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    Flannery‚ Edward‚ The anguish of the Jews: twenty-three centuries of anti-Semitism‚ (New Jersey‚ Paulist Press‚ 1985). Galai‚ Shmuel‚ The Liberation Movement in Russia 1900-1905‚ (Cambridge‚ Cambridge University Press‚ 1973). Healy‚ Ann‚ The Russian Autocracy in Crisis‚ 1905-1907‚ (Hamden‚ Archon Books‚ 1976). Jones‚ Adrian‚ ‘Russian Intelligentsia responds to the war’ in Wolff David and Steinberg‚ John The Russo-Japanese War in global perspective: World War Zero‚ Volume 2‚ (Basingstoke‚ Palgrave Macmillan

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    December 14th‚ 1825‚ a date Russia experienced its “first liberal revolution”. After the death of Tsar‚ Alexander I‚ intellectuals and former military men‚ revolutionaries known as the Decembrists attempted to overthrow the recent established reign of Nicholas I. This was the first attempt at overthrowing the absolute royal power in modern Russian history. Unfortunately for these men‚ the attempts failed and the revolt was suppressed by Nicholas I’s army‚ leading to deaths‚ arrests‚ the execution

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    international distribution of power and the global hierarchy. World War I went down in history as the greatest disaster and changed the balance of power. The development of economic imperialism‚ the emergence of trade barriers‚ the arms race‚ militarism and autocracy‚ the struggle over the balance of power‚ important for the maintenance of colonial powers‚ sharp local conflicts (Balkan wars‚ the Italian-Turkish War) and crisis (the Bosnian crisis‚ the collapse of the Ottoman Empire)‚ orders for a general mobilization

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    Cem Anil Kenar HIST104A-B02 Spg12 Wilson’s Stance during WW1: From “He kept us out of the War” to “Make the World Safe for Democracy” As it is well-known the World War I was primarily of a war fought due to imperialist aims‚ stemming from the need to satisfy the demand for raw material in the Europe. With the industrial revolution urge for raw material became of crucial importance for the European states. This was followed by the aggressive colonization projects that eventually led to a harsh

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    In the Name of the Father‚ Son‚ and Grandson: Succession Patterns and the Kim Dynasty Virginie Grzelczyk Nottingham Trent University The Journal of Northeast Asian History Volume 9 Number 2 (Winter 2012)‚ 33-68 Copyright © 2012 by the Northeast Asian History Foundation. All Rights Reserved. No portion of the contents may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Northeast Asian History Foundation. In the Name of the Father‚ Son‚ and Grandson: Succession Patterns

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    "absolute despotism." Jefferson says it is the "right and duty" of mankind to fight this "absolute despotism." Why? a. Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. That entity may be an individual‚ as in an autocracy‚ or it may be a group‚ as in an oligarchy. The word despotism means to "rule in the fashion of a despot" and does not necessarily require a singular "despot"‚ an

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    |1855 |Start of reign of Tsar Alexander II. | |1861 |Emancipation of the serfs. | |1874–81 |Growing anti-government terrorist movement and government reaction. | |1881 |Alexander II assassinated by revolutionaries; succeeded by

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    Law and Government: Confucius Although most think so‚ Confucianism is not a religion. Instead‚ people should consider it to be a moral guideline for civilized societies. Simply put‚ Confucius was arch-conservative‚ anti-women‚ and pro-autocracy. However this isn’t entirely what his code is based on. He believed in family. “Confucius’s view of the state and society should function like a family: The father was the undisputed head‚ each person had his or her special rights and duties‚ and the wisdom

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    ever-changing minds and ideals‚ it is fundamental for countries to work together in the best interests of their citizens. An arising threat to current world order is governance gap. With recent shifts in power and a number of countries in limbo between autocracy and democracy‚ the way international issues are dealt with could change. One country almost exclusively found at the heart of important issues has been the United States. With the recent US presidential election‚ many have been left wondering if

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    Precedently‚ I had assumed the separate subjects were contrastive‚ I had previously adopted this ideology because of the strong stigma concerning the two subjects. English was more well known for being a creative outlet and analyses more of a personal understanding while on the other hand‚ Humanities had been known more commonly for its fact-driven lessons and its focus on the reality of the state of the world and therefore‚ limiting the creative spectrum and holding back students. However‚ the minute

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