The Russo-Japanese War was another factor that caused opposition and unrest in Russia and it lasted from 1904 to 1905. It started because both japan and Russia wanted to expand and dominate in places like Manchuria and Korea. Russia suffered many defeats in the Russo-Japanese war, against a nation that was considered by the Russian people as inferior. This humiliated the people of Russia, and caused them to lose confidence in Tsar Nicholas II, as well as causing great military, economic, and political problems for Russia. An example of a great failure of the military was at the Battle of Tsushima.
This links into the title point that Mussolini had a wide support base and that it was growing. This aslo links to andother factor of his appointment, Mussolinis tactics, he used the dual stratagy, which is the threat of violence but staying within the political system. The nationalists, who wanted a stronger Italy, would have been used as a threat of violence and rebellion. Another factor from the war was the demobalistaion of 5 million troop, this created high unemployment, both were seeking jobs and recognition for their part in the war. The troops would have felt let down as well, so therefore wanted reform and supported Mussolinis violence tactic.
This telegraph which showed a potential alliance about to be formed between Mexico and Germany eventually became the deciding factor that led them to the war. This was a significant threat to the geographical position of Mexico. This led to America being forced to act as it was also a direct violation of the Monroe Doctrine and it was a direct threat to US citizens so the US. These events both had severe potential consequences from Mexico and Germany to America’s trade and security so it had no choice but to go to war. There were also economic reasons.
Trotsky described war as the ‘locomotive of history’. How far can it be argued that change in Russia in the period 1855-1964 was caused only by involvement in wars? During this period the biggest change that happened was the move from Tsarist autocracy to communist dictatorship as well as the short lived provisional government, which was a form of democracy. Furthermore there were changes to economic policy, which had a great impact on society. The wars that occurred did bring change but were not the only causes of change.
The Japanese attacked China when it was weak. They invaded Manchuria on September 18th, 1931. China was going through a depression, like the United States, so they were an easy target for the Japanese. During this time, Russia is a strong alley with China and so they are outraged at the attacks against China. The United States was an alley with Russia so therefore, they wanted to protect China as well.
Another contributory factor to the February Revolution could have been the Russo Japanese War, this important event undermined the Tsar’s power; Firstly, Russia suffered a great of humiliation when the Japanese forces defeated the Russian army is Manchuria, followed by Russia being defeated at the Battle of Tsushima; these were two big humiliating wars that Russia lost. The war had an enormous effect impact on Russia. There were many failures, however, there weren’t many successes, except, in 1914, Russia beat
The war caused anger in Russian society and anti-government feelings among the mass of the population. The Russian people saw the Tsar as an obstacle to military victories as he had made himself commander-in-chief and had gone to the front but this still didn’t ensure victory for the Russians. Many Russians had started blaming the Tsar for the loses they faced during the war as he was now in charge and they thought that he should been able to help them win but this was not the case. The prolonged war had made the Russian people angry with the Tsar and they began to doubt the Tsarist government and they blamed the Tsar for all that had gone wrong during the war. The First World War had cauThe incompetence of Nicholas II was partially responsible for the fall of the Romanovs but it was not entirely responsible and it was not as important as WW1 and just this factor alone would not have caused the revolution which
Both soldiers and civilians blame the defeats in the war and the growing crises on the home front on Tsar. Even the Tsars only army stated it wouldn’t support him if a revolution occurred. Explain the importance/significance of World War 1 to the downfall of the Tsar WWI was a very significant event on the rule of Tsar Nicholas 11. Although it initially bolstered his position, it then became a large factor that contributed to Nicholas’ downfall. The Country was ecstatic when the Tsar made the announcement that Russia was going to fight against Germany in WWI.
Critics of the Tsarist system saw serfdom and the comparatively feudal system of Russia as an obstacle to Russian modernisation and the growth of the economy. This system prevented Russia from moving properly into the commercial and industrial age along with the rest of the western world, most Russians acknowledged this and also blamed serfdom for problems such as military failure, food shortages and civil disorder. Alexander II saw the emancipation as a way to satisfy some of the serfs requests to keep them happy enough but not enough to grant them such privileges as the powerful middle class such as an education as this might lead to greater ambition and drive among serfs who may no longer be satisfied by farming and may not follow the wishes of the tsar with seemingly blind obedience. Alexander III had very different views and ideas on how to control the ‘dark masses’, he believed that the fear
Discontent and a feeling of inadequacy allowed Hitler and the Nazis to gain power and led once again to the rise of irrational nationalistic fervor. Despite the lessons of WW1 and a majority of the people in Europe being against the start of a new war, European leaders convinced the people that war was inevitable proclaiming that they needed to show their love for their country by joining the war and protecting their nation against its