occupations like business ownership‚ banking‚ teaching and manufacturing. This however was met with anger from some non-Jewish Russians‚ however violence was not used. Sadly‚ the situation for Russian Jews worsened considerably after the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881. Alexander had been of great assistance to the Jews‚ with some of his reforms improving conditions for Russia’s Jews. It was found Alexander was murdered by socialist revolutionaries‚ however many Russians considered socialism
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Question Number Three: Who was Alexander the Great and why was he “Great”? Macedonia was a barbaric nation that thrived under King Philip’s reign. Located to the North of Greece‚ Macedonia was at a prime location for mass domination over Europe‚ but the prowess of the nation needed to be erected by a great and powerful ruler. This ruler would be Alexander‚ the son of King Philip‚ born in 356 BC. King Philip believed that Alexander was the son of a God‚ and that his presence was both human and divine
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Alexander II was the first to create social reforms after he ascended into power in 1855 during the Crimean War. Russia at the time was resistant to any form of change and the defeat of the War proved that they were completely backwards in society; with this fear Alexander II created a series of reforms in order to have a revolutionary change in Russia. The first reform was the Emancipation in 1861 which entailed of freeing the serfs. The serfs were released from bondage and became free men who were
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Greatness is an umbrella term that can hold several different meanings and interpretations. In the case of Alexander the Great‚ it has a very specific meaning that reflects upon the achievements and success of his life time‚ despite the many character flaws and failings he undoubtedly possessed. Alexander the Great definitely deserves this appellation for three main reasons. Firstly‚ he conquered an incredibly vast area for his young age and lack of experience; secondly he left his mark on society
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How successful did Alexander II manage the challenge of modernising Russia Since the nineteenth century it has been evident that Russia and much of Eastern Europe has struggled to keep up with the modernising western powers; a problem which has become apparent to Alexander II. They were socially‚ economically and politically behind in many aspects; industrialising was a huge problem due to problems with serfdom as well as poor infrastructure and transport links which made industrialising uneven
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Alexander for dictator Did you know Alexander made a new war tactic called the phalanx‚ which is rows of people in a box shaped formation with long spears and shields. During his lifetime did Alexander show leadership‚ discipline‚ and integrity to be called great or was he just a dictator? Alexander was a ruthless dictator because he took way too many lives‚ he pushed his army too much‚ and he gave cruel punishments. The first reason Alexander was a dictator‚ is because he took way too many lives
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How successful was Alexander III in tackling the problems of the Tsarist regime? Tsar Alexander III was forced onto the throne after his father’s assassination in 1881. He had fears of maybe having the same fate of his father‚ therefore leading onto him making changes to the Tsarist regime bringing it back to a doctoral style of government. Alexander wanted to ensure that all power was again entrusted to the Tsar and to do this he had to restrict the zemstva’s power as the zemstva meant the power
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outside Malaysia. Then explain why you choose he/she as a successful entrepreneur and relate it with entrepreneurial competencies. The person that i choose to be the great entreprenure that become the idol to me is Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary. He was a great man that motivate us with his success story that inspired and motivated throughout his success in business activities which can make us to be more discipline and working much harder to achieve their dream. That is just the beginning. Now let’s
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Why was opposition to the Nazis so ineffective? Ever since Hitler rose to power in January 1931‚ up to 1932‚ he built his power base and managed as well to make it impossible for him to be legally removed from power. He managed to do so‚ mainly; by making sure that every powerful group that could have indeed removed him from power remained idle or was annihilated. These were‚ at the time‚ trade unions‚ his political opponents‚ church leaders and army officers‚ and they were dealt with differently
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How Successful Was the Indoctrination of the German Youth Under the Nazi Regime? Hitler expressed the need for indoctrination in many speeches from the beginning of his leadership. This is shown in a quote from a meeting with radio officials on 25th March 1933: ’the mobilisation of the mind is as necessary as‚ perhaps even more necessary than‚ the material mobilisation of the nation.’ The Law on the Hitler Youth also emphasised the indoctrination of the youth: ’All German young people...will be
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