HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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The leaders in power before the revolutions favored changing the political system in their country.
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Both revolutions were the result of government denial of basic human rights and stressful economic conditions.
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Most of the revolutionary support was provided by radicals from other countries.
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The new democracies created by the revolutions gave people greater representation in their governments.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both revolutions began as revolts vowed to fight unreason, injustice, and inequality; both swept away old regimes and defied established religions in societies that were 85% peasant and illiterate; both entailed the terrifying return of repressed vengeance.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French revolution was the result of a bad economy with unbearable taxes and the bad leadership of Louis XVI. The Russian revolution was the result of a bad economy and the bad leadership of Tsar Nicolas II. Fate of the Monarchy: The monarchy of France saw an end due to the French revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which is a similarity between the Russian Revolution and the American and French revolutions? All three nations were governed by monarchs, and the people wanted change. What is one strategy that Gandhi encouraged as a means to bring about change?
Detailed explanation-4: -Inspired by the idea of liberty, revolutionaries fought against aristocratic and colonial rule. They sparked the Haitian Revolution of 1791, the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and revolutionary wars in Latin America. More closely linked were the upheavals of 1848.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Russian Revolution: An Introduction The first was commonly referred to as the February Revolution. It overthrew the imperial government. The second, the Bolshevik Revolution, brought the Bolsheviks to power. These events are referred to collectively as the Russian Revolution.