so we'll start of this lovely blog with the question:
why was Russia so behind
- behind because they were backwards. Agriculture contributed to this mainly because they were behind in agricultural technology. You may ask, why do they not have technology or advancements?Well, it's mainly because the ruling classes lacked the desire to allow anything to change that might slightly take away their power. But a big lol because not changing things made Russia weak and made them have no power anyway
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| Russia needs to get its head in the game. |
Russia:
Alexander I
He was at the same time as Napoleon and Metternich. He fit into their international relations because he was a total conservative.Nicholas I
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| everyone in Russia during this time |
Alexander II
He was known as the liberator because he freed the serfs. But did he really free the serfs? Well, on paper yes because legally they were free. In real life, they were still in the same situation because they governed as groups, but it was still almost as impossible to get their own land. So, we could say that the tsar liberator is a misnomer. We decided that we could say its similar to the freed slaves of america.He is unique because he gave up some of his control while most tsars tried to keep all their control
Unforch, he was blown to pieces. Why? Wasn't he giving the people what they wanted? Yes, but you know you give them an inch, they want smile. The People's will killed them and they are a relative of vladimir lenin.
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| more like explode in Alex II's case... ooo too harsh? |
Alexander III
So was the industrialization really a product of alexander III or was it a product of the time?- Well it could said that Alexander III tried to create more industrialization through the people he chose (like Sergei Witte)
- It could also be said that it was just a product of the time, that it was inevitable this industrialization would happen
Nicholas II
- was he effective or not?Well he didn't really know what he wanted to do. He became the tsar really young, probably never wanted to be the tsar and never learned how to be either. He always went back on his decisions and trusted the wrong people.
Japan and Russia went to war over North Korea and China Manchuria.
This loss is one of the reasons for the Revolution of 1905. No this isn't a civil war because it was too short. Russia's civil war would come later. Remember: military disaster brings political disaster at home.
Nicholas II was also very responsible for the revolution because of the october manifesto. In it, he gave the people what they wanted and then slowly he took everything back. For example with the Duma, he let it occur until they went against what he wanted, and when they did he dissolved it. Same with civil rights.
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| Nicholas II with basically WHATEVER he did |
Third Republic of France
Couple main ideas to look at: mainly crises
How did they get to the third republic?
- Napoleon III and the second empire preceded the republic. When the Franco-Prussian War ended, so did the second empire.The Parisian Commune
After came the Parisian commune where Paris said they didn't want those dirty countryside people having anything to do with government. This was similar to the Revolution of 1848 where Paris wanted to control themselves and because of the crazy Paris people, the country voted for Napoleon III. So, we know the drill. The commune lost before and it'll lose again. Sorry Parisian commune.Leon Gambetta was next with his desire for absolute parliamentary control. This desire forced the autocratic president to resign. Uh oh.
Finally, the Dreyfus affair which will be discussed on the next blog.
Don't forget to prepare the communist manifesto for next class!
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| hint hint Yarn for the next test |
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