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    Throughout the previous 75 years‚ there have been numerous civil wars—possibly even hundreds. It is possible to comprehend why and how many civil wars have begun in similar ways. Everyone believed that civil wars were unique‚ although many have originated from five different causes‚ emphasizing just two main factors that contribute to the creation of civil wars. To try to interpret and understand what author Barbara Walters has mentioned‚ let us first explore her reasons as to how civil conflicts

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    Discuss the appropriateness of using the same leadership style across all EU countries.  Include in your discussion the research results for both views given in your textbook. Effective’s leaders can motivate followers to contribute more. The leader derives power from his characteristics‚ ability to influence people‚ and his acceptance. An effective leader needs to be very careful in choosing his leadership style‚ not all leaders can practice all leadership styles. The Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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    An inspector calls is set in 1912 but was written and perfomed in 1945/46 to a post war generation.Setting the play before the first world war enables priestly to make the most of class divison and social hierachy in england.Priestley has used throughout this play the devices of dramatic irony and foreshadowing. He shows lies‚ deceit‚ wickedness and weakness within the characters. The play can be seen as a microcosm of society with different attidues being shown in different characters. Priestl was

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    An empire is an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. Most empires rise because of a strong personality or a ruler/king that conquers other land to make it his own. Usually a ruler has good ideas and a plan that will make his empire stronger and bigger. For example‚ discovering new technology‚ desire to become an empire‚ and good economy. While all empires fall because their ruler dies‚ the enemy finds better technology‚ fighting themselves‚ natural disasters‚ and

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    countries‚ which played a keep role in the wars creation‚ originated long before the events of the Cold War began to unfold. In February of 1917 the people of Russia had grown tired of its tsardom‚ and as a result the citizens rose against the Tsarist autocracy in a revolution allowing members of imperial parliament to form the Russian Provisional Government. While

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    especially Octobrists‚ did not agree with the violent tactics. They preferred votes and discussions as a way to put across their opinion. In fact‚ the Liberals were the most moderate of all the radical parties in Russia. They wanted to abolish autocracy and have the power shared between a democratic government. Similarly‚ the Social Democrat party also wanted to establish a democracy but‚ once again‚ without their aggressive methods. While the SR had a terrorist wing‚ the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks

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    Why was the opposition to the state more often unsuccessful than successful in the period 1855 – 1964? Divided opposition. One reason why opposition to the state between 1855 and 1964 was mostly unsuccessful is the divided nature of oppositional forces. One example of this is the Civil War of 1918 where Richard Pipes argued it was a ‘foregone conclusion’ that the Reds would win. The Whites were made up of many different oppositional groups such as the SRs‚ Liberals looking for a tsarist revival

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    The most impactful moment within the Republic of Rwanda within the last ten years was the re-election of Paul Kagame. Paul Kagame and his regime have had major effects on Rwandan culture “post-genocide”. For some background information‚ Kagame is part of the Rwandan Patriotic Front‚ a group of former Tutsi rebels‚ which repeatedly invaded Rwanda in order to overthrow the Hutu leadership. This escalated Hutu oppression‚ and after the Hutu President was assassinated by an unidentified force‚ sparked

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    education‚ public health‚ local industry and the maintenance of infrastructure. Alexander II understood that improving the living conditions of the peasants decreased the risk of widespread unrest. However he also saw these Zemstva as props for the autocracy and they were not truly democratic. The vote weighed more heavily in favour of local landlords making it easy for the conservative nobility to dominate these

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    classic case of being a leader in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing within his power could have prevented the forces of change from overtaking Tsarist Russia." To what extent do you agree with these explanations of the collapse of autocracy in Russia? Nicholas Romanov was an indecisive man who was easily influenced by others. Although it was not his character that was the decisive factor in bringing on the revolution. He may have been a leader at the wrong time‚ but if he had related

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