betrayed nothing of the revolutionary ideology he developed as a young adult nor of the impact he would have on the world. When Lenin was a teenager‚ his father passed away and his older brother‚ Alexander‚ was executed for his part in an assassination plot against the Tsar. Soon after‚ Lenin denounced his Orthodox upbringing and declared himself an atheist. While Lenin was in college‚ he became involved in radical politics and was expelled from school and sent to live with his grandparents for
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1905 with the October Manifesto‚ but in 1917 with the help of the April Theses written by Lenin‚ the Russian Revolution against tradition was beginning. Lenin also introduced War Communism‚ the NEP‚ and the idea of “Peace‚ Land‚ and Bread” as a revolutionary process against tradition. The USSR‚ a Left Wing single party state‚ did achieve power as the result of a revolutionary process against tradition as Lenin had used his April Theses in order to persuade people into joining his cause and setting
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Manchuria & Abyssinia Manchuria and Abyssinia were two nations conquered in the early 1930s. The invasions of these two nations destroyed the world’s belief in the ability and strength of the League of Nations. The authority of the League of Nations was lost during these two major events. This was due to the slow and poor reactions of the league in both situations. The League made inadequate decisions to suppress the attacking nations and this showed the world that the small and less powerful
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African nations such as Eritrea and Somaliland‚ both of which were bordering Abyssinia. Mussolini had decided for the Italians that he wanted to expand the colonial empire by including Abyssinia. In 1986 Italy fought Abyssinia in the Battle of Adowa‚ but was heavily beaten by the Abyssinians‚ despite the obvious superiority in regards to military basses‚ which created humiliation and shame to the Italian troops. Mussolini was upset and felt that revenge was in order for the Italians‚ which ultimately set
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war. Some world leaders were killed during the war. Some led great lives after the war. Some of the important world leaders of WWII were Douglas Macarthur‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ Hirohito‚ James Stalin‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Winston Churchill‚ and Benito Mussolini. One of the important political and military world leaders of WWII was Douglas Macarthur. Douglas Macarthur graduated with highest academic records in West Point history in 1910. Douglas Macarthur was the U.S. Far East Command leader from 1947-1951
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government that had been running Russia. After the Russian Revolution had ended Lenin had quickly gained control of the city council of Saint Petersburg‚ which is the capital of Russia. Lenin’s slogan to the people was‚ “Peace‚ Land‚ and Bread” (Beck) which had been majorly supported. Lenin and his followers had started to take over government offices. The Bolsheviks‚ followers of Lenin‚ had overpowered the government in just
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1. Adolf Hitler’s rise to power first began at the start of the 1920s‚ when he played a significant role in the advancement of the Nazi Party. Eventually‚ in July of 1921‚ Hitler became president of the party‚ and used his eloquence to present his views to others‚ expanding his followers. Although his persuasion ostensibly was important to him attaining power‚ it perhaps was not the only factor to his success. Later‚ he believed that he and his party were capable of leading an uprising against
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The weakness of the Treaty of Versailles caused World War II. The treaty blamed Germany for the war and forced them to pay reparations causing massive distrust and hatred. Dictators like Hitler and Mussolini took advantage of the weak League of Nation’s pretentious power in order to dominate many countries to increase their own country’s power. Instability was also caused by the treaty‚ which led to the rise of dictatorships throughout Europe. The implications of my argument are understanding how
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facing its own Great depression. Many of the countries in Europe were trying to bounce back from the First World War. Of the countries that were hit the hardest was Germany due to their influence in starting the first World War. In Italy‚ Benito Mussolini wanted to restore economic prosperity to Italy by expanding it territory in the south. Over in the Asian Pacific theater area‚ Japan was invading Manchuria for raw material and was attacking China to expand its territory. In 1937 Italy and Germany
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able to take power in October 1917? There are many factors that allowed to Bolsheviks to take power in October 1917 such as the growing unpopularity of the Provisional Government at the time. Moreover‚ events such as the July days and the return of Lenin and Trotsky. The Bolshevik slogans "Bread‚ Land and Peace" and "All Power to the Soviets" also sum up the other major factors to their rise. The Provisional Government was becoming increasingly unpopular. They had failed to end the war and were blamed
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