“There are some truths which are so obvious that for this very reason they are not seen or at least not recognized by ordinary people.” Hitler’s deft understanding of emotional rhetoric gave him the necessary political power to achieve a more united Germany – even though his methods necessitated destroying every source of opposition. As the supreme ruler of Germany‚ Hitler was well-known for his ruthlessness toward any dissenters. Conversely‚ Hitler rewarded his supporters. After the Great War and
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Cleopatra at the battle of Actium‚ before he became the first ruler of rome instead of taking the caesar tradition of making himself dictator he only wanted to become ruler. Augustus’s father founded the Principate in 27 bc (the ruler has power until death)‚Augustus’ s power was hidden behind a constitutional form. His name means “ lofty and serene “ and now he has a month named after him (august). After that he had the roman army under his complete controlled. While he was home he was a helper of Virgil
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Benito Mussolini The new state of Italy was far from being a great success in the years before 1914. The First World War left the Italian economy crippled and her treatment by the Treaty of Versailles did not help at all. Between 1919 and 1922 there were five different governments in Italy‚ all of which were useless in taking action to what was needed. Benito Mussolini was born in 1883. Before the start of WW1‚ he had been a socialist journalist. He left the socialist party and started
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Mao Zedong – Assess Mao’s rise to power 1893-1976. Born on December 26th 1893 in Shaoshan. According to Chinese astrology‚ Mao was born in the year of the snake. Tradition held that his life would therefore be dominated by concern over financial matters‚ that he would be a nocturnal person given to working late at night‚ unconventional but politically minded‚ adept at befriending strangers‚ and preferring a quiet home life without disturbances. Was the son of a peasant farmer and went on
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Jong-un. These empires and nations all share a common agenda in representing a totalitarian structure‚ carrying out orders without hesitation and forcing their citizens by putting very strict laws. During their time‚ the citizens had no real power against the government‚ representing themselves as just mere pawns only to carry out the player’s bidding while abandoning hope and free will. This similar idea about totalitarian rule was brought up again not too long ago while I was watching the movie‚ “V
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The Totalitarian Tyrant George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 addresses the dangers of having an all powerful government by including propaganda‚ mind control‚ and physical force within the novel. The author uses propaganda to warn society about the dangers of a totalitarian government. In almost every room and hallway of Airstrip One‚ there is a television screen of Big Brother watching the citizens of Oceania. The monitors are supposed to provide a feeling of security and safety‚ but instead
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Compare and Contrast nation building in the United States‚ Italy‚ and Germany in the 19th century. The fall of Napoleon in the early 19th century had awoken a spirit of nationalism and sparked the unification of many countries around the world. The Congress of Vienna restored territories conquered by Napoleon‚ but it distributed land in ways that methodically kept certain territorial areas from uniting to form large‚ possibly powerful countries. Nonetheless‚ people across Europe fought for unification
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Ben Hubbard Thur: 6:30PM Benito Mussolini‚ the founder of Fascism in 1919‚ was the prominent leader of Italy from 19221943. His rule came from the fact that he‚ and the Black Shirts‚ a group of organized jobless war veterans‚ went to Rome when Italy was beginning to fail politically. He talked and created an image that he was the only man fit of restoring Italy. He was finally able to form a government with King Victor Emmanuel’s permission‚ however‚ he slowly began to dismantle the Italian democratic government and
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The causes in Hitler’s rise to power may be established in terms of importance‚ that is how much they contributed to the eventual result. I shall start by choosing a particular reason which I feel to be most important and establish links with other causes from this‚ although my analysis could change my outlook on the idea of superiority of one cause over another. I have chosen Hitler’s oratory‚ personality and leadership (OPL) to be the most important cause. Hitler’s OPL was both long term and
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ROUSSEAU AS TOTALITARIAN? Rousseau‚ known as “Father of Modern Democratic Theory”‚ was being accused by other people as a “Father of Totalitarianism”. This is one of the contentious issues which attack Rousseau’s social contract; he is seen to be advocating totalitarian solution rather democratic. Others may have only misunderstood the concept of totalitarianism but I tell you there is no clear evidence showing he is in favor of totalitarian. Why‚ then‚ some considered Rousseau as a totalitarian? Maybe
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