DBQ Origins of the Russian Revolution -What were significant political, economic, and ideological principles that contribute to the Russian Revolution? There were many factors that contributed to the Russian Revolution. Some of these factors were political, others were economically, and others were ideological principles. It changed the history of Russia and affected the world, as well. A political factor that caused the Russian Revolution was absolutism.
How far did the aims and key features of the Five-Year Plans change in the years 1928-41? Aims and features changed: * Aimed originally to catch up with the Western economies that were about 100 years ahead of the USSR. * To manufacture weapons in order to defend against invasion from capitalist countries. * Aimed to continue socialism as it was believed socialism could only exist in a highly industrialised nation. * Aimed to improve conditions for the working class as Stalin believed the revolution was a working class one, and had seen how the peasants prospered but the working class did not under the NEP.
Bill of Rights 1689 laid out basic rights but mainly recognised the shift of power from the King to Parliament. No taxation, army etc. without Parliament. Great Reform Act 1832 important step in redistribution of seats and the grant of the right to vote. Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 imposed limitations on the powers of the House of Lords.
Evaluation of sources From 1855-1956, Stalin was the most effective reformer, to what extent do you agree? Much has been written about Lenin and Stalin, much of which was rejected by the Soviet Union until after Perestroika. With the latter, historians have had access to primary information from the Soviet Union and this has led to considerable rethinking of the communist period. This is not to say that there is consensus. There remain different approaches - economic, social and political.
Federalism Helps citizens protect themselves against tyranny through the use of the constitution. Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between federal government and a state government. The guard of federalism is shown in the constitution when they made the compound government to make sure the federal government does not too much power. Another way is when responsibilities are given to the state government so that they share the power equally. (Doc A).
Below is a list of the topics to be covered in Assignment 1. This sheet is to be used as a tick sheet to assist you in writing your assignment. • Local Government, * National Government, * European Union * Regional Government In your presentation include the following institutions; • Monarchy - this is the oldest form of a government, the king or queen it the head of this government and has the right to make and pass down legislation resides with an elected Parliament but now they do not have an important role within the monarchy, he or she continues to play an important part in the life of the nation. The Monarch takes roles which have continuously changed over one thousand years. The Monarch has a minor role as
To move towards a socialist society: • According to Marxist theory, socialism could only be created in a society where the majority of the population were workers – but in 1928, only 20% were workers in the USSR. To establish his credentials: • Stalin wanted to prove himself was the worthy succession of Lenin. • He wanted to make the leading Bolsheviks believe the he was Lenin’s equal. • He believed he could do this through his economic plan – he believed that by taking the USSR towards socialism would prove this. To improve standards of living: • Stalin knew the USSR had a bad standard of living was poor compared to the West, and wanted to catch up with them.
Plekhanov did not believe in terrorist ideas but rather supported a more social idea, working with industrial workers and peasants. After closely interacting with many Marxist groups, the Social Democratic Labour Party was formed, with the 'father of Russian Marxism' as its leader. Like Marx, Plekhanov believed that it was the industrial proletariat who would bring about a socialist revolution; he stated that a successful revolution to overthrow the Tsarist regime was too early to take place in Russia. Despite his popularity at the start of the campaign, many members soon became too impatient with their leader; demanding for a more active programme to be formed. Vladimir Ulyanov was one of the members that constantly criticised the theories of
After all, the official head of the Church of England was the British monarch. States experimented with republican ideas when drafting their own constitutions during the war. All these major changes would be felt by Americans before the dawn of the nineteenth century. POLITICAL IMPACT United States emerged as an independent country basing its right to existence on popular sovereignty and successful revolution. In the course of its revolution and afterwards, the United States came to exemplify a number of important political ideas which can be summarized in four words: republicanism, democracy, federalism and
The Red Scare Justin Nelzen HIS145 Sarah Farenick Oct 31, 2012 The Red Scare The Red Scare was based on the perceived threat of Communism, which few at the time knew little about. Communism is the political and economic system based on the principle of distributing properties to people according to their need gained from their ability. This system focuses on giving the control over the production of goods in a society to the people directly involved with the production work. In general, Communism stops the existence of social classes and let the people live in profusion without a ruling class over them. This theory was made well-liked to people by Karl Marx and Friedrich in their Communist Manifesto, 1848.