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    The Russian and Iranian Revolutions have very similar causes: an ignorant leader. In Russia, the Tsar was taking Russia into a dead end. His first mistake was to take personal control over the Russian army, which lead to the people blaming the Szar for every defeat that occurred in World War 1 (Class Discussion). Following WW1, the loss of precious resources and the sacrifice of countless lives lead to Russia to be in a state of extreme famine and poverty (Jerry and Ziegler, 1). The crumbling…

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    Throughout history, there have been many revolutions started by citizens, which have resulted in changes politically, economically, and socially. The French Revolution in 1789 produced major changes within the society and government of France. The Russian Revolution started in 1917, with the uprising anger of the citizens and resulted in Russia becoming more industrialized and modern, while to converting to a communist state. Over the next three year period, there were multiple rulers in control…

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    The historical events that took place prior and after the Russo-Japanese War are very important/significant to analyze the eloquent contribution towards the Russian Revolution of 1905. The Russian Revolution was not only based on the outcome to the Russo-Japanese War, rather a collective conflict which arose way before the war. Russia was no where near a perfect nation, more like a struggling nation. Their political ideology, and politics in general as well as their rising population created…

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    situations. The Russian Revolution is very similar to Animal Farm because both events resulted in the overthrowing of the government due to many reasons such as weak leadership or the mistreatment of others. During both events, all citizens revolt against the main powers for many reasons. In the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks overthrew the government because they wanted their own government as a communist…

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    Revolution, noun: an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. “By the people governed” is the most important part of this definition. It implies that to enact a revolution takes. Not one or two individuals, but a large group, a people. The Russian revolution in particular was power by the will of the unsatisfied people of Russian making the Russia revolution mass event. Of course in every revolution there are…

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    Causes of the Russian Revolution: The Russian revolution was the time when the country of russia were very upset about inequality and the bad treatment they were receiving. The leader of Russia, called the czar, was not treating his people nicely. He killed people because of theft religion. He changer the official language to Russian and lead a dishonorable government. They started to industrialize which made the peasants upset. This created diversify and nationalism which is what started the…

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    start of the Russian Revolution, the Russian military was in an active engagement with the German army, with an estimated 6,900,000 men on the front and another 2,170,000 men in the rear. There was no ignoring the revolution for a military as large as the Russian military even those at the front fighting the Germans. How did the military contribute or respond to the events of February 1917? What began as worker demonstrations against rumors of a bread shortage erupted into a revolution when…

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    There were many causes for the Russian Revolution to occur. With the revolution Russia became the Soviet Union. The Emperor Nicholas II and the Tsar's regime were brought to an end and replaced by the provisional government and later by the dictatorship of Lenin. It was a beginning of era for Russia and other countries in the world. It all started with the revolution that occurred in 1905. Russia was ruled by Nicholas II, a Tzar. The Tzar had the total power over Russia and its people, commanded…

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    bombing in factories as the overpowering bell signifies the restless men to return home. These same sounds are the very ones that would reflect the upcoming years for many countries during the early 1900’s during the Industrial Revolution. However, the Russian Industrial Revolution was one of the most impactful and controversial industrial transformation to this day. As World War I came to a conclusion, many nations were left in the Great Depression, where many European countries’ economies fell…

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    lined-up palace guards, many firing at the protestors while they collapse, and scramble for safety. Bloody Sunday started an attempted revolution for great change. This protest ended in a catastrophe and gained Nicholas II the name; ‘Bloody Nicholas’ due to his palace guards opening fire on the protestors upon confusion and chain reaction further impacting the lives of Russians. Such an event where Nicholas wasn’t around would give a terrible nickname. This day, triggered an outcry for better…

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