their full power was realized. However‚ these nations failed in their goal to conquer new land and spread their ideologies. In order to determine their failure‚ we must first analyze their successes. The Axis had many successes at the beginning of World War II. Victories such as the German invasion of Poland had given the Axis an early string of victories‚ which could have brought the Axis great success. Other victories from the Axis include France’s occupation by Germany‚ which was a huge land grab
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Ford Motor Company very well defines an entrepreneurial legend. The Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 to a nearly 40 year old Henry. I find him to be exemplary because he changed the lifestyle of humans by making vehicles available that greatly changed the way that people moved around. Not only did he impact the way that
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Stalin industrialism research 1. “Save as” this document in your own documents. Please type all the answers onto the sheet and then print it out for your notes at the end of the lesson. Connect: Google research What was the Stakhanovite campaign? (recap) The Stakhanovite movement began during the second 5-year plan in 1935 as a new stage of the socialist competition. The Stakhanovite movement was named after Aleksei Stakhanov‚ who had mined 102 tons of coal in less than 6 hours (14 times his
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Stalin was responsible to a large extent responsible for the purges in Russia during the 1930s. The purges in Russia in the 1930s began as purges made by Stalin in order to remove political opponents such as the Left and the Right Wing in order to secure his power. However‚ the purges began to spread to the army forces and the people of Russia. Purges were in the form of executions or exiled to labour camps. The purges came about mainly due to Stalin in the various factors of the character and personality
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‘Détente was a failure’ How far do you agree with this assessment? In the period of the 1970s‚ the policy of Détente is often viewed as a failure because the main themes of the Cold War remained present‚ for instance Soviet Expansionism continued and new advances for nuclear production came about despite laws capping old types of nuclear weapons. In addition‚ not all agreements were taken seriously‚ such as Helsinki which was deemed by Soviets as ‘just a piece of paper’. However‚ the term Détente
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Industrialisation and the Family. Using material from item B and elsewhere‚ assess the claim that industrialisation led to the break up of the extended family. Industrialisation came about in the early 1900s. It was the growth of manufacturing and agricultural farmers went to the urban areas leaving the rural land behind looking for work. People say that industrilisation was the cause that led to the break up of the extended family. Talcott Parsons believed in the functionalist theory. He
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How successful was the Congress of Vienna in achieving the aims of the peacemakers? The Congress of Vienna was successful in achieving the aims of the peacemakers‚ to an extent. They accomplished maintaining the peace and balance of power in Europe for a while and the Congress was able to resolve many of their territorial disputes without difficulty. The Great Powers worked on maintaining the peace in Europe‚ doing whatever they needed to keep it. For a century they were successful‚ however‚ the
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towns and cities. British fortunes were also helped by the fact that the Luftwaffe had never subscribed to a concept of strategic bombing. “British anti-aircraft and civil-defense preparations were inadequate in the summer of 1940”‚ yet the Luftwaffe was unable to wreak the devastating effects feared by many (Axelrod). German tactics were changed again and the Luftwaffe resorted to indiscriminate bombing of larger cities‚ including London‚ Plymouth and Coventry. British fighters were also inexperienced
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How successful was Napoleon III’s domestic policy? In assessing the success of Napoleon III’s domestic policy it is essential to consider his aims‚ which were in terms of politics to retain his autocratic power and in terms of economics to ensure economic recovery in France. He was undoubtedly successful in these aims initially‚ he gained significant popularity through plebiscites and increased prosperity be rejuvenating Paris and extending the railways. However‚ toward the end of his reign in
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industrialising a country is usually a long and drawn out one‚ but during the late 20’s Staling saw a need for a rapid industrialisation of Russia in order to bring it up to par with the remainder of Europe and the world. Although speeded up‚ the process took over 10 years‚ with the death of many. It began at the 15th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in December 1927‚ Joseph Stalin attacked the left by expelling Trotsky and his supporters from the party and then moving against the right by
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