Nelson Mandela’s leadership In a racially divided South Africa‚ Nelson Mandela emerged as a great leader. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) to lead a movement whose main goal is to eradicate apartheid. (Racial separation). He promoted peaceful protests to meet that goal; however‚ when the ruling party banned the ANC‚ he set a military wing within the ANC to take the resistance against the Apartheid to a new level where he had no choice other than using violence. His actions landed
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Benito Mussolini Mussolini’s Rise to Power As a youth‚ Benito Mussolini led a disorganized life. He had been a rebellious boy in school. He had fled from Italy to avoid military service in 1902. And he was arrested in Switzerland for organizing a general strike. World War I‚ however‚ gave Mussolini more focus. He rejected some of his earlier socialist beliefs‚ and in 1919‚ he founded a combat group called the Fasci di Combattimento‚ consisting mostly of Italian veterans. Two years later‚ he changed
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Extended Essay Rough Draft The Fall of The Roman Empire Why the topic is interesting: The Roman Empire was one of the greatest and most powerful communities that ever existed‚ so how such a mighty Empire could decline in power is very interesting. Background: What was the Roman Empire? The Roman Empire came after the era of The Roman Republic. At its peak‚ it controlled territories from Britain and Germany to the Persian Gulf and North Africa. The great Empire was then separated
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Adolf Hitler’s determination for power influenced the individual he became throughout his life. There were many factors in the 1900’s that helped Hitler strengthen the Nazi Party. The global depression and his false promises to return Germany to its former glory helped Hitler rise to power. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20‚1889 in Braunau‚ Austria. His inability to excel in school caused him to quit at the age of sixteen. In 1907‚ Hitler went to the Academy of Fine Arts but he was unsuccessful in
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Napoleon Bonaparte: the Icon of power. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica‚ which had been owned by the Italians until it was annexed by the French. He received his education in a French military school. When the French Revolution began‚ Napoleon was a low-level military officer but he quickly rose in rank and won important victories against the British and Austria. He was a popular military general who appealed to the people who looked to a strong military
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as Ceres‚ Scotland on September the 14th‚ 1742. He was one of seven children‚ his parents where William Wilson and Alison Landall. James attended the Universities of; St. Andrews‚ Glasgow‚ and Edinburgh. Although he never finished his studies‚ and did not obtained a degree‚ in any of the Universities. When he first left Scotland he headed to British America in 1766. Soon afterwards he move to Pennsylvania‚ and at The Academy of Philadelphia‚ (now the University of Pennsylvania)‚ He petitioned there
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When Peter the Great came to power in the 1700s‚ the era of darkness that had shadowed Russia since Ivan the Terrible left it in shambles lifted. Under Peter‚ a new Russia emerged‚ propulsed by his modern policies and western ideologies. Although Peter the Great was famous for his excessive cruelty‚ ultimately the drastically reformed society and its institutions to strengthen Russia’s position in Europe. He established Russia as a military force‚ westernized the sciences‚ arts‚ and culture‚ and
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When Stalin rose to power he wanted to centralize the control the control over the entire soviet economy in the 1920’s. If anyone opposed Stalin’s political views was killed‚ exiled or put in jail for a long period of time. During the time he was ruling World War II broke out and the Russians fought with Germany. In the middle of the war Germany decided to break their pact and turn on the Russians and they invaded the Soviet Lands. While he was ruling the Soviet Union‚ he launched a five year plan
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Following World War I‚ Italy was essentially a country defeated. Despite having been on the winning side the feeling was that Italy had lost. Far from being treated like a major power‚ Italy felt marginalized by the “Big Three” countries‚ The US‚ France‚ and Great Britain‚ at the Paris peace talks and the Treaty of Versailles did not give Italy the territory it had been promised and felt it deserved. To add to this‚ Italy was a country embroiled in social turmoil‚ people were unhappy with the post-war
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Napoleon to eventually reach the pinnacle of the French government‚ granting him immense power. Yet‚ like so many others throughout history‚ the power wielded by Napoleon would only put himself in a downward spiral. Napoleon is accurately described by historians as a megalomaniac as seen in his constant desire for complete domination of not just Europe‚ but his marriage and legacy as well. On his rise to power‚ Napoleon fell madly in love with Josephine de
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