reason for Hitler coming to power is the role he played himself and the widespread appeal for the Nazis. Historian Feuchtwanger says: ‘’The personality of the Fuhrer became a significant historical factor. He had a combination of demagogic gifts and political instinct.’’ Many believe it was the decreasing support for the Weimar Republic‚ which led to its collapse‚ helped Hitler take power. Historian Ardagh backs this up by saying ‘’Gloom was such that already by the mid 1920s many Germans were losing
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age as it was normal for them to send their children to the military. They came together and despite the limited amount of soldiers they had‚ attempted to delay the Persians at a narrow pass. There were about 7‚000 Greek soldiers‚ however‚ many historians argue how many Persians were actually there. The Persian army consisted of about 800‚000
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When discussing why public opinion of the tsar was so easily pliable in the lead up to revolution in 1917‚ we must acknowledge that Russia was evolving rapidly. As modern historians and public spectators‚ it is simple to map out how Russian society became a pressure cooker of discontent and anger. Mass industrialisation made living for a working‚ urban class almost unbearable‚ the class divide was still rigid‚ revolutionary
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is Whether the revolutions developed spontaneously out of a series of increasingly violent demonstrations and riots making the revolution a what Marxist historians would call ’peoples revolution ’ ‚ a revolution completely planned by the Bolshevik party and other Intelligentsia meaning they were very important in the shaping (a view that Historian Richard Pipes Believes in strongly) or Whether the revolution was Due to the demonstrations by the people which were then taken advantage of by the Bolsheviks
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World War One (WW1)‚ was a war that spanned from the 28th of July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. Due to allied systems throughout the world‚ a number of countries were involved; The Triple Alliance: Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Italy and The Triple Entente: Britain‚ France and Russia. When the war came to an end in 1918‚ it triggered a peace treaty to be produced‚ this treaty being the Treaty of Versailles. In 1919‚ the Treaty of Versailles was signed by all major allied systems‚ including a disapproving
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that was in route to a time of more lasting prosperity. There is not an argument so much as to whether or not areas in Europe reached a point of crisis‚ it’s more of whether or not Europe as whole faced a crisis. It is understandable as to why historians believe that Europe as one was hit with a crisis. During this time‚ almost every aspect of their society was in disarray. The Wars of Religion in Europe caused the population to hit a lull because of the century of varies wars that took countless
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the written history of the Arab historians. Comparing the different approaches and views of the Arab historians to the African traditionalist of Sundiata‚ we see there are many similarities and differences between the two. With respect to the political‚ economic‚ and social aspects of the kingdoms‚ the epic of Sundiata portrays the Mali kingdoms through a story of a rising young king in which many of the negative aspects of society are ignored. The Arab historians describe an overall picture showing
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Agreeing with Butow‚ Rhodes investigates the importance that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on motivating Japan to surrender. The author advances the trajectory of the traditionalist arguments by affirming to historians the internal turmoil that Japan faced to surrender. Rhodes states that the turmoil between the government‚ military‚ and civilians led to Japan prolonging the war. Rhodes agrees with Butow by saying that the Japanese citizens felt that the use of the atomic bomb
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The roles of women are useful to historians because they provide an insight into the life experiences‚ cultures‚ thoughts‚ and every day life of a historical period. Similarly this essay will examine the roles of women‚ which provide insight into the Aztec civilization’s many strengths. The Aztec child bearer/warrior‚ priestess and sexual being will be analyzed to display that gender relations were complementary that produced equality. The midwife and weaver reveal that the Aztec’s specialization
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Historians have heavily debated the causes of the First World War. Fritz Fischer‚ author of Germany’s Aims in the First World War‚ wrote that Germany was undeniably responsible for the war. Fischer argues that Germany took advantage of the Austro-Serbian conflict in order to stage a preventive war‚ and pull herself out of European isolation. His research showed that Germany had similar aims in both WWI and WWII‚ setting out to consciously to become a world power. He argued Germany’s aim to gain
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