beliefs led to the assassination of their new dictator Julius Caesar. The lack of a leader created turmoil and civil war in the Roman Republic and thousands of people lost their lives. Octavian‚ Julius Caesar’s adopted son‚ took this opportunity to rise to power and beat down the armies of Marc Antony and his wife Cleopatra in order to gain complete rule over Rome. Later‚ in honor of his greatness‚ Octavian’s name was changed into Augustus. With his new name and supreme authority‚ Caesar Augustus transformed
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1. ‘The growth of the nation-state‚ first in Western Europe and then elsewhere‚ has long been viewed as the key political development of this era [i.e. the sixteenth century].’ (Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks) Discuss with reference to at least two of the following: England‚ France‚ Spain. This essay examines how the growth of the nation-state was a key political development during this period. It was a hugely important process and a stepping stone towards the systems we have in place today. Although
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thanks to his leadership‚ military talents‚ and personal talents. While in the military‚ he won many battles over Austria. In 1795‚ the people of France‚ tired of the Reign of Terror‚ revolted‚ executing many leaders of the Terror. The Directory took power. Upon Napoleon’s return to France‚ he found that many people were very dissatisfied with the Directory. With the support of his troops‚ he overthrew them and became France’s new dictator at a mere thirty years old‚ naming himself First Consul for life
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between the wars‚ Payne (1995) described Mussolini as the most liberal of the totalitarian personalities that dominated that period. Perhaps this was a vestige of his earlier involvement with revolutionary socialism‚ or a reflection from his early years. Yet‚ the fact remains that Mussolini‚ along with Hitler‚ was an architect of fascism and of the policies that led to World War II. The intention in the following pages is to explore Mussolini ’s rise to power‚ including his childhood and youthful political
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People’s Republic of China‚ once said that “Every communist must grasp the truth: political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” Zedong’s metaphor accurately characterizes the oppressive nature of the Communist regime of the Stalinist era. Such totalitarian systems maintain control over its citizens through the exercise of coercion‚ reward systems‚ mass media‚ and propaganda. This kind of totalitarian government sought to deprive its citizens of individual rights and integrate them into the system
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occupied by the United States military shortly after. Throughout the next three decades‚ Cuba operated as a free nation while the U.S. maintained close supervision. In 1933‚ Fulgencio Batista headed a revolt that overthrew Gerardo Machado’s authoritarian rule and Batista assumed power. Beginning in 1934‚ Batista maintained control of Cuba through a chain of puppet presidents until he was elected President in 1940. Batista served for four years and then moved to the United States. However‚ Batista returned
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The depression in 1929 was one of the main factors. For Hitler and the Nazis‚ the depression was good. They blamed the Weimar Republic‚ the Communists‚ the Jewish people‚ the Treaty of Versailles and promised to be free of the enemy within who was destroying Germany. The people of Germany felt similarly so they followed Germany. Using teamwork and skills of propaganda in order to get votes Hitler and the Nazis managed to use this time well. The Nazis were very successful in this. In the elections
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President Paul von Hindenburg‚ Chancellor Adolf Hitler becomes absolute dictator of Germany under the title of Fuhrer‚ or “Leader.” The German army took an oath of allegiance to its new commander-in-chief‚ and the last remnants of Germany’s democratic government were dismantled to make way for Hitler’s Third Reich. The Fuhrer assured his people that the Third Reich would last for a thousand years‚ but Nazi Germany collapsed just 11 years later. Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn‚ Austria‚ in 1889
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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers - Economic change and Military conflict from 1500 to 2000 By Paul Kennedy Fontana Press‚ London‚ 1989. This fascinating book by Paul Kennedy‚ a professor of history at Yale University‚ is about the changing balance of power in the past 500 years. The book explains the interaction between economics & strategy and relates military conflicts to economic progress. As the author puts it‚ “Wealth is usually needed to underpin military power and military power
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Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin‚ was known as one of the greatest Soviet leaders of the Twentieth Century. Joseph was born December 19‚ 1879 in Gori‚ Russia. Joseph came to power in Russia in 1924‚ a few years after Vladimir Lenin’s death. Joseph Stalin ruled over Russia until his death in 1953. When Joseph was young he attended the church school in Gori‚ he was a smart child. When he was in school he did very well in religious studies‚ geography and Georgian. He also studied Greek and Russian. When
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