The Russian Revolution in 1917 was triggered by a combination of economic breakdown, war weariness, and discontent with the autocratic system of government, and it first brought a coalition of liberals and moderate socialists to power, but their failed policies led to seizure of power by the Communist Bolsheviks on 25 October.

The death of Ivan's sons marked the end of the ancient Rurik Dynasty in 1598, and in combination with the famine of 1601 – 03 led to the civil war, the rule of pretenders and foreign intervention during the Time of Troubles in the early 17th century.

Switzerland remained independent and neutral through a combination of military deterrence, economic concessions to Germany, and good fortune as larger events during the war delayed an invasion.

Players generally can choose whether they want their characters to try to continue the war, get back home ( wherever that may be ), join one of the new power groups wherever they are, simply survive as mercenaries or marauders, or some combination.

It was that fear, that caution, that understanding, that perception on the part of Russia and its leaders that was the real deterrent against Russia committing the utterly irrational and suicidal act of plunging into a third world war in which the Soviet Union would be likely to find itself confronting a combination of the greatest industrial and economic powers in the world ".

By a combination of war and diplomacy he dominated Wales for forty years.

Palpatine declares that the civil war with the separatists in combination with the Jedi coup d ' état require the reorganization of the Republic into a state that can provide stability, and a safe and secure society, a Galactic Empire with himself as Emperor for life.

In 572 his refusal to pay tribute to the Persians in combination with overtures to the Turks led to a war with the Sassanid Empire.

Steven Runciman argued that the crusade was motivated by a combination of theological justification for holy war and a " general restlessness and taste for adventure ", especially among the Normans and the " younger sons " of the French nobility who had no other opportunities.

Since the man o ' war has no means of propulsion, it is moved by a combination of winds, currents, and tides.

Hannibal probably hoped that the combination of the war elephants and the depth of the first two lines would weaken and disorganize the Roman advance.

Today historians attribute the massacre to a combination of factors including both war hysteria and strident Mormon teachings.

From this point on, as Andrew Roberts in particular argues, Halifax set his face firmly towards a policy of deterrence based on increased rearmament, including the reintroduction of conscription ; strengthening of alliances and economic support to Eastern Europe ; and a firmer line towards Germany, Italy and Japan in the hope that increased British resolution would increase the risks of a combination of all three ( of note, when war did begin, neither Japan nor Italy was prepared to join in until the pendulum had swung much further in Germany's favour ).

Besides the brilliant combination of visuals and sound, the film has a very strong social message against violence and war.

Two years later Francis I defeated the Swiss pikemen at the Battle of Marignano, using a combination of heavy cavalry and artillery, ushering in a new era in the history of war.

Due to the strength of the Maginot Line it was decided to avoid a direct attack and instead out flank it through the Low Countries utilizing the military doctrine of " blitzkrieg " ( Lightning war in English ) developed by Basil Liddell Hart, an English military theorist, and enhanced by Heinz Guderian, utilizing a combination of power and speed.

His exceptional combination of journalism and art allows us to feel so close to what Kapuściński calls the inexpressible true image of war ".

For example, there was a war of independence in French Indochina, while in some countries in French West Africa ( excluding the Maghreb countries ) decolonization resulted from a combination of insurrection and negotiation.

Prior to 298 BC war had already broken out between Rome and Etruria when the Etruscans decided to invade Rome in combination with some Gallic allies they had purchased.

The Oriental Company was fatally handicapped by a combination of poor management, government export prohibitions against Turkey, the opposition of Ottoman ( principally Greek ) merchants, and ultimately by the outbreak of war.

Their stronghold is known as Hellpit and is where Master Moulders use warpstone in a mad combination of alchemy and genetic engineering to breed all sorts of monstrous beasts for war.

But a combination of internal disputes and war against the Swazi caused the downfall of the Gaza kingdom.

But by a combination of its geopolitical location in the Scandinavian Peninsula, successful realpolitik maneuvering during an unpredictable course of events, and a dedicated military build-up after 1942, Sweden managed to maintain its official neutrality throughout the war.

Prussia, on the other hand, was hoping for some territorial gains in the Baltic region, through war ( with Russia ) or diplomacy ( from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ), or a combination of the above.

In combination with other physiological measurements, the vital capacity can help make a diagnosis of underlying lung disease.

Indeed, about ten per cent of people with dementia have what is known as " mixed dementia ", which may be a combination of Alzheimer's disease and multi-infarct dementia.

However, a large, randomized, controlled trial ( the Women's Health Initiative ) found that women undergoing HT or HRT with conjugated equine estrogens ( Premarin ), in combination with a synthetic progestin ( medroxy pogesterone acetate ( Premarin plus Provera, known as Prempro )), had an increased risk of breast cancer and heart disease.

The combination of guerrilla warfare and tropical disease killed half his expedition before he gave up.

* Pre-eclampsia is a disease which is defined by a combination of signs and symptoms that are related to maternal hypertension.

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Research has so far failed to determine what causes it, but the weight of evidence is tentatively leaning towards CCD being a syndrome rather than a disease as it seems to be caused by a combination of various contributing factors rather than a single pathogen or poison.

The combination of neurological symptoms, Kayser – Fleisher rings and a low ceruloplasmin level is considered sufficient for the diagnosis of Wilson's disease.

A combination of resistance to disease, insect-resistant wood and the ability to form aerial roots and sprouts makes ginkgos long-lived, with some specimens claimed to be more than 2, 500 years old.

The expedition was a disaster – the Austrians had already been defeated at the Battle of Wagram and were suing for peace, the French fleet had moved to Antwerp, and the British lost over 4, 000 men to a disease called " Walcheren Fever ", thought to be a combination of malaria and typhus.

Another common scenario in very advanced disease is claudication from insufficient blood supply to the legs, typically caused by a combination of both stenosis and aneurysmal segments narrowed with clots.

Spurgeon also suffered ill health toward the end of his life, afflicted by a combination of rheumatism, gout and Bright's disease.

As in much of Australia, a combination of disease and aggression by white settlers drove them from their lands.

The combination of his stab wound, that he never fully recovered from, and complications from kidney disease he died in April, 1857.

** this combination at an early age can be due to mitochondrial disease

It has been suggested that he suffered from the endocrine disease acromegaly, or his inbred lineage may have led to a combination of rare genetic disorders such as combined pituitary hormone deficiency and distal renal tubular acidosis.

In his book The Island of the Colorblind Sacks writes about an island where many people have achromatopsia ( total colorblindness, very low visual acuity and high photophobia ), and describes the Chamorro people of Guam, who have a high incidence of a neurodegenerative disease known as Lytico-Bodig disease ( a devastating combination of ALS, dementia, and parkinsonism ).

In Pomeranians, a condition often called " black skin disease " occurs which is a combination of alopecia ( hair loss ) and hyperpigmentation ( a darkening of the skin ).

The aim of this study is to assess the use of perioperative medical intervention using a combination of a propranolol and etodolac in order to attenuate the surgically induced immunosuppression and other physiological perturbations, aiming to reduce the rate of tumor recurrence and distant metastatic disease.

A combination of radiation and chemotherapy can also be used to treat invasive disease.

However the principle clarification of the term was given by H. C. Kraemer and M. van den Akker, determining comorbidity as the combination in a patient of 2 or more chronic diseases ( disorders ), pathogenetically related to each other or coexisting in a single patient independent of each disease ’ s activity in the patient.

* “ Arbitrary ” comorbidity: initial alogism of the combination of diseases is not proven, but soon can be explained with clinical and scientific point of view ( for example, combination of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) and choledocholithiasis ; combination of acquired heart valvular disease and psoriasis ).