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Communist Manifesto
In 1848, the year of revolutions in Europe, Marx and Engels published a pamphlet called The Communist Manifesto. It outlined the basic elements of their philosophy. Workers of the growing industrial cities of Europe were seen as a new revolutionary force that could end the political and economic injustice. Marx and Engels believed that the struggle between different classes of society was at the core of events throughout history, and that economic conditions explained the way people behave. -
The Publishing of the Communist Manifesto
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The Russian Revolution
World War I had obvious impacts on nations in conflict: massive casualties and death tolls, devastation of natural and built landscapes, and changes to the political and economic fortunes of countries. But it was also a contributing factor to one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Uniion. -
The Russian Revolution
The February Revolution was focused around Petrograd . In the chaos, members of the Imperial parliament or Duma assumed control of the country, forming the Russian Provisional Government. The army leadership felt they did not have the means to suppress the revolution and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia, abdicated. The February Revolution took place in the context of heavy military setbacks during the First World War, which left much of the army in a state of mutiny. -
The Russian Revolution
In the October Revolution, the Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, and the workers' Soviets, overthrew the Provisional Government in St Petersburg. The Bolsheviks appointed themselves as leaders of various government ministries and seized control of the countryside, establishing the Cheka to quash dissent. To end the war, the Bolshevik leadership signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany in March 1918. -
The End of World War One
On 11 November 1918, at 11am, fighting stopped and an armistice was signed. World War 1 had ended. In the Allied nations, the end of the war was greeted with wild enthusiasm. Crowds gathered in the streets, dancing, drinking, singing and cheering. -
The Treaty of Versailles
On 28 June 1919 delegates from the Allies and Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles in France's Palace of Versailles. It marked the end of five months of negotiations in Paris between signatory nations that followed the signing of the armistice. The three most important politicians there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. The Versailles Palace was considered the most appropriate venue simply because of its size - many hundreds of people were involved in the process -
Roaring Twenties
The 1920s was a decade of great affluence and confidence. America quickly became the wealthiest and most technologically advanced country in the world. Many women had played a crucial role during the war, working jobs that would of been done by men so when the war was over the newfound independence was reflected in new fashions and more assertive behaviour. A typical flapper of the 1920s had shorts, bobbed hair and wore a shorter dress. She smoked, drank and wore makeup. -
The Roaring Twenties
The automobile, movie, radio, and chemical industries skyrocketed during the 1920s. Of chief importance was the automobile industry. Before the war, cars were a luxury. In the 1920s, mass-produced vehicles became common throughout the U.S. and Canada. By 1927, Ford discontinued the Model T after selling 15 million of that model. The automobile industry's effects were widespread, contributing to such industries as highway building, motels, service stations and used car dealerships. -
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties ended with the Stock Market Crash of late 1929 and the onset of the Great Depression.
