How do people with power become corrupt? They become corrupt‚ by being associated with people who are negative and people who do not think positive. People who are raised in an evil environment or in an aggressive manner. Also‚ if they been through a terribly traumatic experience‚ that changed their perception of seeing‚ and also thinking negative. They forget that the people in that country/city put them in the spot to become powerful. They believe that just because they have the power. They can
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"Propaganda attempts to force a doctrine on the whole people... Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea." These were the words of Adolf Hitler himself‚ written in his book Mein Kampf of 1926‚ on the use of propaganda as a political tactic. Propaganda‚ defined as "a specific type of message presentation aimed at serving an agenda"‚ was enthusiastically used by the Nazi Party to advocate themselves and their philosophies
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Wednesday‚ 1st December 2010 How did the Bolsheviks consolidate their rule? The Bolsheviks implemented measures which allowed them to strengthen their rule over Russia. Some of these were due to victories‚ which gained them support and respect from the people. Other measures used force. This enabled the Bolsheviks to take control of certain aspects and ensure their rule was reinforced. In my opinion‚ the Bolsheviks treatment of their opposition was the main reason their rule was consolidated
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political prowess‚ forged the foundation of an imperial system that dominated Europe for over four centuries. Augustus’ rise to leadership and power was aided by his relation to his uncle Julius Caesar‚ his destruction of the Triumvirates and his manipulation into gaining support from the military‚ the senate‚ and the people. The first step in Augustus’ rise to power and leadership was using the single political trump card
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This role gave him the ability to appoint his allies and supporters into government jobs and thus grow a foundation of political support. After the death of V.I. Lenin in 1924‚ Joseph Stalin had struggled to gain power. He outsmarted his rivals (Ex. Trotsky) in order to win the power clashes and take control of the Communist Party of the
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Throughout the course of history‚ people of power and wealth have led countries through good times and bad. As it is obvious to the public eyes‚ some leaders are better than others. Past and present‚ leaders exist who infringe human rights‚ throw their country into a humanitarian downfall‚ and abuse their power. Benito Mussolini‚ an Italian dictator‚ and Francisco Franco‚ a Spanish dictator‚ were among the worst heads of government during the 20th century. By taking away citizens’ freedoms and leaving
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Why Did Stalin Become a Dictator? At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was a very poor country. Most of the people were peasants‚ and there was very little industry. After the First World War‚ things only got worse; the army suffered many huge defeats. The poorest of the people were starving‚ due to a shortage of food. During the war‚ in 1917 the Communists came about by two important revolutions; they were led by Lenin. Communism is a system of government in which the state controls the
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general secretary of the Communist Party‚ he secretly moved his supporters into positions of power in order to seize full control over the government. He began his ruthless climb to become a new of Russian government. And
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Adolf Hitler began his rise to power in the late 1920s. Hitler was a powerful man who gained many peoples’ trust to help him execute the Polish Jews. Hitler rose to power over time because of many different reasons‚ but mainly because of what he accomplished himself‚ and he affected the Jews significantly. Adolf Hitler was born in an Australian village near the border of German Bavaria in 1889. Throughout his childhood‚ he went to many different schools and eventually went to a high school in
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created protective measures and expanded the overall powers of the central government‚ African Americans remained systematically burdened and barred by vast inequalities that manifested in political‚ economic‚ and social spheres. Although Reconstruction expanded fundamental rights and freedoms to all people on paper‚ those same freedoms became subsequently diluted and diffused by reactionary and conservative elements that sought to maintain the unequal society that had
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