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Explain the reasons why the weaknesses of the White Russians led to their failure in the Russian Civil War.

If tackling this question with a student, we would firstly consider the geographical and sociopolitical context of the Civil War- we would from this be able to see the vast size of 1918 Russia as inhibiting ...
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What were the Short Term Causes of WW1?

There were numerous Crises before 1914. There was the First Moroccan Crisis in 1905. Kaiser Wilhelm II visited the Moroccan port of Tangier to denounce the French and their influence there. It provoked an in...
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What were the long term causes of the First World War?

The alliances were a long term cause of the First World War. In 1882, The Triple Alliance was created between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The Triple Entente was created in 1907 between Britain, Russi...
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Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated and how was this a catalyst for WW1?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Austria-Hungary had annexed the Balkans in 1908 and in turn infuriated the Serbian nationals there. Thanks to this annexation, many natio...
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What was the Schlieffen plan?

The Schlieffen plan was devised in 1897, years before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. The plan was based on the assumption that Germany would be at war with France and Russia at the same time an...
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