Nicholas II of Russia

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    Russia as a whole was already a relatively unstable country when it came to their participation in World War I. Germany was very controlling while Russia’s leader was very incompetent, and thus resulting in chaos when the country began to notice they were losing numerous battles and the war entirely. Russia had already attempted different forms of government, entering the war with tsarist autocracy. Prior to the war, the Russian people were desperate for change, very aware of their state of…

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    due to many reasons in Animal Farm such did the Russian Revolution but both trace back to one person, Jones and Tsar Nicholas II. In Animal Farm, Jones as it seems finds himself in the same shoes as the Tsar at the time of his reign, this includes having to face the rebellion and both shared the trait of being a bad leader and neglecting their citizens. The life of Tsar Nicholas II was very different to those in the working class, he lived a life of wealth in the Grand Kremlin Palace surrounded…

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    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 conditions. Ongoing strikes and riots around the country which would persist for many months. Nicholas had to bow to pressure…

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    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 revolution. Russo - Japanese war: Japan and Russia went friends…

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    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 the army, controlled the…

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    Nicholas II Poverty

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    empires to collapse in no time. Even though it wasn’t all Nicholas’ fault, the mark of failure was put on him by the people. Being the main cause of the empire’s collapse, Nicholas II created one of the most extensive social changes in history. As a young boy, Nicholas II was facing a bad economy without knowing it. People were beginning to dislike the Tsars and made assassination attempts multiple times. When he was growing up, Nicholas was secluded from the outside world and was…

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    The Russo-Japanese War

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    A century ago, in front of the Korea’s coastal waters, Japan and Russia had conflict over interests in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula, which is called Russo-Japanese War. At that era, Russian government was an imperial power and had many rebelling against the leader Czar Alexander II. After the incident, Czar Nicholas II obtained the sovereignty of Russia. However, because of too much internal revolution in Russia, they had to struggle with unstabilized government during the war. However,…

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    In what year was Animal Farm published? 1945 Historical Background: What is democracy? How did Nicholas II feel about democracy? Democracy is a form of government which a substantial proportion of the citizenry directly or indirectly participates in ruling the state. Nicholas ll was compelled to maintain an absolute rule by the monarchy. What were working conditions in Russia like with Nicholas II as a leader? About 80% of Russia's population were peasants so that means the working conditions…

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    Russia was and still is a vast empire, covering ⅙ of the planet's total surface area. Over a hundred years ago, Russia was ruled by the Tsar, who was the absolute ruler of Russia. At this time Nicholas II was the Tsar of Russia and he did not want anyone to tell him how to rule To begin with, Tsardom collapsed in February was because Nicholas II was not the “little father” that the russians expected him to be (the big father was referred to God. People expected Nicholas to protect them…

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    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 of Russia. Prior to the revolutions in both countries, there were ineffective leaders and unequal rights granted to citizens in France and Russia. Both of these were major causes of revolutions and the desire for change in both of these…

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