was needed? Or was it in 1946 when Kennan introduced containment and Churchill declared the existence of an Iron Curtain between Eastern and Western Europe‚ within a month of each other? The origins of the Cold War can be argued for any of the above views‚ and thus is not definite; however‚ it is evident that ideology was an insignificant factor in all the above cases. The Russian Civil War‚ where West faced off the Reds in direct military conflict‚ is an example of conflict due to ideology. Western
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How far do you agree with the view that the Wall Street crash was responsible for the Great Depression of the early 1930s in America? The Wall Street crash occurred in 1929 and is regarded as being the most devastating stock market crash to have ever occurred in the history of the United States. The crash was cause due to a wide range of factors‚ which became uncontrollable during the 1920s when America was experiencing a period of ‘boom’ and many were benefiting from the prosperity. The events
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How far do you agree with the view that in the 1920’s the KKK possessed neither sizable support nor significant influence? The 1920’s marked a period of great racial tension throughout American Society‚ with the period often regarded as a melting pot due to such strains and tensions. The immigration of new‚ non-protestant immigrants such as Catholics and Jews since the turn of the century had brought about large scale unease due to the sheer number of immigrants. Combined with Mexicans‚ Orientals
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AS HISTORY – ASSIGNMENT 5 How far do you agree that the Black Power movement hindered the campaign for civil rights in the 1960s? I agree that the Black Power movement hindered the campaign for civil rights in the 1960s to a small extent. In order to answer this question I will be analysing times of progress caused by Black Power‚ and times where there was none‚ in the 1960s. One example of how the Black Power movement facilitated the campaign for civil rights in 1960s was the effect it had on
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Duke is portrayed as a jealous and insecure man who hides behind his power. While jealousy is an emotion which can sometimes be seen as a good thing in the context of a relationship‚ the Duke is an example of how too much of a good thing can become a bad thing. The Duke feels troubled on how his wife was‚ apparently‚ “too soon made glad” and while it is evident that the Duchess was simply a kind natured woman; the Duke’s alleges her actions as wrong or even promiscuous because the Duke feels only
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writing warns of the dangers of aspiring beyond our limitations” How far do you agree? In Mary Shelley’s novel ‘Frankenstein’ (1818) the creation of the monster is presented as an unsurpassed feat of scientific discovery‚ yet one which brings only sorrow‚ terror‚ and devastation to his maker. In a sense‚ the creation of the monster is a punishment inflicted upon Frankenstein for his unrelenting pursuit and lust of knowledge. This reflects themes presented in Marlowe’s pre-gothic play ‘Doctor Faustus’
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How far do you agree that world war one was mainly responsible for the 1917 revolution? World war one was one of the main reasons for the breakout of revolution in 1917‚ however other factors can be brought about to suggest that it wasn’t only the main reason for the breakout of revolution in 1917. Aspects such as the decisions and actions of Tsar Nicholas can also be identified as important features for the breakout of revolution alongside the social and economic strains and the lack of political
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The weakness of the liberal state in 1919 was mainly caused by ww1. How far do you agree? The liberal state in Italy had many weaknesses and faced many problems in 1919. Many were caused by WW1 such as‚ social‚ political and economic issues‚ several existed before the war such as the weaknesses of the political system already in place and the dividing legacy of unification. However these problems came about‚ their effects became apparent in the 1919 Liberal Party elections‚ where they were a serious
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How far do you agree that the Russo-Jap war was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? There were many factors that contributed to the 1905 revolution in Russia. They range from political opposition groups such as the Bolsheviks and the social revolutionaries‚ to the failure to reform. The Russo-Jap war of 1905 acted as the trigger to the revolution. However many factors such as increasing political discontent within the cities and countryside were also important and these issues can be linked back
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policies‚ with his youth policies also limiting success. Nevertheless his social policy of propaganda through the media enabled him to depict these failures as success to a large degree‚ heightening the overall success of social policies. In addition to this Mussolini did achieve both economic and social success with his transport policies‚ achieving his aims‚ however overall there were limitations to success. The area in which Mussolini’s policies had the most limited success was his ’Battle For Births’
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