While both used legal approaches to gain power‚ they also depended on finding ways to manipulate the democratic system and pressuring the people into believing that they were their only option. Mussolini rose to power rather quickly. In 1921‚ the fascist party won seats in the election and joined the liberal governing coalition. While this gave them only a small taste of power‚ it allowed them to have a voice. In 1922‚ the March on Rome put King Emmanuel III under large amounts of pressure‚ causing
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The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights is a document that was created in 1948 in hopes of guiding others to follow principles regarding humans’ fundamental rights. After the experiences during the Second World War‚ the United Nations was created and wished to construct a guide to go along with the UN Charter (). The draft was reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights consisting of “18 members from various political‚ cultural and religious backgrounds‚” which ensured that all rights would
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To achieve a new world‚ revolution must always precede it. This can be true for any fiction that involves a tyrannical or authoritarian government‚ and people who wish to displace these governments. Historically‚ revolution have always heralded change. In V for Vendetta‚ this is exactly the means that V uses to overthrow the fascism government that presides over England‚ and thoroughly believes that “violence can be used for good” (V for Vendetta‚ 38:37). However‚ in the film Pumzi‚ Asha makes a
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The controversy surrounding Leni Riefenstahl’s films has been an ongoing historical debate since the outbreak of World War II. Labelled as ‘purely and simply Nazi propaganda’ Riefenstahl’s work was the cornerstone of Nazi Germany’s media regime. Riefenstahl argues however that her intent was simply to produce art. Whilst the films’ value as promoting the Nazi regime is undeniable it can be questioned whether or not they are entirely propaganda or if they hold more‚ artistic value. Born in Berlin
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Many circumstances on this Earth set up the start of WWII. In many ways‚ WWII was a direct result of the confusion left behind by WWI. Below are some of the main causes of WWII. Germany and the Allied Powers ended World War I with The Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was horribly harsh to Germany because they had lost the war. Allies war damages were put upon Germany because they were supposed to take upon the responsibility of losing the war. Germany was required to pay a vast amount
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I watched a film about the disappearance of Federico Garcia Lorca called “Death in Granada”. This movie openly focuses on the death of the Spanish poet and playwright Garcia Lorca‚ who was unfortunately murdered by fascists. In the opening of the movie‚ it shows what the early life of Garcia Lorca was like and how society disliked his work because he wrote about topics that were out of people’s comfort zones at the time. It clearly depicted his works as we see a version of “Yerma” in which women
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Italy is a European country that has made a large impact on culture around the world. Italy was established and recognized on March 17th 1861 (Dreamdiscoveritalia.com‚ 2015). Before it was recognized it was under many different ownerships of rule‚ and was divided up into many different territories. Throughout time it began to grow and adapt into the culture that we now know today. With all of its history‚ triumphs‚ and civilization evolution‚ Italy has developed a unique culture. With its renaissances
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Subhas Chandra Bose and India ’s Struggle for Independence By Andrew Montgomery When one thinks of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and early 1940s‚ two figures most readily come to mind: Mahatma Gandhi‚ the immensely popular and "saintly" frail pacifist‚ and his highly respected‚ Fabian Socialist acolyte‚ Jawaharlal Nehru. Less familiar to Westerners is Subhas Chandra Bose‚ a man of com parable stature who admired Gandhi but despaired at his aims and methods‚ and who became
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark The following entry presents criticism on Spark’s novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961). For further information on her life and works‚ see CLC‚ Volumes 2‚ 3‚ 5‚ 8 and 18. One of Spark’s best-known and most critically acclaimed works‚ The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961) centers on morality‚ manipulation‚ and betrayal at a school for girls in Edinburgh‚ Scotland‚ during the 1930s. Praised for its structural complexity‚ the novel juxtaposes past‚ present
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Junior Year SL IB History Notes Paper 1 * Based on the Prescribed Subjects * Communism & Crisis * Arab Israeli Conflict * Peacemaking – Peacekeeping * Themes * Wilson & 14 Points * Terms of the Paris Peace Treaties * Geo-Political Economic & Mandate Impact in Europe * The Conferences (Washington‚ London‚ Geneva‚ etc.) * Provisions of all the Treaties * Principles & Threats to Collective Security * Ruhr Crisis
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