In Russia, Lenin became a threat as he was a revolutionary leader who gained many supports from the Russian people because of his promise for Peace, Bread and Land'. ... Young men were conscripted; children made bandages; married men made armaments; women made uniforms and tents; old men sang revolutionary songs. ... The decrees however led to riots as peasants were not willing to contribute to the war efforts, instead end the war. ... Soldiers started riots and in the war front soldiers began to desert in ever-increasing numbers- (Fiehn, 1996, p 41) as a result of poor conditions and ...

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The cost of the wars was great in two ways. ... The ideas in France were further aided by the transmission of Revolutionary thoughts from America back into France. ... At this point Revolutionary War began, and it was among the bloodiest in history. ... The revolutionary war incredibly affected the outcome of the Nation. ... This law stopped development of the use of the land in the continent from the colonies until the Revolutionary War. ...

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Mirabeau, Lafayette, Brissot, Danton, or even Robespierre were all revolutionaries and their ideas differed slightly. ... Napoleon's expansionist foreign policy went further than the revolutionaries had thought possible. ... People wanted him in power, so his relationship as Consul with revolutionary aims is complicated in this regard. ... Meritocracy had been a fundamental aim of the revolutionaries. ... In conclusion, Robespierre warned in the 1790's that if the French Revolution went to war, the consequences would be a France ruled by a "Messiah in army boots " In this sense Napo...

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This paper discusses the entire period in question, from the revolutionary politics in the formative years to 1848, to the age of imperial conquest and the scramble for colonies in the twentieth century. ... During the revolutionary period, a symbolic national identity began developing amidst different linguistic, ethnic or racial groups across Europe. ... This was a period of time when men exuded audacity in their thinking, composers produced adventurous pieces of music, and painters painted revolutionary canvases. ... In 1972, the revolutionaries made a decision to extend liberty benefits to...

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The colonies had practically been self-governing before the war, with their own political officials. ... They were not nearly as ambitious in this regard as the post-revolutionary Americans; an attitude that is still apparent in commerce today. ... The party that finally prevailed was the Marsh party and this is still apparent in France's moderate attitude toward government today.6 The American people did not have the same problems to face following their revolutionary war. Their enemy had been on foreign soil and was therefore eradicated by the wars end; there...

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In response to these troubling events, monarchs in Austria and Prussia moved militarily against revolutionary France. ... Many wars, both foreign and civil were fought and created unified nations. Political nationalism has materialized during the revolutionary era and had become a powerful force of change during the first half of the nineteenth century, but it didn't triumph until after 1850. ... Although many of the ideas of the French Revolution were done away with following its termination, the revolutionary spirit remained. This concept of change inspired many revolutionaries for ...

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In most sports and some wars there are clear winners and losers, but for other events in life the outcomes are uncertain. ... ii The fact is the significant economic aspect within France, brought by the middle class through revolutionary ideology gained a new political authority. ... France became governed by people who considered themselves revolutionaries, and acknowledged the inspiration of the principles which were established in 1789. ... By 1793, a new revolutionary ideology led to attacks on the principle pillars of the stability of the monarchy and, since the justification in ...

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(http://library.thinkquest.org/17120/data/bios/users/napoleon2/page_1.html) His training in military school and experience in wars during the French Revolution gave him the potential to shape him to become a strong, powerful leader, which is just what he was. ... Before him, France was under the Reign of Terror where revolutionaries executed people left and right and there was no end to the chaos. ... Many wars were fought, but there were many casualties on both sides and little strategy existed. ... Had the classes been at war, like how things once were, then the French Revolution would have ...

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At the end of the seventeenth century, King Louis XIV's wars began decreasing the royal finances dramatically. ... The French government borrowed much money to pay for the wars of Louis XIV. Louis still borrowed money to fight wars and to keep French power alive in Europe. ... After this action by the king, moderate revolutionaries still wanted to preserve the constitutional monarchy, while the radicals distrusted the king and wanted a republic. ... After the war between France and Austria and Prussia, prices increased dramatically, and food shortages occurred. ...

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The Spanish colonists used the Philippine peasant mass work to pay off for war, get rid of debt and expand land. ... It was because of him other people started creating their own revolutionary groups, together they were able to gain independence and create their own government system. ... Many changes were brought about in a society through revolutionary practices. ...

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Due to over ambitious wars and extravagant spending on courts, Louis XVI and his predecessor had successfully bankrupted France. The Seven Years War economically drained the country and her losses were considerable in human and territorial terms. ... The revolution was virtually over by this time but France was still at war with Europe and was subject to many intended coups. ... In Russia, many experienced revolutionaries set about spreading their message to the people. ... During the Civil War Lenin proclaimed to one doubter, "Do you really think we will be victorious without using ...

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Voltaire uses the concept of war and violence to prove that the ideals of Leibniz and Pope are wrong. Voltaire argues that a God that ran a perfect world would not include such severe war and violence. ... In the novel "Candide" is not free from the biases and "unenlightened" thoughts that the revolutionary movement in France was based upon. ...

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In his attempts to avoid bankruptcy after committing his country to another costly war Louis XVI sold many venal offices and leased out royal monopolies, sadly to no avail. ... The breakdown of feudalistic economics it could be argued was due to changes in ideology, technology and the environment and the bourgeoisie played a revolutionary part in instigating the revolutionising of the instruments of production which led to major changes in the relations of society. ... Faced with this alarming revolutionary situation in the countryside the nobility and the clergy in the National Assembly vot...

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