Assess the role of Lenin in the Bolshevik consolidation of power from 1917 to 1924. Lenin’s contribution to the Bolshevik Party was an essential factor in their consolidation of power during 1917-1924‚ however; Lenin’s role was not the only factor contributing to their success. The Bolsheviks were regarded as a “minor feature of Russian political life” and it was not until Lenin’s return to Russia that the party became a key player. It can be seen that Lenin played a pivotal role in the consolidation
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anti-communist and anti-liberal. The Italian people were not in favor of the liberal government that was taking place at this time because of WW1 and its economy’s inflation. Thus cleared the path for Benito Mussolini to spread fascist ideas. The fascist movement was introduced by Italy’s new dictator Benito Mussolini by the support of the
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Benito Mussolini was a hardened dictator that rose to power through brute force and killing any in his way. this is shown on October 24th‚ 1922 in Naples‚ Italy‚ Mussolini claimed that "either the government will be given to us‚ or we will seize it by marching on Rome" on that same day Mussolini and 4 other Fascist leaders decided they would lead a mach to Rome and take it by force.At the time Mussolini was still praying for a compromise from the Italian government so he decided to not move until
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socialists and Lenin but failed. Unconsciously‚ Kornilov brought back the Bolshevicks on the scene of the Russian Revolution. The picture of Kornilov‚ shows him in front of his army ready to attack Petrograde as the photograph was taken in summer 1917. He looks determined but his army looks small and quite weak compared to the Bolshevik’s troops and the Kerensky’s troops. The fact that the Bolsheviks helped Kerensky only restored the Bolsheviks as patriots in the eyes of the Russians and enabled
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II was overthrown‚ effectively ending the three-hundred-year-old Romanov Dynasty. During the February Revolution‚ Vladimir Lenin had been living in exile in Switzerland – and the Bolsheviks were largely not involved in this event. Following the overthrow of the tsarist regime‚ however‚ Lenin returned to Russia and began his effort to place Russia under Bolshevik control. Lenin
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Following the success of the February Revolution‚ Lenin returned to Russia and delivered the April Theses‚ which established his policies and aspirations for the country. After a decade of exile‚ Lenin intended to take control of the revolutionary efforts upon his return. He arrived in Petrograd on April 3 – and delivered “the April Theses” to his supporters. In this dissertation‚ Lenin denounced the Provisional Government‚ called for the nationalization of all land‚ and “demanded the immediate transition
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How and why did Mussolini come to power in 1922? The tumultuous era preceding Mussolini’s rise to power was marked by post-war grievances and prolonged economic instability; both of these factors resulted in popular dissatisfaction with liberalism and created an opportune atmosphere for his accession to power. The years following Italy’s unification in 1871 were blighted by poverty‚ a lack of nationalism and most devastatingly involvement in the First World War‚ resulting in national humiliation
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Alessandro Nobile Dallam School History Extended essay A possible misunderstanding or exaggerated judgement of Fascist Italy To what extent was anti-Semitism part of the original ideals of Mussolini and Fascism? Abstract (300 words) In Italy and other territories under Italian control not one Jew died at the hands of the fascist state or was deported to death or labour camps until 1943‚ when Allied occupation of the south of Italy occurred (THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM‚ 2003). In September
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On March 8‚ 1917‚ the Bolsheviks had dissolved Tsar Nicholas II Monarchy rule and formed the Soviet Union. As a result of the Russian Revolution‚ the civilization of Russia adjusted to a new civilization. The Russian Revolution was an overall success by changing Russia’s Monarchy into a communist state‚ changing into a socialist economy from a capitalist economy‚ and changed the socio-economic classes. Before the Russian Revolution Russia had a Monarch named Tsar Nicholas the II‚ but after the Russian
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convinced Lenin to change course in the direction of what soon became known as the new Economic Policy. V. I. Lenin‚ the organizer of the Russian Communist movement‚ viewed the Russian Empire as one political and economic whole‚ and almost completely ignored its national differences. As a student of Marxism‚ Lenin neglected the national problem and centered his attention on theorizing the capitalist development of Russia. Both as a Russian idealist and as a Marxist Utopian‚ Lenin failed to
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