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The Formation of the Soviet Union
Season 2
The Bolsheviks’ effort to wrest control of Russia did not go unchallenged, as evidenced by the civil war that unfolded after World War I. Though ulti…
1 year, 8 months ago
Recovering from World War I
Season 2
A period of significant change followed World War I. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles fully blamed Germany for the war and sought to punish it by assess…
1 year, 8 months ago
The War Ends
Season 2
In 1905, the Russian people rose in rebellion after the government’s killing of peaceful protesters. Tsar Nicholas II allowed the creation of a legis…
1 year, 8 months ago
War on the Homefront
Season 2
The war was so all-encompassing that governments had to find new ways to manage the supplies and support for the war, usually by taking tighter contr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Total War
Season 2
World War I introduced many new technologies seen in warfare today—tanks, machine guns, long-range artillery, and airplanes. Most troops found themse…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Collapse of the Ottomans and the Coming of War
Season 2
The Ottoman Empire was disintegrating due to military losses prior to the war and the push for nationalism within its borders. The same drive toward …
1 year, 8 months ago
Alliances, Expansion, and Conflict
Season 2
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Europe was controlled by a series of alliances that served to check any one power from becoming too large.…
1 year, 8 months ago
Regulation, Reform, and Revolutionary Ideologies
Season 2
Attempts to solve the problems caused by industrialization and urbanization took a variety of forms. Some governments passed laws to abolish child la…
1 year, 8 months ago
Communities in Diaspora
Season 2
Witnessed in the second half of the nineteenth century was the migration of large numbers of people fleeing poverty, violence, and natural disaster. …
1 year, 9 months ago
Coerced and Semicoerced Labor
Season 2
Although working-class people in industrialized nations had limited choices about the place and terms of their employment, many other workers did not…
1 year, 9 months ago