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    friend that turned out to be an enemy‚ a community that loved their leader‚ and a whole lot of power. Julius Caesar was the most powerful figure in the history of the Roman Republic‚ and at the time was gaining unlimited power. Caesar gained so much power‚ that he was being considered as the “King of Rome”. Power became the key to life in Rome‚ and the Senate was frightened by Caesar’s tremendous amounts of power. Due to this fear‚ they began to plot a plan to bring down Caesar. The term‚ mos maiorum

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    Explain why an Anti-Vietnam War Movement developed in the USA" The Anti-Vietnam war movement was one of the largest and most famous anti-war movements that have existed. An anti-war movement is a social movement that is opposed to the continuation of an armed conflict‚ with or without just cause. The Vietnam War movement developed for several reasons‚ and with the aim of getting the US military out of Vietnam. The factor that had the most impact on the development of the Anti-Vietnam War movement

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    Yes‚ Benito Mussolini rise to power was quick and violent due to his methods of using aggressive nationalism and aggression. He formed his own party‚ Fascisti‚ in 1918 and was elected as prime minister of Italy in 1922. The rapid rate in which Mussolini became Prime Minister is credited to his ability to speak publicly and stir up emotions amoung crowds. He had the ability to quickly attract supporters by chanting phrases and speeches about directing Italy to a positive route. Although‚ The March

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    wealth‚ had developed the early ideals of creating unity‚ ending civil strife‚ and increasing power. At a young age‚ Napoleon was well educated in military schools and academies; he became an artillery lieutenant in 1785‚ and because of his wealth and knowledge even after leaving his position in the French artillery‚ he was still being promoted and eventually took control of the French army in 1796‚ leading early victories in 1796-97‚ one of them being against the Austrians. Napoleon married Josephine

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    Sem. Gerald Paul Grijaldo July 9‚ 2012 Oriental Philosophy 1 Mr. Ramon Rafael Dolor “Leading by Virtues” “A ruler who governs his state by virtue is like the north polar star‚ which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.” - Confucius‚ The Analects 2:1 The Confucius saying that is quoted above is very meaningful and it is very helpful to every government leaders especially in our country. Confucius was referring to the leaders

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    Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1928 and became Lenin’s successor. Stalin was a dictator but with his leadership he developed Russia from a backward country to a world superpower. Stalin had many triumphs during his leadership and brought both good and bad long lasting effects to Russia. Joseph Stalin’s aims were to make Russia an industrial and military superpower‚ and this was a time of clarity and strength for his followers. Therefore‚ he was also responsible for 20 million

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    Benito Mussolini Mussolini’s Rise to Power As a youth‚ Benito Mussolini led a disorganized life. He had been a rebellious boy in school. He had fled from Italy to avoid military service in 1902. And he was arrested in Switzerland for organizing a general strike. World War I‚ however‚ gave Mussolini more focus. He rejected some of his earlier socialist beliefs‚ and in 1919‚ he founded a combat group called the Fasci di Combattimento‚ consisting mostly of Italian veterans. Two years later‚ he changed

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    Marius was from a rich equestrian family and not of the aristocracy‚ even so he rose to power on the back of his military victories. Besides being a successful military leader the common people also loved him since he allowed them to do many things that the traditional aristocrats never would have. For example‚ he recruited his army through the common citizenship with promises of land and the spoils of war. Looking to his military success they were quite spectacular in the eyes of his fellow Romans

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    Totalitarian Regime People believe that the reason why Stalin rose to power was because of his clever political strategy and the way he worked with the civilians to gain their support. Soon they realised that Stalin was now in control of the way everybody thinks and wiping out hundreds of people everyday. This essay will briefly explain how Stalin was able to succeed during the New Economic Policy debate and rise into authority‚ how he managed to establish his power throughout the land of Russia and built

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    When Peter the Great came to power in the 1700s‚ the era of darkness that had shadowed Russia since Ivan the Terrible left it in shambles lifted. Under Peter‚ a new Russia emerged‚ propulsed by his modern policies and western ideologies. Although Peter the Great was famous for his excessive cruelty‚ ultimately the drastically reformed society and its institutions to strengthen Russia’s position in Europe. He established Russia as a military force‚ westernized the sciences‚ arts‚ and culture‚ and

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