By the end of the nineteenth century, Russia's economy, government, military, and social organization was at an extreme decline. ... The Revolution of 1905, a precursor to the definitive revolution to come, introduced some measure of constitutional government into Russia. ... After periodic repression, the government could barely hold. ... In February of that year, demonstrators took the opportunity to set up their own Provisional Government, forcing Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate and ending over three centuries of Romanov rule. In October, the Provisional Government was itself overthrow...

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In November 1917, almost immediately after the Bolshevik takeover, Lenin set up a government called Sovnarkom, short for ˜Council of Peoples' Commissars, and made himself chairman. ... In November and December, Lenin issued a set of decrees. ... They set up committees between themselves to make sure that the land was divided fairly. ...

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Demonstrators took the opportunity to set up their own Provisional Government, forcing Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate his thrown and ending centuries of Romanov rule. In October, the Provisional Government was itself overthrown by socialist radicals under Vladimir I. ... An ideal is "an ultimate object or aim of endeavor,"" one that politically is used to change the government of the country. Under Lenin, the Bolshevik revolution was an attempt to change the government of Russia to that of Marxism, or communism. ... Lenin's opponents, the White Army, were also being dealt with in an attempt...

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The Allied powers soon recognized the provisional government; it was considered the 'legal successor' to the Czarist government. ... Thus a Dual Power was established by the revolution, namely the Provisional Government and the government of the Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies. ... A huge armed demonstration was held against the Provisional Government in Petrograd, on July 17, 1917. ... However Kerensky's new coalition Government soon grew unpopular. ... The Russians, in a few years, have set up standards for a new way of living and thinking." ...

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In Russia the newly instated government used terror to maintain the recent change in the state. Terror was used to suppress counter- revolutionaries who would try and change the government once again. ... In Cuba there was a "mild terror" after Castro took control of government in a violent revolution. ... (O"Kane 1991 166) The Terror symbolised the change in government the previous government of Cuba had been tortures and murderers convicted of war crimes Castro's government promised a more humane government the terror symbolised a purging of the system. ...

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Through coercive tactics this new government seized power and in 1917 Lenin came to power. ... Lenin's government made many achievements. It ended a long civil war against the remnants of the old Czarist military system and established institutions in government. ... The economic status of the Soviet Union was yet again changed and the entire system became controlled by the government. ... He begins a program called "Perestroika" which was the organizational restructuring of the Soviet economy and government apparatus. ...

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The Government was then taken over in the absence of the Czar by a group of bankers, lawyers, industrialists and capitalists. ... The main goal of the Bolsheviks was to set up a government for the proletariat, or working class. The Provisional Government finally fell when thousands of Red Guards(armed workers) stormed the Winter Palace at the signal from the battleship Aurora and overran it, sealing the Provisional Government's fate. Lenin immediately began his attempt to construct a socialist government in Russia according to the philosophy of Karl Marx. ... If she could have spoken ...

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This war took place because the Vietnams couldn't agree on one government so they broke up into two major parts, North and the South. North Vietnam wanted to have Communism for a government under the influence of Ho Chi Minh, and the South wanted to have democracy, under the influence of the French rule. ... The North Vietnamese being that they knew the land so well, set booby traps all over the place. For example they dug up pits and placed sharp sticks tipped with poison, grenades that was set under water. ... The Government of America, noticed how people felt about this war, and starte...

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For instance, if India does not adhere, the government keeps on testing; Pakistan would match test for test. ... If a radical group with a hatred of the Indian government were to take power, an all-out war would be imminent, possibly nuclear. ... There are definite fears throughout the Russian government if the U.S. builds this ABM system. ... With the new ABM system set up, the United States could (hypothetically) shoot down a good number of the incoming ICBMs, absorb a diminished attack, and then launch again with another arsenal of nuclear missiles. ... The Russian government quickly shot t...

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The inefficiency of only taxing the lower estates showed in the government's budget. ... By the 1795, the government had passed into the hands of the five-main directory. ... Local governments became highly centralised. ... In Russia, many experienced revolutionaries set about spreading their message to the people. ... He set about instilling his will on the masses. ...

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The Land and Liberty group had been set up in 1876, after two Russian writers had published the book "Catechism of a Revolutionist". ... The members who favoured terrorism set up the People's Will the other members who did not join the People's Will set up the Black Repartition, which was a group the did not agree with terrorism and supported a social propaganda campaign among the workers and peasants. ... The Tsar was an autocrat and he controlled his new government as one. ... Tsar Nicholas II and his government had difficulty controlling these different people over such a v...

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Government sanctions and restrictions add another complex layer. ... The drawback to lower taxes is that government social programs could lose funding as well (Colander, 2013). Lower taxes help stimulate the economy while higher taxes help fund government programs. ... The choices we have in the grocery stores are set by the many factors that allow goods to flow from the producers to the consumer. ... Both of these scenarios are ultimately related to the government's handling of the funds generated by taxes. ...

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Personal opinion is the heart of the democratic set up. ... The successive governments in Ukraine remained heavily influenced from its eastern super power. ... One party wants Ukraine to remain united and under control of a strong Kiev government. ... There are also calls from a third party like in the case of Crimea in which different regions become autonomous from Kiev and form their own governments. ... The areas which are resisting the control of the national government should be brought back in the democratic process and offered political lifelines....

