FINAL EXAM POST ON VELVET REVOLUTION

      In 1989 Czechoslovakia went through a revolution known as the velvet revolution. It lasted from november 17 to december 29 1989. It was basically a way for the people and government to return piece to the country and its standard of living.

     After the destruction that the Germans caused to the Czech people and their country they were left in ruins. Their government was desperate for improvement. The peoples living condition had been lowered by more than twenty percent and violence was starting to become a problem.

     It all started on november 17th when over 500,000 people gathered in Prague to participate in a non-violent protest against the government and to push for changes. This was what caused the government to change into a parliamentary republic. At first the riot police tried to stop the riots but soon they had grown into such large numbers that the only way to end them was through forceful actions, and that was the last thing the government wanted. So they agreed on holding their first democratic election which took place in June of 1990.

     After this it brought rest to the protests and happiness to the people of Czechoslovakia. During all this only one person was killed and it was a student that was intoxicated at the protest waving a bottle around threatening police. This makes it the 4th largest non-violent protest in history.

     Present day velvet revolution is also known as the gentle movement of Czechlasovakia. People still celebrate the month of June every year as the month that they gained democratic freedom. Currently the government has rebuilt its stability from WW2 and the people are satisfied.



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Timeline RR:

I. 1. Russo-Japanese War

A. First Great War of the 20th century that grew out of rival imperial ambitions

II. 2. Bloody Sunday

A. St. Petersburg Russia, where unarmed peaceful demonstrators were fired upon by imperial guards

III. 3. Russia enters WWI

A. Russia declares are on Austria Hungary

IV. 4. Lenin returns from exile

A. Leader of the revolutionary Bolshevik party, returns to take the reins of the Russian Revolution

V. 5. Protests prompt Nicholas to abdicate

A. Abdication due to seeing imperial Russia going from being one of the best powers in the world to a military economic failure

VI. 6. Duma sets up a temporary government

A. After the abdication of Nicholas prompted an immediate construction of a temporary government

VII. 7. Bolsheviks seize control

A. Forces led by Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander kerensky

VIII. 8. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Ended the war between Russia and Germany

IX. 9. Romanov family is murdered

Murdered by the Bolsheviks

X. 10. Russian Civil War

Tear Russia apart for three years

XI. 11. War Communism

Introduced by Lenin to revolt against the economic problems due to the civil war

XII. 12. New Economic Policy

Ld policy of war communism

XIII. 13. Constitution establishes the Soviet Union

A newly exercised government authority

XIV. 14. Lenin Dies

Due to brain hemorrhage

XV. 15. Stalin takes power

Thought Stalin was a threat

XVI. 16. Stalin's Five Year Plans

Took belongings and caused famines

XVII. 17. Collectivization of the Ukraine

Collectivization forced by Stalin policy

XVIII. 18. The Great Purge

Intended to take away statin enemies

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