Russian And French Revolutions

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did in
1905. But the army joined the revolt and the Czar was kicked out of
power soon afterwards. A temporary government was set up to decide on
what kind of government Russia was gonna set up. Two political
parties were set up. The Bolsheviks were one of the two. The leader
of the Bolshevik party was a man named Lenin. Lenin was a firm
believer of the theories and ideas of Karl Marx. So with his slogan
of "Bread, Peace and Land", Lenin gained the support of the peasants
and gained control of Russia and setup a communist state.

The French revolution was also caused by a bad ruler and a bad
economy. During the early 1780's a big percent of annual budget went
towards king Louis XVI's lavish estate at Versailles. France also had
no central bank, no paper currency, no ways of getting more money, and
an out-dated tax system which only taxed the poor who had no money to
begin with. Signs of revolution ...

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