One could argue that the Weimar Republic was very much a prosperous and stable country from the years 1924-9. After all‚ these were called Germany’s “Golden Years”. Heavy industry was back to the same production levels as it was before the Great War‚ which attracted lots of foreign investment. However‚ One could also argue that the Weimar Republic wasn’t as stable and prosperous as it seemed. Germany was still incredibly reliant on US loans and unemployment never fell below 1.3 million. 1923‚ Germany
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Sian (1T30) Question: Assess the view that Truman was more responsible than Stalin for the outbreak and development of the Cold War in the years 1945 – 1949. Focus: Origins/Causes of the CW‚ 1945 - 1949 Assumption: Both were responsible‚ but who was more responsible? Was Truman really more responsible than Stalin? Criteria : “responsible” – whose actions had greater impact? Whose actions more expansionistic? Which player had a strong position? Who was truly to blame? Evidence: Policies and motives
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Explain how the Economic Policies of Lenin changed 1918-1924 8 marks Lenin changed his economic policies during the Civil War to introduce communism and to ensure he stayed in power. He enforced these changes using terror from the Cheka and Red Guard Lenin centralized the government because of the civil war as it meant that only one man was approving all orders from the army which made them more efficient. He centralized the economy to Moscow and introduced Gosplan‚ which was the central planning
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tyrant and a ruthless German dictator who both led their countries with iron fists. Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler have written themselves into the world’s history through their actions in the gruesome‚ looming beast that was World War II‚ of the treatment of their nations‚ and of the governments they represented. In theory‚ these two leaders piloted their nations quite similarly‚ but although both Stalin and Hitler have become known as famous and powerful dictators with analogous aspirations‚ their
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she was headed by such a genius and talented commander as Joseph Stalin." W. Churchill Stalin was a man of extraordinary energy‚ erudition and a powerful will. Him even I‚ a person taught by the Parliament‚ could not counter. W. Churchill "Stalin is the Lenin of today‚" said a popular propaganda slogan of the thirties and the forties. The situation has changed drastically since that time; people ’s opinion of Stalin has changed in light of the new facts that came out during the course
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Power and influence tend to have a negative connotation to some people that have perhaps encountered negative situations. Machiavelli suggested for those in power to do whatever it would take to maintain that power‚ in order to extend that power (McManus‚ 2006). Additionally‚ Machiavelli suggested that power has nothing to do with right or wrong‚ nor the welfare of the people (McManus‚ 2006). Furthermore‚ Machiavelli suggests for a leader to do everything in their power to maintain that power‚ even
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Hein Period‚ the rise of samurai and their control of political power played an important role in shaping the Japanese history. The two most powerful samurai clans were the Taira Clan and Minamoto clan. However‚ they both favored a different political leader. The Minatomo clan favored Nijo Tenno whom was the current emperor at the time‚ and the Taira clan favored Goshirakawa whom was the retired emperor. Goshirakawa did not like how his son‚ Nijo‚ turned out to be too great because he still wanted
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How much power and liberty did the constitution give to "the people?" The constitution is the document that has framed and shaped the United States from inception. It is the document that is defended by all new presidents and also the document which affords the citizens of the United States freedoms and rights that cannot be removed. In its drafting it shaped the formation of a new country and a new style of governance. It is a bottom up’ as opposed to established ways of government which are
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A Comparison of Hitler and Stalin Angelica Calvillo HIS 306: Twentieth-Century Europe April 26‚ 2010 Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union are two controversial regimes. Hitler and Stalin were both Dictators of the countries they ruled. When Hitler and Stalin are compared‚ we can clearly see that each one of them were cold blooded killers. They are both responsible for an absurd amount of innocent deaths. Hitler is believed to be responsible for killing at least
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Stalin: Man or Monster 1. Source A shows Stalin as a man intent on destroying the prosperity of Russia and destroying its people. In contrast‚ source B is showing the opposite. Source A shows Stalin proudly presenting ‘the USSR’s pyramids’ made of the skulls of the people. He has a big grin on his face. Meanwhile‚ source B shows Stalin talking with the workers at a new power station. He is presented as wanting to connect with this people and caring by how he is taking with what is regarded as
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