The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 The Franco-Prussian War is easily described by realists as the French reaction to an increasingly unfavorable balance of power in Europe due to the unification of Germany. The French mobilized when Prussia attempted to place the German Prince Leopold upon the Spanish throne‚ although‚ “curiously‚ this issue had been more or less resolved in France’s favor before it declared war. France rode into battle despite having already scored a diplomatic victory in forcing the
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large amount of evidence to support the idea that the broadcast spoken by Churchill in May 1945 damaged the conservative party‚ and very few pieces of evidence against. Source C uses the conservative broadcast of May 1945 to imply that Churchill was a deceiver though the word ‘travesty’ which is to falsely represent‚ in this case the labour party and their policies. This would damage the conservative party as portraying the leader as a deceitful being could cause resentment from the public to the conservative
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U.S History Essay Ann 2. How effective was the national Congress under the Articles of Confederation? Why were the Articles replaced by the Constitution? How was the federal government different under the Constitution? After the Revolutionary War‚ originators of the Articles of Confederation had checked that the federal government could never do rob power from the each individual state. The outcome was that the national Congress was very weak and even politically weak which make them not to keep
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APPLICATION OF COMMAND BY CHURCHILL DURING WORLD WAR-II MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM APPLICATION OF COMMAND BY CHURCHILL DURING WORLD WAR-II Introduction 1. Sir Winston Churchill is one of the greatest leaders of 20th century. He played the role of an excellent commander as British Prime Minister and led his nation with great resolve‚ courage and perseverance to victory in World War II. He as a political leader and commander had excellent communication skills‚ courageous
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will be defended by the skill and devotion of a few thousand airmen?” to give his audience the impression of the huge despair they are in. Churchill managed to use a couple of metaphor as‚ “storm of war” which resembles a normal storm to be war. Another example is “grip of the Gestapo” where the Gestapo were Hitler’s secret police and they captured anyone who was against Hitler so this metaphor resembles the enemy as the Hitler’s secret police. Alliteration as a whole causes a musical harmony such
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healthy baby. I was born 8 pounds 4 ounces‚ 19.6 inches‚ a very healthy baby. Or so we thought. It wasn’t until some years later when we realized that I was cursed with possibly one of the greatest defects one could possess. I was shy. Being timid is a very major setback‚ not just in school but throughout life as well. Although I was more introverted than most children‚ I have overcome my insecurity‚ taken more leadership positions‚ and developed exceptional social skills. As a child it was no secret
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Was World War Two inevitable? The origins of the Second World War have been a contentious issue ever since the conflict ended in 1945. It is a topic which continues to provoke furious debate more than sixty years later. It was unquestionably Hitler’s war and was directly brought about by his actions in the 1930’s. However opinion is divided as to whether his actions were meticulously planned or was he simply an opportunist who pragmatically took each step as they arose naturally. Marshal
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becomes a revolutionary act.” Winston Smith‚ the main character of the novel titled 1984 written by George Orwell‚ is a humanist who believes freedom should dictate the life of a society. He lives in a society called Oceania. This society is very similar to a North Korean society‚ where the government controls the city with a figure called Big Brother. This leader is a godlike figure to the society. Everybody looks up to him because “he” makes all of the decisions. Winston believes he isn’t real‚
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Who Was To Blame For The Cold War? The blame for the Cold War cannot be placed on one person -- it developed as a series of chain reactions as a struggle for supremacy. It can be argued that the Cold War was inevitable‚ and therefore no one’s fault‚ due to the differences in the capitalist and communist ideologies. It was only the need for self-preservation that had caused the two countries to sink their differences temporarily during the Second World War. Yet many of the tensions that existed
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“Oliver Cromwell was a great leader” Is this interpretation of Cromwell as a leader accurate? Oliver Cromwell was a loved and historical leader but also one of the most hated leaders. He was a very strict‚ brave and tactical leader. But was it because of his tactics he became a brilliant battle leader. In this essay I will be explaining why he was a great leader or not. Using the three sources including a drawing. Cromwell is the man that fought in many major battles and won them. He helped
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