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What were some of the first things that Lenin did when he came to power in Russia was?
The very first thing Lenin did was to abolish the private ownership of property and nationalize such property in the central government. Later things were abolishing all other political parties, ending Russia's involvement in World War 1 and instituting the Red Terror whereby all dissenters from his programs were wither arrested, exiled or murdered.
Why did parliament become more powerful under the Tudors?
It was during the reign of the Tudor monarchs that the modern structure of the English Parliament began to be created. The Tudor monarchy was powerful and there were often periods of several years time when parliament did not sit at all. However the Tudor monarchs were smart enough to realize that they needed parliament to legitimise many of their decisions, mostly out of a need to raise money through taxation legally without causing dissatisfaction. Thus they consolidated the state of affairs whereby monarchs would call and close parliament as and when they needed it.
How did Canada become an independent country?
It happened gradually over time. In 1867 Canada did officially become a country but under the British Crown it still had colonial status. Different Prime Ministers did small things here and there to further Canada's independence, for example when Sir Wilfrid Laurier (PM from 1896-1911 I think) created his own Navy for Canada instead of sharing Great Britain's. The two biggest strides though were probably first of all when Borden insisted that Canada have its own seat for the signing of the Treaty of Versailles (right after the world war one), which meant for the first time that Canada's international affairs were separate from Great Britain's, and of course when Trudeau brought the constitution home in 1982 which officially allowed Canada to make amendments to its own constitution instead of having to ask Great Britain to amend it for us, and was also the last step in becoming a completely independent nation.
What did squatters believe?
In Australian history, squatters were graziers who occupied land without having any formal title to it. They believed that if they maintained and improved the land, they had a right to formal possession of it. Many of the original squatters were ticket-of-leave convicts. Some came by their land dishonestly. A licensing system was introduced whereby, for a regular fee, the squatters were permitted to stay on their land. However, the fee did not grant them full title. Discontent arose when the Government re-allocated the land to settlers who were prepared to pay a reasonable sum of money. Later, the term squatters referred to wealthy landowners and graziers, and it became a more respectable term.
What is parallel culture?
the term parallel culture refers to a situation where everyone is forced to obey the imposed standard culture when out in public, but they develop their own parallel world in private. It's usually been applied in situations like life under communism; sort of a conform-or-die mentality (from the official point of view). Act out of line and you'll be punished. Go home, lock the door, and be who you want.