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The constitution sets up a president who is the head of the state with broad executive powers. ... The industries set up by the Soviet Union in Armenia included consumer goods, chemicals and metal refineries, and military goods. In 1993, Armenia set up its own currency called the dram. ... The Central Bank of Armenia is a separate entity from the government, but acts much like the Federal Reserve does in the United States by being the fiscal agent of the government and undertaking monetary policy to ensure the economic stability of the nation. ... Many political parties allow for a wide varie...

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In May of 1917, the reformed provisional government took control of power. The provisional government attempted to continue the war effort. ... He became the leader the party needed, and set about gaining support for his ideas from peasants and factory workers abroad. ... With this new political and military confidence, Trotsky began attacks on key government buildings, such as the Winter Palace, and provisional government officials. ... These eighteen self-proclaimed governments were constantly challenging the Bolshevik government. ...

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However, the emergence of the Far Eastern economies shows that the world is slowly being divided into the lines that Orwell set. ... I think that instead of giving more power to these people, we should give government, which for all its failings is at least democratically elected, more regulatory control. ... It is all very well putting safety nets in place in stable democracies such as we have in the Western world, but how can we let so much economic power be given to the Far Eastern countries, such as Indonesia, which have very unstable governmental systems? The Indonesian ...

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However, the emergence of the Far Eastern economies shows that the world is slowly being divided into the lines that Orwell set. ... I think that instead of giving more power to these people, we should give government, which for all its failings is at least democratically elected, more regulatory control. ... It is all very well putting safety nets in place in stable democracies such as we have in the Western world, but how can we let so much economic power be given to the Far Eastern countries, such as Indonesia, which have very unstable governmental systems? The Indonesian stock market i...

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This set the wheels turning that started the first World War. ... The same day of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination the Austrian government retaliated by declaring war on Serbia. ... The American government campaigned to tell the public that entering the war was good. ...

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Lenin had a clear direction as to what he wanted the Bolsheviks to do, and his pre-revolution strategy alone gave the Bolsheviks strength and set it in good stead. ... The weakness of the Provisional government is a particularly important factor. The name of it, the provisional government, already suggests the government being temporary in nature. The government lacked legitimacy and real power, and had no real support from the masses. ... The final straw, the Kornilov affair practically led to the Provisional government serving Russia to the Bolsheviks on a golden platter. ...

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It was the winter of 1979, Afghanistan was engulfed by a civil war because the Prime Minister, Hafizullah Amin, wanted to lead the country away from its traditional Muslim way of life and set up a more western, modernized country. ... The Mujahedeen, consisting of a variety of Muslim guerrilla fighters, declared jihad, or holy war, on the Amin government and its supporters. ... Amin started to disagree with Russia on the idea of a total communist government, and began talks with the west. ... In his place, the Soviet Union put a man named Babrak Karmal in charge of the Afghan government. His j...

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Economic suffering had made people demand governments to take strong measures to stop further economic decline. ... Governments that failed to fight the depression caused domestic politics to become chaotic. ... Most governments implemented new taxes to help pay for the desperately needed welfare services. In America under the New Deal program, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was set up. The CCC was set up to aid unmarried men by suppling them with jobs. ...

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The maneuvering of the Austrian government during the crisis compels me to place a large portion of the blame on Austria-Hungary for the outbreak of WW I. ... While Serbia was home to the Black Hand terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, there was never a precise official relationship established between that militant group and the Serbian government. ... ssumed the posture of war on behalf of Serbia while the Serbian government sought diplomatic solutions to the tensions. ... Likewise, if the Kaiser set his sights on France, Russia could mobilize in ret...

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In all forms of government, there is always the working class citizen that is improved by said government. ... Communism is one of these kinds of governments; it looks good on paper, but does not work out in the end. ... The goal of the Bolshevik party was to overthrow the Provisional Government after Czar Nicholas II was dethroned and create a proletariat government. The death of over 11 million Russian Citizens caused by the Czar not pulling troops out of WWI due to them not being prepared set the stage for a revolution to spark. ... In the end, the Provisional Government had fallen to the B...

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The State Planning Committee (GOSPLAN) set quotas to farmers and manufacturers telling than what to produce. ... The failure of the USSR's economic system, like the Volstead Act (prohibition) in the USA, set the foundation for organized crime to flourish. ... The government's deficit was growing larger and imports were expanding. ... The Soviet economy was verging on bankruptcy and relied on loans from overseas to cover the shortfall between government revenue and expenditure. ... This was a policy of economic reform via privatization and reduced government expenditure. ...

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Through conscious management, the government took control of the resources and workforce, therefore creating a true communistic economy. ... Instead of seeking to rebound from the Great Depression using economic nationalism, like most other global powers did, Hitler set goals of autarky and self "sufficiency," which included complete independence from international trade. ... In fact, no Russian citizen could leave the country without special government permission. ... His metaphor shows how the new German government took control of every aspect of German society, similar to Stalin's...

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