...The definitions of revolutionary include “involving or causing a complete or dramatic change” or “engaged in or promoting political revolution”. Synonyms include “rebellious” and “profound”. Through the complete change in society as and effect as well as a cause of the Revolutionary, it was quite dramatic, meaning that it created an entirely new nation and government. The war was revolutionary because of all the radical and powerful changes it caused. The Revolutionary War served as a revolutionary force that inspired every faction of people to speak up, gave undeniable rights and powers to every person, and even changed the entire government and created a new nation from scratch. During and after the war, groups of people that have never...
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...The American Revolution is a controversial war that caused a chain reaction of revolutions because it was the first revolution of its kind. The American Revolution is believed to be a war that caused a worldly transformation. In reality, the American Revolution was not truly revolutionary. The war did not have any true revolutionary results until years after the war ended. After the American Revolution, America remained as it was before the Revolutionary War in the aspects of social, economic and political issues. The American Revolution was said to have caused equality for the new Americans, but who was truly considered to be an American (Document B)? Being an American was not a birth right, being an American was based off of economic status. Only white men that owned a significant amount of land could vote. In fact, all women, slaves, and poor white men were left without a political voice. Before the...
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...With his own musical, Alexander Hamilton is one of the best of our nation’s founding fathers that helped find America. He creating America alongside George Washington, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson and many other founding fathers of America. He is an effective founding father of America because he created the first National Bank, helped in the Revolutionary War, and helped the Constitution after the Revolutionary War. Known as the father of the National Banking System, Alexander Hamilton helped with the treasury by creating the first National Bank of America. George Washington place Hamilton as the first Secretary of the Treasury. “Washington was not comfortable with financial affairs and Hamilton was a trusted friend… He admired the British...
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...1. Why does the author say that "serfdom was always a brutal system and had long hindered Russia's development and by the mid-1850s it was also a badly corroded institution? do you know of any other place(s) where serfdom was also used? Cite your sources, no wiki! The author makes this claim because as Russia began moving towards a more capitalist economy in the 1850s, serfdom was ill-equipped for this type of economy. The serfs were not effective laborers due their illiteracy, and this caused their landlords put them in factories to work. However the landlords grew deeply in debt but did not want to give up their serfs. While types of serfdom were used across European countries, they were titled differently. For instance, in England they were referred to as neifs, or villeins,...
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...Tsarist policies prolonged the agony of the lower classes and supported the opulence of the royal family. In the early 1900s, the poor social and economic conditions coincided with the spread and increased study of Karl Marx’s communist philosophy. The Russian people, determined to establish a new government, initiated a chain of events that climaxed with the Bolshevik Revolution in October 1917. The Bolshevik Revolution transformed Eastern Europe and Asia and had a significant impact on the entire world throughout the twentieth century. The fallout of the Bolshevik Revolution still impacts Russia and the rest of the world today. There was no singular cause or event that sparked the Bolsheviks to take to arms in 1917, instead the action resulted from the culmination of a history of social, political, and economic issues. Prior to the Bolsheviks’ rise to power in October 1917, there were two Revolutions that set the stage for the Soviet takeover. The First was the revolution of 1905. This revolution resulted in Russia transitioning from a strict feudal system to a constitutional monarchy; the power of the Tsar was limited and new political framework began to usurp the old Russian system. In light of the Revolution that would take place later, in October 1917, two important movements originated following the Revolution of 1905. The first was the nature of the Revolution. Vladimir Lenin remarked that 1905 was a dress rehearsal for October 1917, and he was correct for the most...
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...Paper 2: The Russian Revolution c. 1910-24 Checklist: Key Topics to Revise A. Russia before the First World War: i. The Nature of Russia as a State ii. Government and Politics under the Tsar iii. Economy and Society iv. Failures before WWI v. Opposition to the Tsar B. The First World War i. Russia’s involvement in WWI ii. Rasputin iii. Effects of WWI on Russia C. The Revolutions of 1917 and the Provisional Government i. The Fall of the Tsar (February / March Revolution – 1917) ii. Reasons for the fall of the Tsar iii. The Provisional Government iv. Bolshevik Revolution (October 1917) v. Reasons for Bolshevik Success D. After the Revolution: Bolshevik Government, Civil War, New Economic Policy i. A Marxist Dictatorship? ii. Making Peace with Germany iii. The Civil War iv. War Communism v. The New Economic Policy vi. The death of Lenin (1924). SECTION A) Russia before the First World War: i. The Nature of Russia as a State • Huge country, poor transport and communications (took a week to cross). • Russian land was hard to farm – much was infertile Tundra, Desert or Taiga (forest). • 44% of people were Russian – the rest were different nationalities, many of whom wanted to be free of Russian rule. • Over 80% of population = peasants. ii. Government and Politics under the Tsar • Tsar was an autocrat (absolute ruler). He relied on the army and Okhrana (secret police) to maintain control. • Tsar viewed by many as God’s...
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...contradictory terrain throughout American history—and nowhere is the contestation more prevalent than in the formation of the Constitution in the late 18th century. During the Revolutionary period, both common and elite Americans alike sought to define the ideals of liberty that would be incorporated into the new nation. But the realization of these ideals of equality in politics and universal rights necessitated the formation of a centralized Republican government in order to become a practical reality, thereby ensuring the success of the nation by implementing basis of lasting, effective systems of maintaining political order. In doing so, the constitution realizes revolutionary aspirations for independent government that guarantees the rights and common good of its citizens. The ratification of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights ensured that the ideals of independence, accurate representation in politics via a republican system, and the protection of natural liberties birthed during the Revolution could survive practically within the new nation. The ratification of the Constitution was critical for the success of the nation, thus realizing the revolutionary dream of...
