Social freedom was basically unheard of for the vast majority of lower-class Russians (around 50 million at the time of emancipation) and all throughout the history of Imperial Russia's there have been massive class divides. ... By the time WWI did begin in 1914, Russian society was nearly at boiling point. ... Like in the 1904-5 war against Japan, Russia's army was again poorly equipped. ... Russian military leadership was also inadequate and in the course of the first 10 months of the war, over 3,800,000 Russian soldiers had been killed. ... History has proved to us that Russi...

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The assassination of Achduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on 28 June 1914 and the so-called 'blank cheque' given to Austria by Germany on 05th July 1914 promising 'full support' even if should mean war with Russia, the traditional protector of the Slavs, have been considered the crucial milestone that changed the human history. ... Russia was a protector of the Slavs with interests in the Balkans and it was intimidated by the Austrians, so Russia declared full mobilization of its troops on 30 July 1914. Consequently, Germany declared wa...

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"Bertolt Brecht In 1914, the world witnessed one of the most terrible and bloody wars in the history of mankind to that date. ... Although new philosophy is not a new or even rare event in history, the ideological changes occurring in the latter half of the nineteenth century were markedly different from those in the past because science enhanced their credibility. ... When the recent history of each of the major contributors to the outbreak of war is examined, a interest for war, based on increased nationalism, can be discovered for each. ... Russia was also heavily involved in ...

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The Origins of the First World War: The Historical Debate Ruth Henig Lancaster University Starting from the war guilt clause of the Treaty of Versailles, Dr Ruth Henig leads the reader through the serpentine history of the outbreak of war debate, past the American historian Fay and his "reckless Germany" interpretation, Lenin's "imperialism" and economic rivalries, through Albertini's post-Second World War review, to the acceptance of the Fischer-based analysis. ... ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR topics in modern European history, both amongst Advanced Level students, and those continu...

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At the time, Russia lagged economically behind European countries as a direct result of World War I from 1914-1918 and the Russian Civil War from 1917-1922. ... These new leaders preached communism which changed the societal culture throughout Russia; however, many Russian peasants were hesitant toward the new government ideas and policies. ... World War I, one of the most influential events in Russian history, ended in 1918 with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. ... The Russian government used their control over the film industry to slowly apply the new socialistic ideals across Russian grounds. ....

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Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was one of the most controversial self-declared saints or holy men in modern history. He lived in Russia from 1869 through 1916. ... Rasputin was often referred to as the "mad monk" in history because of his crazy life styles and teachings, he was able to establish deep relationship with the Imperial family, and especially with Queen Alexandra Feodorovna and her son. ... Rasputin was illiterate, yet was able to control the administrative matters of Russia with the help of the tsarina, his deep relationships with the tsarina and the tsarina's over influence upon...

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Though there are many factors that contributed to their outbreak of World War I, tensions within the Balkans can be said to be the biggest reason the second largest war in history was erupted. ... Watching other countries around them unite fired greater desire to become independent, leading the Balkans to revolt in 1875 with the aid of Russia. ... From this point, alliances form on both sides, Germany on Austria's and Russia on Serbia's. ...

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The Great War that involved many European countries was one of the most violent and destructive wars in European history. ... Since Serbia was already allied with Russia, Austria-Hungary could only match Russia and Serbia's power if it allied itself with Germany. ... Russia's support to the Serbian Empire was a central element in the road to war. ... Germany agreed not only for its own imperialistic ambitions in the Balkan area but also to destroy Russia. ...

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The Great War that involved many European countries was one of the most violent and destructive wars in European history. ... Since Serbia was already allied with Russia, Austria-Hungary could only match Russia and Serbia's power if it allied itself with Germany. ... Russia's support to the Serbian Empire was a central element in the road to war. ... Germany agreed not only for its own imperialistic ambitions in the Balkan area but also to destroy Russia. ...

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History books choose to focus on the massacres that took place from 1915 through 1917 during the Great War; what is often overlooked is the suffering the Armenians endured forty years prior to the war. The aim of this essay is to understand the history prior to the genocide, the reasons for it and the massacres against the Armenians during the war. The first topic to address is the history prior to genocide. ... The last inference as to why the Ottoman's decided to perform the full frontal holocaust of the Armenian Christians comes during World War I concerning their involvement with Ru...

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There had always been events that played major roles for changing the balances in the world throughout history. ... Germany, Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia and Russia are the most important countries that existed in the name of Gallipoli War. ... In case Russia should intervene with active military measures, and should thus bring about a casus foederis for Germany with relation to Austria-Hungary, this casus foederis would also come into existence for Turkey. 3. ... In Nov. 1914 declerations of war arrive to Constantinople from Russia, England, France, J...

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We clearly see the many nationalities of the soldiers that were held captive in these camps, ranging from Russians to French under the authority of the German soldiers. ... The "Austro-German", "Franco-Russian", "Anglo-French" and the "Anglo-Russian" alliances or ententes banded the countries in a mesh that would being all of them into the war once one of these countries went into aggressive conflict. ... The film itself sticks true to the history of the Great War, but Renoir did not choose to emphasize the theatrics of the battlefield. ...

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There were rumors that the Armenians sided with the Russians, who are Christians, during World War I. The Russians had reportedly promised the Armenians a homeland, which the Turks used as an excuse to kill Armenians. ... Hitler's statement raises attention to the presence of denial that exists today and to Turkey's ongoing efforts to erase this enormous human injustice from history. ...

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Thomas de Waal states in his article The G-Word that "the Ottoman Empire began a brutal campaign of deporting and destroying its ethnic Armenian community, whom it accused of supporting Russia, a World War I enemy. ... This is a perfect example of how great the opinions vary and how great they affect the way history could be recorded. ...

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Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. Italy was on the winning side, but the war had cost nearly 700,000 Italian lives and over $15 billion. Moreover, Italy had received secret promises of specific territorial gains during the war, only to fin...

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