... was spread through out the Narva Gate needed for protection of the palace, they too did not know what to expect but take orders from the Grand Duke. Gapon only wanted to reason with the Tsar, as if it were a life and death situation to have a better working situation to make life easier ... also stated that crowds were above thousands, killed and injured, were among women and children, innocent bystanders, and students. It is said that the Grand Duke was a butcher, as he ordered his carefully selected soldiers to carry out his killing spree. Evidence for the number of wounds inflicted to ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... to abdicate the throne. Believing that he could somehow still save the dynasty, Nicholas II signed the abdication statement on March 15, 1917, making his brother, Grand Duke Mikhail, the new Tsar. The grand duke wisely declined the title, bringing the 304-year-old Romanov dynasty to an end. The provisional government allowed the royal family to stay in the palace at ... ...

• Word Count: 1936
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... abdicated from the throne, handing it down to his son. After the realisation his son, Alexis, was too sick to rule the country he passed it onto his brother Grand Duke Michael but he his fear of being unpopular sent him to abdicate within twenty-four hours. As no other royals could take the throne Russia became a republic, this meant that ... ...

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... powerful reasons to engage in those activities. Acts of terrorism have been committed by individuals, or groups who seek national independence. One such act was the assassination of the Arch Duke of France in 1914. The assassination had sought to win Bosnia form Austrian rule, but failed and led to the outbreak of World War I. Kings and government officials are often ... ...

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... Gapon, an Orthodox priest, organized a march in St. Petersburg to petition the tsar for an end to war, a constituent assembly, civil rights, and an 8-hour workday. The Tsar's uncle, Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich, order troops to fire upon the crowd, killing several hundreds. "Bloody Sunday" marked the beginning of unrest throughout Russia. Eventually, the tsar under counsel from Count Witte agreed ... ...

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... help us piece together the pieces of her rule. In Catherine's own memoirs she portrays herself as somewhat of a savior of her empire denouncing her betrothed husband, Peter the Grand Duke of Russia, as an irresponsible ruler that doesn't care for the plight of his subjects while destroying Russian heritage. She also gives her own account on how she allied with ... ...

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... revolution hence becoming unpopular amongst the people. " the blaze of popularity which had first surrounded the good-natured reforming' King was finally extinguished."" (Richards, 1938, p 25). Louis' ally, the Austrian Duke of Brunswick was considered as a threat to the revolution as he threatened the people of France punishment if: the citizens dared to make any further move against the Royal Family ... ...

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... . Here is an excerpt from the actual manifesto that was drafted. "We, Alexander II, by the grace of God Tsar and Autocrat of all the Russia's, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland, etc., make known to all our faithful subjects:. . . As we consider the various classes of which the State is composed, we are convinced that the laws of our ... ...

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... formed. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy joined together to become the Triple Alliance. The other alliance was the Triple Entente, which consisted of Great Britain, Russia, and France. The Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, who was a member of the secret society call the Black Hand. The plan was to unite the Serbs under one government. Austria-Hungary ... ...

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... formed. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy joined together to become the Triple Alliance. The other alliance was the Triple Entente, which consisted of Great Britain, Russia, and France. The Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, who was a member of the secret society call the Black Hand. The plan was to unite the Serbs under one government. Austria-Hungary ... ...

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... formed. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy joined together to become the Triple Alliance. The other alliance was the Triple Entente, which consisted of Great Britain, Russia, and France. The Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, who was a member of the secret society call the Black Hand. The plan was to unite the Serbs under one government. Austria-Hungary ... ...

• Word Count: 404
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... place. Russia joined the war for reasons of domestic dispute and the alliance obligation to protect Serbia, and in effect France joined the war. Austria initiated the war because Arch Duke Ferdinand's assassination and the opportunity to end pan Slavism was presented. Germany was obligated help Austria and create their "place in the sun-, and so they joined the war. Britain ... ...

• Word Count: 1892
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... at an early age on Nov 1 1894. It was an unexpected death and a big shock to Nicholas. The following quote comes from Nicholas who was talking to his cousin Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich after the death of Alexander III. "Sandro, whatever am I going to do? What is to happen to me, to you...to Alix? to Mother, to all Russia? I am ... ...

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... Germany was simply protecting their resources in case of external confrontation. France and Russia sided with the English and the Austrian Government was unstable with the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinand. The way any significant conflict was resolved was acting upon the human natural instinct to defend when felt threatened. Conclusive evidence suggests that perhaps the Germans were bullied into ... ...

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... and its monarchy from further adversity. On the night of 29 December 1916, Prince Feliks Yusupov, husband of the tsar's niece, Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich, a member of the Duma, and Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich, the tsar's cousin, murdered Rasputin. Rasputin had a huge detrimental effect to the royal family and Russia. "Rasputin has eaten up all the love of the Tsar."" Rasputin had ... ...

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... at a meeting of Russian officials, it was decided that Rasputin was putting the entire nation in danger. Prince Felix Yusupov, Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich (a member of the duma), and the Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovich (the Czar's cousin), took control of the situation. They lured him to the Yusupovsky Palace on the pretext that Prince Felix Yusupov would introduce Rasputin to his beautiful ... ...

• Word Count: 1969
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• Grade Level: High School

... be elected and a new constitution grafted. With his army, the Duma and the majority of society against him, Nicholas II agreed to abdicate and hand throne to his brother, Grand Duke Michael who in turn abdicated the throne 24 hours after he had received it, thus ending 300 years of Romanov rule. World War 1 was not the only factor that led ... ...

• Word Count: 1511
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate