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The Rise Of Hemophilia

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Hemophilia was a royal pain that changed the course of history. Throughout Europe, hemophilia directly affected the chains of succession in royal families and played a significant role in changing the forms of governments in some countries. Those changes in how different countries were governed changed the way they interacted with other countries around the world. For example, it is believed that the spread of hemophilia played a part in the rise of communism in Russia and the end of the monarchy in Spain for many years. The changes in Russia probably had the biggest impact on world history.

It all started when Queen Victoria of England took the throne. She passed the hemophilia gene down to the next generation of her children and grandchildren …show more content…

There was internal bleeding accompanied by intense swelling and pain. His legs became paralyzed and his suffering lasted days. As his condition worsened, final drafts of his death were drawn up and his last rites administered. Meanwhile, a friend of Alexandra’s sent a cable to Rasputin asking him to pray for Alexei. Rasputin responded telling her that Alexei would not die and for the doctors not to bother him too much. The next day the hemorrhage stopped inexplicably. Alexandra was convinced that Rasputin had intervened a miracle with God. From that day on nothing could convince Alexandra to give up the belief that the welfare of her son depended only on following the advice of Rasputin. Soon after that event Rasputin had convinced Alexandra that the welfare of Russia and the continued existence of the autocracy also depended upon him. Rasputin’s control over the royal family was now …show more content…

Without Rasputin, Nicholas’ autocracy may have remained strong and the Bolshevik Revolution may not have occurred and there may never have been a communist Russia. The creation of communist Russia permanently changed the history of Russia and the World. For a long time, Russia tried to spread its belief in Communism around the world and the United States tried to stop it from spreading. The cold war between communist Russia and the United States resulted in many wars, such as the Vietnam and Korean wars, and changes in governments in countries throughout the world. It also changed the way people lived in many countries since they were always afraid of another world

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