How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes? Victoria Yuzova St.Petersburg State University 2013 Contents. Introduction. 3 1.What is authoritarianism? 3 2.What is Democracy? 4 3. Democratization. 5 3.1. Definition of democratization. 5 3.2. What can facilitate transition to democracy? 6 3.3. Historical cases 9 3.4. Views on democratization. 10 Conclusion. 12 Bibliography. 14 Introduction. Peaceful protests with
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The First World War was the first ’total war’ - the whole nation had to be mobilised to fight. Men joined the army while women took over their jobs‚ but was this change lasting or a temporary effect of total war? The population at home - the basics People in Britain were affected by six main ways: 1. Recruitment - there was a huge poster campaign to get people to join up‚ and the government had to introduce conscription in 1916. Conscientious objectors could be imprisoned. Women were recruited
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the war. During the war the percentage of women in the workforce had risen to 37%. The food shortages across Germany led to a web of new views. As a result extremist views‚ such as communism‚ became widely supported‚ particularly in the industrial cities. Also‚ the German economy had suffered terribly during the war. Industrial output fell by over 40% between 1914 and 1918. WW1 negatively affected Germany by putting it in Social political and economic ruins. To begin with‚ After WWI Germany was
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How did Hitler control Germany? Hitler was a dictator. This means that he had complete control over Germany and nobody could stop him. When Hitler was in power‚ he got rid of all opposition with the help of his secret helpers (The S.S‚ The S.A‚ The Gestapo & The Hitler Youth.) Hitler ruled out any aspect of democracy‚ the people of Germany had no say in anything that happened in their country. They were not even allowed to suggest ideas to Hitler‚ anything that changed about Germany was because
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The First World War was unlike previous conflicts in its scope and scale. While previous wars tended to be limited wars‚ where war only consisted of direct combat away from society‚ the Great War was a total war. For the purpose of this essay‚ total war will be defined as a type of war that involves all aspects of society and comprises of both the destruction of the enemy by direct combat and the disruption of enemy resources and morale. This essay will argue that the characteristics of total war
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chemical and nuclear weapons. Such competition provokes the other parties to do the same‚ and the potential of an upcoming war increases. Such a war would not be limited to two countries‚ but it could include the whole world. This paper will provide a general overview of the historical dimension of arms race especially in the European context causing the outbreak of the First World War and its nuclear dimension and potential implications nowadays. In this context‚ the military capabilities of the biggest
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There were many causes that contributed to World War One (WWI). In the treaty of Versailles‚ Germany was forced to take full blame for causing the war. Although Germany played a large role in encouraging Austria-Hungary’s initial actions‚ Serbia and Austria-Hungary bore the biggest responsibility for initiating the conflicts to come. Serbia deserved the greatest blame for the outbreak of WWI. Their backing of the Black Hand terrorists was very reckless. Austria-Hungary was only a little less responsible
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Germany’s Burden World History II May 10‚ 2011 World War I‚ lasting from 1914-1918‚ is a war that will definitely be remembered for years to come. After the allies had won the war after four long years Germany was the country that received the full blame for the war‚ but the question arises if it’s safe to say that Germany had totally caused World War I. In actuality‚ Germany had never asked or wanted a war. Germany was only honoring the Triple Alliance of 1882
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How Star Wars Changed the World George Lucas was a young Hollywood director in the mid-1970s that had the opportunity from 20th Century Fox after his hit movie American Graffiti to create his own original space adventure movie that will soon be known as Star Wars. It has been forty years since Lucas has transported us to a “Galaxy Far‚ Far away.” The huge blockbuster franchise movie that we all know as Star Wars has truly changed the film industry‚ special effects and pop culture with just a draw
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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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