Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Russian Revolution

There was once a revolution in Russia, and it was called the Russian Revolutionof 1917. it wasn't just one revolution. It was a series of revolutions. Poor workers kept moving from place to place trying to find jobs. A lot of workers went on strike. The people didn't like their way of life, and the government was unfair. they didn't like the fact that their government was corrupt and an autocracy. There was ask a shortage of food. The people were sick of their government and wanted reform. People then overthrew Nicholas 2 from the government. This was called the Feburary Revolution. There was another revolution called the October Revolution. It reformed the interem provisional government and made the Soviet Union. Germany than took over Russia which mean Communism ruled it.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Causes of WW1

There were multiple factors that caused WW1. One of then was when Francis Fernidad was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. After that Austria-Hungary was able to find an excuse to make Serbia an enemy and declare war on them. Even the Germans pressured Austria-Hungary. Other factors that caused WW1 was imperialism. The Industrial Revolution forced European nations to go overseas and search for raw materials to make products. European nations got some of their raw materials from Africa, and the European nations competed for land in Africa. Britain and France talked things out, but later on there were tension between Germany, Britain, and France. Even becoming allies were one of the factors. The Triple Alliance was formed which was composed of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy. While they were allies Germany and Italy were suspicious of each other because of the Balkans.