bolsheviks to consolidate their power because it outlawed all other political parties meaning that Russia’s political system was completely controlled by the Bolsheviks and Lenin. However‚ the effects of the dissolution of the constituent
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“Why did the Bolsheviks win the civil war?” There were a few key reasons as to why the Bolsheviks won the civil war. The most important reason that helped them to succeed was Trotsky. Furthermore‚ there communication between each other‚ their control of the railway and their strong‚ direct intentions all produced a successful win. Lenin also kept structure to the Russian public which portrayed Lenin as an iconic figure. All of these reasons really proved necessary for the Bolsheviks to succeed‚
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The Civil war‚ which began in 1861‚ came to an end on May 13th‚1865‚ and the Union claimed the victory. But the South were victorious in many of the earlier battles of the war‚ but at first they had a strong military leadership. The South’s defeat was due to poor strategy in the military and the appointment of weak generals‚ many people also believe that political leadership‚ foreign support‚ the supply of the army and war economics were reasons they didn’t win. The North also had mountains and
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have eventually won the war. The Union had a lot of power and a better army. They had better plans to invade the land such as the ports they took‚ the support and the congress passing laws such as the Emancipation Proclamation. The North invaded multiple ports giving the North access to the Confederate both by land and water. The North would have soon been able to take all the land instead making them surrender. The North also had an advantage by having more men fight in the war. The abolitionists of
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1.The Russian native‚ Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum‚ was born in 1905. Ayn Rand was impacted at a young age when her father’s shop was taken by Bolshevik soldiers. And while the Russian Revolution was taking place‚ she opposed the government because they were taking over and intruding. 2.The Bolshevik Revolution was the overthrow of Czar Nicholas II ‚by the Bolsheviks‚ because of his abuse of political power‚ the economical difference between classes‚ and because they wanted to withdraw from World
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The Chinese Civil War‚ which took place from the end of World War I (when the Chinese Communist Party was set up) up to October 1‚ 1949‚ directly led to the creation of the People’s Republic of China‚ the world’s largest communist nation. The communists won the civil war in 1949 for many reasons. Although they did not have many things the KMT had‚ they had enormous support from the peasants. As 95% of the Chinese population‚ the peasants were the main citizens of the country. Through this mass
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What was the most significant factor for the Bolshevik victory in the civil war? The Bolshevik victory in the civil war was down to a number of factors. The first being the role of Trotsky‚ the geographical advantages the Red Army had and the weaknesses of the White Army. Undoubtedly‚ the most significant was the geographical advantages of the Red Army because this was what secured the equipment to fight and allowed it to be transported. The Bolsheviks had control over a large part of Russia which
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shown resilience and determination‚ starting with the Revolutionary war. As years passed and national division became evident there was discussion on who would win the fight between the free and enslaved states. Over time it has become apparent that the colonies and the confederacy have shared many qualities‚ which makes one wonder how is it that the colonies won‚ but the confederacy did not? The reason the South didn’t win the Civil War was because they were outgunned‚ out supplied‚ received no international
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