How far do you agree that Mussolini’s foreign policy in the years 1933-41 was a complete failure? ’I want to make Italy great‚ respected and feared’ said Mussolini in 1925. Mussolini’s foreign policy included a number of positive and negative factors which all contributed to the rise‚ and the ultimately to the downfall‚ of both Mussolini and the Italian empire. Mussolini was intent on revising the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles and was very keen to show off Italy’s power. He felt that Italy
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What were the successes and failures of the League of Nations in the 1920s? The League of Nations could stop small wars and improved some people’s lives. But it could not defend the Treaty of Versailles‚ get disarmament‚ or stop powerful countries. It stopped some wars – e.g. it arbitrated between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands (1921) and stopped the invasion of Bulgaria by Greece (1925). In 1928‚ the League arranged the Kellogg-Briand Pact‚ which outlawed war. The
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What were some of Apple’s biggest successes and failures? Describe why. Apple Successes Three of Apple’s biggest successes are the iPod‚ iTunes‚ and iPhone. Introduced in 2001 the iPod offered consumers and easy interface to house up to 1000 “on the go” songs. For Apple‚ the iPod offered a monopoly type product with high margins. The iTunes application also rolled out in 2001 and offered users and easy interface to search and download music and movies. In 2002‚ Apple released the Windows
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The period of Reconstruction after the Civil War cannot be classified as either a success or a failure because there are many conflicting outcomes and differing opinions regarding this era. During this time‚ the United States was once again united but the government also failed to ensure and protect the rights of former slaves from white persecution. The South reverted to its old ways of discrimination when President Hayes removed Union troops in 1877. Reconstruction was a success in the sense that
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Failure Understand It HBR.ORG Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management and co-head of the Technology and Operations Management unit at Harvard Business School. We are programmed at an early age to think that failure is bad. That belief prevents organizations from effectively learning from their missteps. by Amy C. Edmondson ILLUSTRATION: GUY BILLOUT T THE WISDOM OF LEARNING from failure is incontrovertible. Yet organizations that do it well are extraordinarily
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The foundation of the Irish Free State from 1918-1922 occurred during the same period where many other European countries were trying to gain freedom. Whilst Ireland was had different ways of gaining independence‚ the country’s course was similar to other countries fights for freedom. The Irish State had their own reasons for wanting their independence‚ however these reasons mimicked many other countries during the period‚ both in and out of the British Empire. The events that happened in Ireland
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Chandler Account for the successes and failures of democracy in Germany in the period 1919-1934. The crippling aftermath of World War 1 had a devastating impact on the German economy‚ society‚ and political system was devastating. Reparations had to be paid to the Allies‚ hyperinflation was reaching senseless levels‚ and unemployment was high. The nation was angry‚ resentful‚ and almost every move made by their leaders was criticised. The traditional monarch‚ the Kaiser‚ was abdicated from his throne
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Describe the features of Stresemann’s successes abroad the years 1924-29 (6 Marks) Perhaps the most important thing Stresemann did to help the Weimar republic‚ who at the time were in a devastating economic crisis‚ was that he abolished the old currency and introduced the Rentenmark. This did help to tackle the problem of inflation in the country. Although the effects of introducing this currency were ultimately short term‚ it brought hope to an otherwise hopeless republic. However money
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From Failure To Triumph In the book Wild‚ by Cheryl Strayed‚ Cheryl had felt as though she had lost it all. Once her mother had passed‚ her family began to dissipate as well. Soon after that her very own marriage was going down hill. With everything going wrong for her Cheryl decided that it was time to make one of the most important decisions of her life. She decided to take a journey on to the Pacific Crest Trail. She also knew that this trip must be completed alone without anyone accompanying
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Learning from Failure Circuit City used to be the nation’s number one leading electronics retail store. Even when the company finally decided to call it quits‚ they were still considered to be the number two electronics retailer. But it came as no surprise to consumers‚ corporate America and Wall Street after trading was halted when stocks reached .10 cents per share and CC filed for bankruptcy in late 2008. Circuit City claimed the United States’ economic crisis was to blame but the
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