Jesuit College Preparatory School. . Hot Spot Bolshevik

JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL HOT SPOT: Bolshevik Revolution and Taliban in Afghanistan A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO MR. TRIPLETT SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT BY Maxwell Abmas DALLAS, TEXAS MAY 12, 2017 The Islamic fundamentalist group known as the Taliban continues to act as a dominant group in Afghanistan even 14 years after the invasion by the US. The Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001 when an invasion led by the US collapsed the regime due to the Taliban providing security to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, the founder of the al-Qaeda, which was the organization responsible for 9/11. As the war in Afghanistan continues today, the conflict continues to grow from bad to worse, as the Taliban control the most†¦show more content†¦This caused for troops to be sent to Petrograd, which backfired because the troops joined the revolutionaries in overthrowing the government. The October Revolution began November 6, 1917 when revolutionaries launched a coup d’à ©tat, which is an overthrow of the government by the military, against the provisional government. This event led to Lenin becoming head of the government. The revolutionaries were able to overthrow the government and bring Lenin into office accomplishing their goal, and with this new government, the people were given more power, which is what they were seeking along with the new government. The Taliban was able to take over Afghanistan when it captured the capital of Kabul and established there an Islamic state in 1996. The Taliban was mainly recognized by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia because of the relationships they possessed. The Taliban wanted to spread their Islamic religion throughout Afghanistan. The Taliban regime was able to spread and control 90% of the land on Afghanistan until 2001 when it was overthrown. Many forces that are against the Taliban have tried to take them out but have been unsuccessful. Just as the Bolshevik Revolution was successful, the Taliban was as well. Both the Bolshevik Revolution and the Taliban had exterior elements play a part such as World War I for the Bolshevik Revolution and minority groups opposing