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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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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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 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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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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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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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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It calls for a minimal government during the process, leaving almost everything to the rational agents in the economy. ... Factory owners, local cadres, governments and the state all had their shares of a state owned enterprise. ... In comparison to the sudden plummet in government expenditure in Russia, the Chinese government adopted a very Keynesian approach, reallocating resources into the construction of infrastructures which has both short and long term implications for the economy. ... Wenzhou had long been neglected by the central government before the reforms. The low importance for th...

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The causes of the Russian Revolution start with the problems, when the duma declared the provisional government it took into hands not only the country but its problems as well, because the government inherited the economic problems it put a great strain on the country's resources thus affecting its performance to run the country properly. ... The Mensheviks want a social reform but wanted it to be done in gradual way with each change being looked at by the government and then implemented democratically, but the Bolsheviks had a different idea and wanted to take control of the government ...

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Moreover, he was called to face a population that had learned to live in fear of the government and that didn't trust the government's promises and actions. ... Farmers could now lease land from the government and keep the profits made from selling products grown in their land. ... Due to the previous experiences they had from the previous governments, people showed different character to the state and different inside their homes. ... On 1 December 1989, Gorbachev became the first Soviet leader to set foot in the Vatican. ... At the same time, calls for the Soviet army to withdraw f...

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It would have opened the doors for trade with Europe and set a precedent for inclusion and development. ... Some by government snipers, as protesters took control of the capital and force Yanukovych out of office and out of the country. ... The Obama Administration has voiced its support for the new government in Ukraine and its quest to build a democratic system. ... Also included in the legislation is a financial aid package which would loan $1 billion to the new interim government in Kiev, Ukraine. ... Also, 48% would support the arming of the Ukrainian government (something Obama has not y...

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The events changed Russia completely and brought the people a new form of government. ... After the Tsar had stepped down from power the Duma set up a new government, but it couldn't manage the problems that Russia had. At the same time groups of workers set up so-called "Soviets"". ... As the Duma's government became weaker the power of the Soviets became stronger. ... The people of Russia had become increasingly angry with the government's indifference to their suffering. ...

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Consisting of all former Soviet Republics including Russia, this organization of sovereign states had to elect new governments to take over the dissolved ones. ... Seizing the headquarters resulted in the death of the mayor, Vitali Kutsenko, and effectively dissolved the regional soviet government in Chechnya (Souleimanov). ... This treaty stated that all of Russia's old provinces would become part of the country again in exchange for central governmental power and a higher level of regional autonomy. ... The popular separatist government under president Dudayev insisted on upholding the...

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They pointed to evidence of the Soviets objective to support and set up governments in Eastern European countries that reflected not only their communist views, but also the Soviet way of running those governments through a " return to doctrinal belligerence by Russian leaders. ... The US Government used the scare of Soviet plans for world domination to put the American people on high alert. ... This view announced that instead of citizens supporting presidential and parliamentary government and free enterprise, American corporations controlled foreign policy.14 As with other social and politi...

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Japan's isolation was rudely shattered in the 1850s, and in the ensuring domestic turmoil, a new government of radical reformers bent on rapid modernization and westernization replaced the Tokugawa shogunate. ... There is a great change in 1867 that was succeed to be a new period "MeiJi"2 To complete the goals of "Rich country, strong army," the Meiji new government understood that the Japanese economy would have to grow and develop rapidly, especially in industry, which could support the military. There new government took the lead in starting and subsidizing heavy industries such as i...

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For example, India is building a wide variety of new missiles with a range of 90 miles to 1,300 miles. (2) And Iraq refuses to let United Nations teams in to inspect its nuclear weapons stores. (1) In addition, the many of the countries in the former Soviet Union have set up lines of trade, both legal and not, to support their own economies. ... The real amount of missing weapons grade material could be up to 10 times higher than estimated. (7) Comparatively few smuggling incidents are reported, and many are not known about until the traffickers are caught, and the material traced back to i...

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January 22,1905, a group of workers and their families set out, with the backing of several officials, to present a petition to the Czar. ... Peasants and workers revolted in an elemental and anarchic rebellion, ultimately turning a large-scale strike and bringing the government, economy, and all public services to a complete halt. ... In 1900, the Czar and his government had not decided how to treat its peasants. ... In the bottom of the peasant's heart, he or she carried a deep, imbedded bitterness and hatred for the government. ... They had acted as an effective government for a short...

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In spite of the friendship displayed at the time, however, the scene was set for the ensuing Cold War between the East and the West. ... Instead, communist governments were established in all those countries, noncommunist political parties were suppressed, and genuinely democratic elections were never held. ... Neither leader had suspected that Stalin intended that all Popular Front governments in Europe would be taken over by communists. ... Churchill and Roosevelt had both agreed that they would work for the establishment of a new Polish government that represented the Polish people. ...

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Political changes were happening as well, with the government trying to keep tabs on what the public was talking about. ... The combination of examples of famine, shortages, the popular discontent with the way things were, and how the government responded with terror shows how life was turned into a nightmare (Fitzpatrick, 1999, 3). ... The book was organized topically, starting with a wonderful introduction that helped set out all her points, followed by chapters that were organized to provide in-depth information. She started with a chapter that explained the party's control, and the...

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This was primarily due to the fact that he saw to many similarities between the communist governments and the former Tsarist regimes in Old Russia. ... It is clear to see that the pigs and dogs take most of the power for themselves, seeing themselves as the best administrators of the "government". ... For example, although Napoleon sets out as a confident and able leader, he is soon overcome with greed and becomes power-hungry. ...

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After this the people wanted their own government so they could have power over the things like the price of bread and their wages, so Nicholas gave them a political institution called the Duma. ... This proved that even more people were turning against Nicholas and soon he was to come tumbling down. 25,000 troops joined the crowds on the 12th as more regiments mutinied and the Duma set up a new government for the people called the Petrograd Soviet that met for the 1st time. ...

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It's this kind of government-fueled death to it's own citizens that begs an answer as to why the Terror isn't oft mentioned in the same conversation about the atrocities of Nazi Germany. Still, the most powerful factor that set in motion this dark part of Russian history was the fact that Lenin created a State that was found on economics instead of politics. ... In it's post-revolutionary submissiveness, the fate of Russia was set by a man who's delusional dictatorial power left everything about Western freedom drowning and perishing. ...

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