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VCE History Revolutions Question Thread
miaindigo:
--- Quote from: The Cat In The Hat on July 29, 2020, 06:11:23 pm ---Who were the Cossacks? (Russia)
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I'm slightly(very) late to this, however, the Cossacks were an eastern slavic militia of semi-independent warriors renowned for their loyalty to the tsar. They were used across the turn of the century to subdue significant unrest and enforce Russification, numbering over 300 000 upon the outbreak of WWI. Some would participate in the October Revolution and conflict subsequently broke out between the Bolsheviks and the Cossacks. During the Civil War most fought for the White Army, however, the Red Cossacks also existed as an expansion of a breakaway group. The Bolsheviks conducted a policy of Decossackisation 1917-33 viewing the Cossacks as a potential threat to the regime.
miaindigo:
--- Quote from: The Cat In The Hat on August 27, 2020, 04:59:56 pm ---Why is it called the February Revolution when the Tsar abdicated March 1? (Russia)
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It's seen as having started 23 February when the striking Putilov steel workers were joined by those protesting food rationing. Yes Nicholas didn't abdicate until March(for both calendars), however, most of the action had by that point already taken place with Nicholas only abdicating after his train was stopped by revolutionaries while returning to Petrograd. It would be fair to say good old Nicky wasn't exactly known for being easily persuaded, Rodzianko, the Chairman of the Duma, had sent him a telegram on the 26th telling him 'the capital is in a state of anarchy' and he had wrote to Alexandra saying 'this fat Rodzianko has written me lots of nonsense.' Keep in mind even if the March Revolution seems more logical to you from the perspective of when the key moment took place very few non-Soviets accounts of events were initially published and Soviet historians will always date events off of when the worker uprisings took place.
chr0009:
Hey I hope this thread is still active. Just have some quick questions regarding the study design for France, I'm kinda confused over exactly what they mean for some points of the study design.
Eg, One point of the study design is 'the abolition of absolute monarchy and privileged corporations' what does this mean? Would this be the execution of Louis or the formation of the National Convention?
Same for:
- 'the scale of reforms envisaged by the revolution' (what is this? would it be the church reformation, and all the economic/ political reformation undertaken by the Constituent Assembly?)
- 'the introduction of popular sovereignty and representative government' what do they mean?
- ' Internal divisions over the aims of the revolution' (would this be the different political clubs and the mountain vs Girondin split?)
- 'the abolition of feudalism'
I hope that made sense, normally i base my notes around the dot points of the study design so it's kind of difficult when I dont know what exactly they are talking about. Thanks!!! :)
The Cat In The Hat:
--- Quote from: chr0009 on September 06, 2020, 05:27:32 pm ---Hey I hope this thread is still active. Just have some quick questions regarding the study design for France, I'm kinda confused over exactly what they mean for some points of the study design.
Eg, One point of the study design is 'the abolition of absolute monarchy and privileged corporations' what does this mean? Would this be the execution of Louis or the formation of the National Convention?
Same for:
- 'the scale of reforms envisaged by the revolution' (what is this? would it be the church reformation, and all the economic/ political reformation undertaken by the Constituent Assembly?)
- 'the introduction of popular sovereignty and representative government' what do they mean?
- ' Internal divisions over the aims of the revolution' (would this be the different political clubs and the mountain vs Girondin split?)
- 'the abolition of feudalism'
I hope that made sense, normally i base my notes around the dot points of the study design so it's kind of difficult when I dont know what exactly they are talking about. Thanks!!! :)
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Hey-
I'll answer tomorrow when I'm free to do so. Just saying, this is still active. (and I do my notes by the SD too, so I've figured it out kinda)
ye94747:
many of these threads seem to be filled with french + china... does anyone have resources (specifically quotes / stats) for america??? :-\
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