widely known as one of the most influential and popular names in ancient history. However‚ the story of Pericles coming to power‚ resembles the mark of a true leader‚ one who understands his country‚ and the people who live in it. We all understand that Pericles was a war hero‚ but his rise to political power is what made him a great leader to the Athenians. His rise to power is drastically different than many of the athenian leader we have come to know and that is why the common folk admired him
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Al Capone’s Rise to Power Johnny Torrio was a notorious bootlegger from Chicago. He needed a man to run his illegal business. He chose Alfonso Capone from Five Points Gang in New York to be his lieutenant. Capone was able to rise to power by handling the emergencies and by handling political connections. In 1920‚ mobster Johnny Torrio had an inspiration. He discovered that there was big money to be made with an outlawed liquor business. He needed a lieutenant to run his business‚ and picked
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Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Nazi Germany is nothing less than astounding. In a little over a year‚ one man completely manipulated an entire government and legal system to acquire a totalitarian regime. What many are not aware of is how Hitler’s strategy arose. After a failed coup attempt in 1923‚ a short stay in prison and a controversial novel‚ Adolf Hitler abandoned his ideas that force was the sole solution in achieving complete control over Germany. His second attempt revolved around
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Robespierre developed into the strong and prominent figure he grew up to be. Robespierre’s parents were not in the picture for the large majority of his rise to power. His father was a lawyer and his occupation influenced Robespierre to head down the same career path; Robespierre moved to Paris and received a degree in law from Lycée Louis-le-Grand. His rise to political success began with his consistent bashing of the standing French Monarchy in addition to his ability to fight for the common man in France
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beliefs‚ and politics were not things everyone agreed with‚ they became irrelevant in the face of the recreation and metamorphosis that Evita was a representation of. Furthermore‚ despite what Navarro describes as the myths in regards to Evita’s rise to power‚ and the fact that ultimately she gained notoriety from her husband‚ Evita’s ability to shape herself into a woman of tremendous influence despite is no doubt her ultimate empowerment. Of the way in which Evita crafted her persona of extravagance
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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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Mussolini’s and Hitler’s Rise to Power Mussolini and Hitler both seemed as if they were going to save their countries when they were in need. Italy was rising in unemployment and inflation which cause social unrest. A newspaper editor and politicians named Benito Mussolini boldly promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces. As for Germany‚ most Germans ignored Hitler and his angry message until the Great Depression ended the nation’s brief postwar recovery
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time by Shakespeare that tells the story of ambition and power . In the play the titular character Macbeth‚ has a vendetta to become king by any means necessary‚ due to the prophecy told to him by the three witches. Throughout the play with the aid of Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth achieves his goal to be king through a series of heinous acts‚ done to attain power and to stay in power. Macbeth’s high scope of ambition is driven by his need of power and greed‚ that is propelled by Lady Macbeth ‚ to his eventual
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obvious that tyrant leaders played a crucial role throughout European history‚ in a dictator’s rise to power manipulation is blatantly present. As most people know‚ a dictator is a ruler with supreme authority which was obtained by force and uses that power tyrannically. From past dictators such as Hitler and Lenin to a present oppressor -Kim Jong-Un- they all have the same goal at hand:obtain absolute power. Using manipulation is just one way that allowed these ruthless men to somehow remove their
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