POLS 110 Lecture 2: HIST 211 Notes
22 Apr 2020
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Module 1 world war i and the rise of the soviet union. Course advice: try to get the big picture rst by familiarizing yourself with a few milestone events and then t the other events into this general framework. Understanding the long-term importance of the events is more important than memorizing a lot of facts about them. Make bullet points answers to question proposed in modules: communist manifesto was written in 1848 by karl marx and friedrich engels. Broadly, the cold war followed world war 2 and was between the united states and the soviet. Important events leading to the cold war are: russian revolution (1917, ww1). The working class that comprised the military was discontent with the leadership of tsar nicholas ii, primarily motivated by military defeat and food shortages. The petrograd soviet (city council at in the capital) allowed workers to advocate for their cause.
