Bolshevik consolidation of power in the period from 1917 to 1921 (edited) Introduction: The Bolsheviks used two main methods to consolidate power between the years of 1917 and 1921. The first method was the introduction of social‚ economic and military reforms aimed at consolidating their support among the peasants and the working class. The second method was one of coercion to crush the opponents with their ruthless nature. Along with these methods‚ the Bolsheviks victory in the Civil War was the
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Whilst the Battle of Bosworth was the point at which Henry VII claimed the throne it was not the time that he secured it. Some historians believe that Henry’s period of consolidation of power lasted for nearly two years (when Prince Arthur was born) and that until 1487 the wars of the roses was still bubbling away underneath what seemed like English stability. The battle left Henry with a number of immediate issues for him to deal with. He needed to deal with his new court and convert Yorkist’s to
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was the use of legislation in the Nazi consolidation of power by the end of 1933? The use of legislation was very important to the Nazis and their consolidation of power‚ and was a key tool for the Nazi’s to make there actions legal and justifiable. This way of legalising what other wise would have been deemed illegal and immoral ways of running a political party and government. This meant they could keep the balance of a respectful government and ruthless power driven party well. The use of
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during the Revolution. They were able to maintain political power over this institution until the summer of 1794 by way of fear and intimidation. They were complicit in repeatedly and violently eradicating the Convention of individuals deemed and implicated as disloyal to the Republic. This ended with widespread executions. This time period was called the Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794)‚ and occurred in their last months of power. Robespierre was the spokesman for the successful faction
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Lenin Lenin and his principals are the subject of a huge historiographical debate. The controversy surrounding Lenin’s pragmatism in the face of social‚ political and economic instability begs the question: did Lenin compromise his principals in the race for survival? It is astonishing that surrounded by the turmoil that was Russia in the early 20th century Lenin actually survived for so long. During the years of 1917-18 he encountered food shortages‚ war and a vast amount of strikes. In 1921
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How successful were the Bolsheviks in consolidating their power from 1917-1924? Was Communist ideology compromised during this period? On 24-26 October‚ the Bolshevik Party seized power from Kerensky’s Provisional Government. This was achieved with surprising ease. Retaining their newly acquired power‚ however‚ was to prove difficult. Nonetheless‚ the Bolsheviks proved successful in consolidating their power from 1917-1924‚ achieving this through a combination of pragmatic reforms and ruthless terror
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Could the Nazi takeover of the German state and national consolidation of power have been prevented? Who could have prevented it‚ and what would they have needed to do? If a Nazi dictatorship could have been prevented‚ what was the most likely alternative outcome? The rise in power of Hitler in January 30‚ 1933 did not come through a revolutionary way‚ but through lies and manipulations that eventually secured Hitler his election in a political office. Having already attempted to take
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In The Nazi Seizure of Power by William Sheridan Allen‚ the author is able to show the reader the support building strategy used by the Nazi party in Northeim and surrounding areas. Allen’s thesis is that Nazi party was able to succeed the village of Northeim and else where because they were able to reach out the lower and middle class. Since these classes held the majority of the population‚ the Nazi party discovered what they wanted from government officials and then used that to persuade these
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Hitler’s consolidation of power was not an instant success; there were many obstacles in his way that he had to overcome. There were 3 main factors; The Reichstag Fire‚ the Enabling Act and The Night of the Long Knives. By Hitler overcoming all three of these factors he‚ in some way or another cancelled out his competition for his consolidation for power. The most important factor was The Enabling Act; this cancelled out competition but also but also brought many other crucial powers that proved
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did not have much power and the people of Russia failed to support them (1). The citizens of Russia were desperately looking for help and the Bolshevik party‚ created with the help of Lenin and Trotsky in the year 1917‚ had the answer. Slowly‚ they had managed to become one of the most powerful parties ever created‚ but many factors were to cause the consolidation of power. In this essay I will be comparing the significance of Vladimir Lenin in the Bolshevik consolidation of power with another important
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