How did Macedon gain dominance over Greece? What methods did Philip use to increase his power? “The end of the Peloponnesian War did not bring an end to conflict among prominent Greek city-states contending for power over each other. In the fifty years following the war‚ Sparta‚ Thebes‚ and Athens struggled militarily to win a preeminent position without‚ in the end‚ achieving anything more than weakening each other and creating a vacuum of power on the international level. That void was filled
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Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany on the 30th January in 1933. He was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party). Hitler stayed the Chancellor of Germany for … years. There were many reasons for this and they followed up on one another. Finish this Firstly‚ the Weimar republic was not popular at the time. Mainly‚ because they signed the treaty of Versailles‚ and the German citizens felt betrayed by this. Also‚ the Germany disliked the new form of government in
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freely in Germany and territories controlled by Germany. Over this time period‚ ten million people were killed and six out of the ten million were Jewish people. There were other minority groups that were also killed during this time like the Homosexuals‚ elderly‚ disabled‚ and the communists. The Nazis organization had the power to conduct the Holocaust and they got the power with the help of Hitler being elected as a chancellor in 1933. He later declared himself as the dictator of Germany in 1934
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Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler was born in Austria where he grew up dreaming that he would one day be an artist. This dream was quickly brought to a halt when he showed insufficient artistic skill and was denied acceptance to an art academy in Vienna. After his dreams of being an artist died down he spent much of his time doing small jobs and realized that his true interest was politics. In 1914‚ after discovering his interest in politics‚ Hitler joined the German Army. He found a
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the beginning of the 1930s‚ Germany was suffering from the consequences of the Great Depression. In this period of economic and political difficulty‚ Germany had become susceptible to extreme parties who offered any solution to their continuing problems. Consequently‚ through luck and perseverance‚ Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 with the promise of making Germany self sufficient and providing relief from the pains of the Depression. Between the period of 1933-1939 Hitler adopted a policy of consolidating
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In the 1930’s‚ during the Great Depression‚ Hitler was presented with an opportunity to persuade the German public of his anti-Semitic ideas through the use of propaganda. This was an easy task for Hitler to accomplish with the morale of the country already low after their defeat in World War I‚ 15 years prior. Germany was reeling from the effects of the New York stock market crash and the German people were seeking a leader who inspired confidence and would return hope for a better future. All
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victims or survivors had to adapt to a whole new life. The death rate was as high as over about 13 million. One fortunate survivor still living today is Marion Blumenthal-Lazan. Life for Marion during and after the Holocaust was dehumanizing‚ a struggle‚ and in the end‚ enlightening for many. It does not take much to realize that many actions during this time‚ were awfully dehumanizing. Hitler and the Nazi Party began to dehumanize Jews in particular by doing a variety of things
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Germany‚ until the late 19th century‚ was little more than a loose union of fragmented states. Dominating these states was Austria‚ the Habsburg’s largest stronghold. Unfortunately for Austria‚ its involvement in the Crimean War forced it out of the major spotlight in European power politics‚ making it a minor presence in the continent. This left a power vacuum in Germany which was quickly filled by Prussia‚ a military state with a history of strong rulers. However‚ Prussia realized Germany’s vulnerability
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“True to our King‚ our Country and Our Laws‚” is how the colonists once felt about the parliament. They did not mean harm; however‚ when constantly being pushed around one does get tired and fight back. As the colonists were mainly in poverty and had zero representation‚ one would expect them to rage. If the colonists hadn’t noticed all the Acts and no representation‚ then we wouldn’t have had our independence. During 1754-63‚ the colonists went through a war‚ the French and Indian War or the Seven
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The colonists had always desired liberty and independence from the time they immigrated to the New World‚ but there passions were inflamed by numerous grievous actions by the British empire. It is difficult to name just four reasons‚ but I will do my best. 1) Representation. Colonists argued that it was unfair to be ruled by those whom they had not elected. Parliament claimed that the colonies were virtually represented‚ as its members looked out for the interests of the entire empire. However‚
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