HIS242H1 Lecture Notes - Trans-Siberian Railway, House Of Romanov, July Crisis
Document Summary
Post war crisis- trans european (all europe, all society) End of ww1 brings desire for democracy and self determination . Mazerick (at independence hall in philly) proclaims czech independence. Czechs kept this democracy until 1938, success story of the ppc) League of nations- new framework for international relations badly needed (july crisis). Wilsonian plans are a failure in the long run. New national states emerge in poor circumstances (socio-political chaos). Little wars begin, revolution, civil war, economic collapse, disease (spanish flu kills 20-40 million), famine. Conflicts brought on by ethnic nationalism, communism, democracy. Russian civil war- 1918-20- bolsheviks have numerous enemies (monarchists, aristocracy, middle class, military officers, church, Private property is abolished, churches are destroyed and bourgeoisie destroyed. Ukraine- german backed skoropadsky succeeds in a coup, kiev becomes the centre of anti-bolshevism. Nov 1917- finland becomes independent of russia (also has a red vs. Spring 1918- bolsheviks pushed back by tsarist generals (aided by.
