How did overseas expansion help European monarchs consolidate their power in the early modern state (1500-1700)? Jared Mitchell‚ Word Count: 500 words Europe was dominated by monarchies in the early Modern state‚ especially those lead by King Charles I of Spain‚ Kings Henry IV‚ Louis XII and Louis XIII of France‚ and Kings James I and Charles I of England. Traditionally the monarchs had been able to rely on the power of “Divine Right”. However‚ by the 16th century‚ Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and
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Did Mao Zedong really save China? This we will never know because you could argue for it in so many ways. Mao supporters say that he revolutionized Chinese industry and tripled China’s GDP since he took office. Non-Mao supporters say he killed tens of millions of his own citizens. Which one is true? They both are to be honest‚ there is enough evidence for both. None the less‚ Mao Zedong‚ also written as Mao Tse-tung‚ revolutionized China‚ he changed it from a poor rurally based agricultural country
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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 his power in order to achieve
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Mao zedong was a communist dictator in china. Mao was a very bad man that did some very bad things in his lifetime. Mao lived from 1893 to 1976. Mao had done bad things that people should never do. Mao had been involved with military political and personal problems. When Mao was just a normal guy that went crazy with power ontop of having a wife he had many communist followers. Mao was a communist leader that changed china for the worse. He influenced their hearts and minds and led little kids into
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How important was his opposition at court in causing Wolsey’s fall from power in 1529? (24 marks) Wolsey had always caused resentment from the nobility‚ and this only grew as he became more dominant in Henry VIII’s government. Not only did nobles dislike him due to his low birth contrasted with his high positions‚ such as becoming Lord Chancellor in 1515‚ but resentment was also caused by his lavish lifestyle. Although opposition against him had got stronger throughout his career‚ this in itself
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Gulsah Sarpoglu Ms. Nicola Robinson English 12 March 2015 How did Mao Zedong control and lead millions even though his policies failed and killed millions? Mao Zedong was the leader‚ spokesperson and symbol of the Communist revolution in China. He is qualified as the greatest mass murderer in world history‚ killing 45 million in four years. Anyone who opposed him was punished by execution‚ imprisonment or forced famine but anyhow his authority was rarely questioned. Even today he is is treated as
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For centuries Kings were living in luxury‚ content with the absolute power and control they had. Losing this power had never even crossed their mind as although there was always the chance of assassination‚ they could rest easy knowing that no one could politically touch him. However‚ this all changed when Charles I took over the throne as due to his misdeeds and increasing pressure from the public and parliament‚ he was put on trial which was mind blowing at the time and then finally executed. Such
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prevlieges.This not only made the king abide by the law‚ but it also made sure the king couldn’t over use his power.The king wasn’t allowed to overly abuse his power as king. The Magna Carta has clauses‚ and these clause list certain laws everyone must abide by.The first Into clauses mainly talk about inheritance and land ownership”The guardian of the land of an heir who is under age shall take from it only reasonable revenues‚ customary dues‚ and feudal services. He shall do this without destruction
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the joint monarchs of Castile and Aragon‚ one of the main challenges that Ferdinand and Isabella faced was to extend the crown’s authority over the Iberian peninsula thus increasing the stability of the kingdom and power of the crown. This was a daunting task‚ especially given the power of grandees such as Mendoza and Carillo at the time. The Catholic kings had some considerable success in consolidating royal authority‚ but there were limitations on this success and compromises were made; especially
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to prosper and bring the nation power. The people of the Soviet Union were large supporters of its government. This was in large part due to the prosperity that it was able to bring its people. A Chinese man‚ Mao Zedong was able to analyze the success of the Soviet Union and attempted to implement its form of government‚ communism‚ in China. The communist revolution that occurred leading to the creation of the Soviet Union is known as the bolshevik revolution.
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