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    The Great Dictator

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    Introduction The Great Dictator is a 1940 American comedy-drama film starring‚ written‚ produced‚ scored‚ and directed by Charlie Chaplin‚ following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films‚ this was Chaplin’s first true talking picture as well as his most commercially successful film. At the time of its first release‚ the United States was still formally at peace with Nazi Germany. Chaplin’s

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    Thesis: The Enlightened Absolutists in Prussia‚ Russia‚ and Austria did all attempt to go along with the enlightenment era but didn’t always make the best decisions and ended up not following the enlightenment ways as best they could. Austria Extent 1711 HRE and Austrian monarch Charles VI issued the Pragmatic Sanction (1713 which persuaded Europe’s rulers to accept a female monarch and to never divide the Habsburg land) Maria Theresa became queen of Austria. She took local control away from

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    greatest rulers such as Peter the GreatCatherine the Great‚ Frederick the Great‚ and Joseph II have been considered to be enlightened despot. One of these was also Napoleon Bonaparte. They ways by which Napoleon has been considered to be a despot are through his economic policies‚ religious and educational policies‚ and the Code Napoleon. The term "enlightened despot" has been used to describe many great rulers‚ but it might be misinterpreted. The word "enlightened" means to be influenced by the

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    Catherine the Great

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    Catherine the great Peter the great was cable of to turn Russia in one of the greatest power. Russians ruled northeastern Europe due to his great work as a ruler. He ruled the Russian Empire from 1682 until the day of his death‚ February 8th 1725. After his death‚ no ruler could compare to his greatness‚ until 1762. Russia found a powerful ruler in the person of Catherine the Great. Catherine the Great‚ whose real name was Sophia Augusta Fredericka‚ was born on May 2 1729; daughter of Prince Christian

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    Catherine the Great

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    Hist 030 | Catherine the Great | Women Empowerment | | Jose Fletes | 3/11/2013 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Today‚ women have come a long way in society. Comparing different times‚ female gender had little or no participation in the economic‚ social or political‚ rather merely

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    If situated during the Red Scare‚ Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris‚ and Rebecca Nurse would still possess the same ruthless‚ power-hungry‚ and intelligent attributes that were demonstrated in The Crucible. In the midst of McCarthyism‚ Abigail would continue to be as ruthless and cunning as she was when she confronted the Witch Trials. She accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft so she can marry John Proctor. She was never afraid to lie to save herself and burden others with accusations. Abigail

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    Catherine the Great

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    The Russian Empire: Catherine the Great Questions: 1. My empire was established by Ivan IV (the terrible). He was crowned the first Tsar of Russia in 1547. During his long reign‚ Ivan the Terrible expanded the already large Russian territory by taking over the three Tatar khanates: Kazan and Astrakhan along the Volga River‚ and Sibirean Khanate in Southwestern Siberia. So‚ by the end of the 16th century Russia was a multiethnic and transcontinental empire. 2. My empire handles different languages

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    CHY 4U - Modern Western Civilization - The West and the World Catherine‚ Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Tyrants in an Enlightened Age It is better to be feared than loved‚ if you cannot be both. -- Niccolo Machiavelli‚ - The Prince The Enlightenment is touted by modern historians as a time of intellectual and social advancement‚ an era of optimism and freedom unheard of in earlier times. The era of absolutism is seen as a time of mounting liberty that contributed to the rise of democracy

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    March 31‚ 2011 Catherine the Great Dreams in Colors of Enlightenment The seventeen hundreds were filled with unrest‚ revolts and the spread of new ideas such as the Enlightenment of society. A society first authored by the French philosophes and spread by means of the cultural writings of Montesquieu and Rousseau. In such a time of turmoil some European rulers took note and understood the need for reform within their governments‚ reform that hoped to centralize the power and control over

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    Catherine the Great was the Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796. She was the longest ruling female monarch of Russia. Catherine‚ a German princess‚ was not expected to become Queen‚ let alone one of the most important and enlightened rulers in history because she had no legitimate claim to the throne. The first book that will be discussed is Catherine the Great: A Short History by Isabel de Madariaga‚ a professor emeritus of Slavic Studies at University of London (Madariaga). The second book

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