Have you ever wondered how our government was created? Two philosophers named Thomas Hobbes and John Locke played significant roles in the shaping of what is now our government. Both philosophers lived during the period of Enlightenment. Thomas Hobbes had a negative view of mankind‚ while John Locke had a positive view of it. Both men wrote a book and\or an essay about social contract. Each philosopher had different views on government. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke had opposing views on rebellion
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How Successful Was Stalin’s Economic Policy? Stalin’s economic policy primarily consisted of two factors‚ collectivisation and the five year plans. The aim of collectivisation was to destroy private ownership that had been allowed whilst the NEP was in effect. The reason for this is that private ownership was a capitalist idea and therefore it went against Marx’s theory of communism. Another aim of collectivisation was to make the state a proletariate; this was needed because in order to reach
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How successfully did the Liberal governments of 1906-1914 deal with the problems affecting the poor and underprivileged in Britain? In Britain in 1906 to 1914 the Liberal government was faced with serious amounts of poverty affecting the young‚ the old and workforce. By 1906 they began to introduce a series of reforms to help the poor and underprivileged‚ these included free school meals‚ medical inspections and the children’s charter. For the elderly the Pension Act was introduced‚ and the national
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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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How successful was the New Deal? To solve the economic problems created by the Great Depression of the 1930s‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a New Deal. The aim was to relieve many economic hardships and give Americans faith in the democratic system. The idea of a New Deal was admired by some people and rejected by others. In this essay I will evaluate the successes and the failures of the New Deal: Firstly‚ Roosevelt?s most important step was to prevent banks from collapsing from all American
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conservative dominance in the years 1951 to 1964 was labour disunity’ Assess the validity of this view. (June 2011) Labour disunity was a huge contributing factor as to why the conservatives were able to dominate from 1951 to 1964. However‚ there are also other factors that assisted conservative dominance. Whether that be conservative strengths‚ good timing‚ the end of austerity or their handle on public opinion‚ all factors contributed to the dominant years. However‚ how long the conservatives actually
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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 compared
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Attlee and labour were successful in developing a New Jerusalem in Britain by 1951. Asses the validity of this statement. Following 5 years as a successful wartime leader‚ powerful Winston Churchill was defeated by a landslide victory from Labour in 1945. New Prime Minister Clement Attlee had ambitious plans to form a New Jerusalem by implementing the Beveridge Report and its plans for creating a welfare state. After World War Two the country was in tatters. After enduring 6 years of total war
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How successful was Henry VII in dealing with challenges to his royal authority in the years 1489 to 1499? Between the years 1489 and 1499‚ Henry received three main threats to his royal authority: the Yorkshire Rebellion in 1489; the pretender‚ Perkin Warbeck (from 1491 to 1499); and the Cornish uprising in 1497. All of these threats were quelled successfully; however each one presented problems to Henry and highlighted his instability on the throne. I believe that Henry dealt with the challenges
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Depression was when America went through a downfall and the stock market crashed severely. Two long term causes were that many businesses were closed down‚ causing many to be unemployed. Millions of people also lost their savings due to bank failures‚ after banks have given loans without receiving money back. President Herbert Hoover was elected in 1928‚ shortly before the Depression occurred. Hoover believed in rugged individualism and voluntary help from the community‚ without the government to force
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