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...The American Revolutionary War and the Mexican Revolutionary War There are many similarities dealing with these Revolutionary Wars such as fighting for independence, fighting against a European power, and the achievements from the fighting. No one ever wants to fight battles, lose love ones, and be away from ones family for months on end. These particular wars involved both the 13 colonies of America and the citizens of Mexico They thought their fighting was for a good cause and most were willing to die for their belief of that cause. A revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system (Webster, Merriam). These wars had similarities and differences, which the similarities out weighted the differences. The Americans and the Mexicans both fought European powers over freedom. The king or president, at that time, is one of the major parts as to the beginning of the revolutionary wars. The king just looked at the English colonies as a way to make extra money. The Colonies felt they, the Americans, deserved all the rights of Englishmen (“Causes of the American Revolution”). The Mexicans were under a dictator, which let money and power be his demise. During...
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...soviet union as it was known would come to disintegrate to modern day Russia. These events could also be a result of the cold war between united states of America and Russia where each country wanted their allies to adopt an economic system that they thought was superior to the other in terms of capitalism and socialism. The Bolshevik party which was made up of revolutionary leaders where Lenin came to amass the political clout which he enjoyed through his rule was the ruling party that gained victory after the revolution. However before the Bolshevik party came to be a part of the...
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...The English Revolution was a period of armed conflict and political turmoil between 1642 and 1660. This included the execution of the Charles 1st, the rise of the Commonwealth followed by the Protectorate under Cromwell and then the eventual restoration of the Monarchy. Richardson is correct to state that the events that occurred were “inherently controversial… momentous and far reaching” which are still debated today. This debate rages on whether these events can constitute a Revolution. It is dependent on what definition of the word Revolution is enacted. Historians such as Jeff Goodwin provide interpretations of what it means to have a Revolution, which shall be further explored, however what ultimately accounts is how the events and interpretations of the time fit into these interpretations. Ultimately there are two ways to look at Revolution, firstly there is the struggle or initial violent uprisings of the populous against the established state. The other way of looking at a revolution is to also examine the more long term changes or effects in the mind-set of the contemporise. In other words the changes in the way men think. Richardson pushes the idea of the initial struggle constituting a Revolution whereas others such as Hill believe that the long-term effects are more significant. Both arguments both valid against differing definitions of Revolution. Similarities between the French and English Revolutions will also provide a stark comparison of the English situation...
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...and Strategic Failure Introduction Sun Tzu considered war as a necessary evil that must be avoided whenever possible. Many opportunities were presented to the British rule by the Americans to prevent the Revolutionary War and vice versa. The design, execution and effects of operations played a significant role on both sides from the outset of the war thus completely affecting the Clausewitzian Trinity of government, people, and army. Operational and strategic mistakes of the British led to Patriot success. However, it can be argued that the strategic skill of George Washington led to Patriot success. Center of Gravity The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish by that test the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into, something that is alien to its nature (Clausewitz, 88). He says this is the first of all strategic questions and the most comprehensive. Strategically, the British never established the type of war they would be committing themselves to until the passion of the people within the Colonies reached a point of no return. George Washington saw Great Britain’s center of gravity (CoG) as the will of its government (Weigley, 5). The British government deduced that the plausible center of gravity for the Americans was...
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...Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Terrorism and the creation of the DHS………................................................................................4 USA PATRIOT ACT……………………………………………………………………………...5 Appropriate roles of agencies and community………………………………………………….5-6 Preventative plans…………………………………………………………………………………6 Community Emergency Response………………………………………………………………...6 FEMA……………………………………………………………………………………………..7 National Response Plan…………………………………………………………………………...7 Interagency cooperation………………………………………………………………………...7-8 Development of information sharing system…………………………………………………...…8 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………….10 References……………………………………………………………………………………11-12 Appendix A: Al-Qaeda…………………………………………………………………………..13 Appendix B: French Revolutionary War………………………………………………………..14 Terrorism and...
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...University of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this New World conflict marked another |The French and Indian War helped lead to the Revolutionary War in two ways. | | |chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s | | | |expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims |First funding this war lead to a huge national debt for Great Britain, which they felt | | |of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British |the Americans should help pay. Parliament decided to service the debt by passing the | | |declaration of war in 1756. Boosted by the financing of future Prime Minister |stamp act, a terrible failure that angered citizens on both sides of the Atlantic, which | | |William Pitt, the British turned the tide with victories at Louisbourg, Fort |started the rift...
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...colonists defended what they believed in and showed everyone worldwide that there will soon be a new great global power. The causes, battles, and effects of the Revolutionary war is what made this event so historically...
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...nations, the founding governments struggle to find a perfect balance of economic stability and political bliss. It was no different after the American Revolutionary War ended in the United States. The Revolutionary War had a devastating economic impact on the newly established country ("Shay's Rebellion - Historic Northampton Museum and Education Center"). With the large acquired debt, the first thing the new government decided was to raise taxes on its citizens to make up for their economic loss. When most people gain a position in any government system they quickly forget that it was the so called, “little people” that got them there ("Daniel Shays"). This very idea of ignoring a group of individuals needs is what...
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