HR P2 Counterfactual Stalin Never Gains Power The Russian Revolution of 1917 centers around two main events. These events were the February Revolution and the October Revolution. The February Revolution, which removed Tsar Nicholas II from power, developed spontaneously out of a series of increasingly violent demonstrations and riots on the streets of Petrograd, during a time when the tsar was away from the capital visiting troops on the World War I front. On February 23, 1917, a large gathering of working-class women convened in the center of Petrograd to mark International Women’s Day. The gathering took the form of a protest demonstration calling for “bread and peace.” While the demonstration began peacefully, the next morning it turned violent as the women were joined by hundreds of thousands of male workers who went on strike and flooded the streets, openly calling for an end to the war and even to the monarchy.
It was clear that the Tsar had to clear the newly formed alliance between the classes; but even thought they never really worked together they were still deadly as a whole. In October many revolutionaries came out of exile to set up Soviets (workers councils), they directed where to strike so this put pressure on the Tsar, which meant he had to grant concessions. So he instituted the October Manifesto which was promises that were made to cancel all redemption payments (peasants), create a duma, increase living and working conditions. He also encouraged Kulaks to buy up the strips of land from the Mir as he set up land bank, which would encourage them to produce their own grain and increase the grain industry. But even thought many peasants would now have their land many of the youths of the landlords would rise up against the peasants for killing their parents.
It was one of Winnipeg’s biggest highlights during that time period. There are many different views about why the strike initially happened, however; it is recognized as taking place due to a major dispute between metal workers and their bosses. It then quickly spread rapidly throughout Winnipeg’s working class citizens, spread by deeper problems over inflation, unemployment and turmoil (Bumsted 1). Bank, mail, food delivery services, newspapers, telephones, taxis, water, power and police and fire departments were cut off or significantly reduced during this time. The strike did not solely take place with the situation within Canada and the West but also there had been tension building for many years throughout the world before it occurred.
“It’s had to take a protest fully seriously when it looks like a circus – some participants seem to have taken a chute straight from Burning Man – and when its organized by Canadian magazine and a computer hacking group (Weiss). Maybe the government doesn’t want citizens to know and be informed, and that way there is less of chance of conflict, and if that’s what they might have been trying to do, it didn’t work. now there are protest growing , an article writer in The Gaurdian, Esther Addley says “The Occupy Movement went from local action to a global howl of protest, a month after its launch, more than 900 cities around the world have hosted protests affiliated to the occupy cause” (Addley). So I guess you could say that not only America but the world is coming together for something they believe
* Stolypin met the terror with terror, 1144 death sentences were handed out in the period between October 1906 and May 1907. * Between 1906 and 1912 a thousand newspapers ceased publication and six hundred trade unions were forced to close. * During 1908 and 1909 the courts convicted 16,500 of political crimes of which 3600 were sentenced to death and 4,500 to hard labour in prison camps. * In 1908 political assassinations by revolutionaries had fallen to 365. Reform: * How and why did Stolypin try to reform agriculture?
Later, in March of 1968 the My Lai Massacre devastated a town of North Vietnamese citizens. American solders fed up and angry with the war killed the entire town of mostly women and children. The Military covered this event up for about a year, but in December of 1969 when the American public became
How far do you agree that ww1 was the main reason for the fall of the Tsar in March 1917 ? WW1 – Military Issues * Battle of Tannenburg August 1914 May - Dec 30,000 were killed or injured and 95,000 captured 500 guns captured, Germany only lost 20,000 people loss of morale ill-equipped = limited guns, shared guns food shortages – loss of famers 2200 railway wagons per month 1914, 1916 = 300 * Loss of Battle meant that the Russians had been driven out of Poland led Tsar Nicholas II to make a disastrous decisions took responsibility for Russia’s military fortunes on the Eastern Front he was away at the Front he left the government to be run by German wife (and Rasputin) army is no longer loyal he was blamed for failures of the war – taken direct control of military “Tsar Nicolas II is not fit to run a village post office” WW1 – Social Impacts * Already backward economy food shortages * To finance war they had to increase taxes, loads and borrowing money from GB and Fr printed money to pay for war prices rising over 200% between August 1914 and Xmas 1916 hyperinflation – effects the public savings (pensions) worthless hundreds of factories were closed, and thousands were put out of work (unemployment levels high). -not only were the Russians starving and poor, but some were also living without any income. shortage of fuel and coal, leaving the people cold and hungry Lack of Reforms * Very repressive with Russia, and greatly believed in his "divine right" to rule * Dumas – 4, first closed after 73 days, allowed political freedom but fundamental law ‘Duma of public anger’ * Third Duma named ‘Duma of Lords and Lackeys and did nothing After the first Duma was disbanded due to its radical ideologies Stoylpin and the Tsar decided to change and the Duma’s were run until it got to the point in
In the early 1930’s Stalin felt threatened by his growing opposition and was determined to bring the party under his total control. At the 17th Party Congress in 1934, Sergei Kirov received the vast majority of votes which led to his assassination due to the threat that he posed to Stalin’s leadership. Many argued that this was a turning point in Russian history. It unleased a terror that killed millions in the next four years. Stalin was able to eliminate all effective opposition through a series of purges.
Political and social unrest increased however, with the revolutionary Bolsheviks gaining widespread support. During the July Offensive, the Russian Army was soundly defeated by the German and Austro-Hungarians, leading to the collapse of the Eastern Front. The Russian Army was on the verge of mutiny and most soldiers had deserted the front lines. Kerensky's government was overthrown in October 1917, and the Bolsheviks assumed power. The Russian Civil War began in the wake of the collapse of the provisional government.
Sidakmeet G20 Riots The G20 riots that broke down on July 26 2010 in downtown Toronto made a day in the history of Toronto with largest mass arrest about 1118 protestors were arrested and caused damage worth million of dollars to the public property, shops and historical buildings and injuries to several people. No one had ever seen anything like this in Toronto and cops were trying their best to bring everything under controlled but riots were getting more intense. During the course of the G20 summit about 2000 angry protestors broke away from the protest route and headed toward the convention center where the summit was on its way but they were unsuccessfully as police maintained their blockades, protecting the fence. Protestors smashed the windows of various office buildings and stores along Yonge Street, Queen Street West using hammers, flag poles, umbrellas, chunks of pavement and mailboxes as the conditions were getting bad security was more tighten and more cops were called from neighbouring cities help calm the people. The first property damage reported was a Nike store and even the police headquarters was damaged by the protestors the riots were keep on getting more intense as now the protestors started blazing police cruisers on fire in various location and many bank branches were damaged which led to a total lockdown to Younge street police even the transportation was put on lockdown all the buses and subway was halted.