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Russian Revolution

The First World War

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP European History 29 May 2015 Chapter 14 Outline WW1 Battle of Somme began 6/24/1916, Brit artillery barrage against German trenches along 25-mi.front; Brits fired 1.5m rounds over 7 days Mixing gas with explosions, gunners pulverized landscape/poisoned atmosphere German def?ers. Huddled in masks; guns went silent, 10k?s of Brits rose out of trenches, bearing 60 lbs. of equipment, made way into NoMan?s Land Were told wire-cutting explosives would destroy barbed wire between trenches, leaving them free to charge across before Germans could recover Found barbed wire intact; caught when German machine-gunners def?d.

AP EURO NOTES

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AP Euro Notes Sec 25-2 pp. 789-794 Nalani Story War and Revolution Russia experienced kind of complete collapse in 1917 that others were predicting might happen throughout Euro Out of Russia?s collapse came Russian Revolution?whose impact would be widely felt in Euro for decades to come The Russian Revolution Revolution 1905=failed to bring substantial changes to Russia Tsar Nicholas II relied on army & bureaucracy to uphold his regime WWI magnified Russia?s problems and severely challenged tsarist gov?t Tsar, possessed of strong sense of moral duty to his country.= only Euro monarch to take personal charge of armed forces, despite a lack of training for such an awesome responsibility Russian industry=unable to produce weapons needed for army

Great War, Key Terms

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"Peace, Bread, and Land" Lenin's slogan in the Revolution. Peace from the war; Land for the peasants; Food for all. Alexander Kerensky Headed the Provisional Government in 1917. Refused to redistribute confiscated landholdings to the peasants. Thought fighting the war was a national duty. Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austria- Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I. Army Order #1 Issued by the Petrograd Soviet shipped offices of their authority and placed the power in the hands of elected committees of common soldiers. Balkan Wars Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria took Macedonia from the Ottomans in 1912. Serbia then fought Bulgaria in the second Balkan War in 1913 Austria intervened to stop the war.

Persia Chart 19 Russia

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Geography RUSSIA (1750-1914) Located in eastern Europe and covering over 6.5 million sq miles, Russia stretches from the arctic islands in the Barents Sea Caucasus Mountains in the southern border. Russia consists of vast plains in the west and north and mountains in the south and east. Russia is rich in natural resources and has a harsh climate. By late 1800s, 1/6th of Earth?s surface Political

Russian Revolution Essay

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Explain the major causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 It took ?three centuries to build? the Russian Government, ?and three days for it to vanish. Although the Russian monarchy was toppled, the regime was untouched. There were years of tension that lead to the Russian Revolution. Some were long term causes and some were immediate causes. The causes include the oppression of Serfs, the agricultural economy, strikes and riots, the losses of World War I, the failures of imperialism, and Bloody Sunday. The stubborn autocracy of the Czars made it impossible for any change. Sadly, the only way for everlasting reform to be brought to Russia was the shedding of blood.

euro 25

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Chapter 25 The Beginning of the Twentieth-century Crisis: War and Revolution The Road to World War I Nationalism and Internal Dissent Division of Europe?s great powers into two loose alliances only added to tensions Each nation-state regarded itself as sovereign, subject to no higher interest or authority Each state was motivated by its own self-interest and success Not all ethnic groups had achieved the goal of nationhood Socialist labor movements had grown more powerful Militarism Influence of military leaders grew as armies grew Military leaders insisted that their plans could not be altered Generals? lack of flexibility forced European political leaders to make decision for military instead of political reasons The Outbreak of War: The Summer of 1914

Chapter 30 Outline the Earth and its People

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Chapter 30: The Crisis for Imperial Order, 1900-1929 Introduction The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Global war The causes and consequences of the war Origins of the Crisis in Europe and the Middle East The Ottoman empire and the Balkans The ?Sick man of Europe? Territorial losses The Europeans meddle in Ottoman affairs and Ottoman reaction The new regime (1909) Nationalism, alliances and military strategy Nationalism: unity and division Nationalism: liberty or vengeance? Alliances Inflexible military planning and mobilization The declaration of war and German plans The ?Great War? and the Russian Revolution, 1914-1918 Stalemate, 1914-1917 The character of war changed The western front, machine guns and trenches

Russian Revolution

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Russian Revolution Study Sheet Policies of Czar Alexander III and Nicholas II Autocratic- total control Strict censorship Pogroms- organized violence against Jews Nicholas kept all of the mentioned policies in place that his father, Alexander, had started Marxism Belief that proletariat (working class) would overthrow the czar. (two groups: Mensheviks- moderate and Bolsheviks- radical) 3 Events That Showed Czar?s Weakness Russo-Japanese War: eastern power embarrassed czar?s army Bloody Sunday: guards open fire on citizens? peaceful protest WWI- unprepared for war, when Nicholas leaves, Rasputin takes over decision making March Revolution Soldiers joined rioters, forced czar to step down, Duma sets up a provisional government Socialism

Russian Revolution 1905

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The 1905 Russian Revolution An empire- wide struggle of violence, both anti-government and undirected, that swept through vast areas of the Russian Empire Nicholas II: The Last Romanov Tsar [r. 1894-1917] Nicholas ? Last tsar, succeeded his father, Alexander III. In 1894 Married the grand-daughter of queen Victoria The Tsar & His Family Hemophilia & the Tsarevich Nicholas II & Cousin, George V of England Causes Failure of Tsar?s military forces in popular Russo-Japanese War ? set off a series of revolutionary activities, sometimes by mutinous soldiers and revolutionary societies Revolution did increase the pace of reform but not enough to prevent the second revolution in1917 Tsars government ruled with an iron fist
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