could read it for themselves‚ however; the issue that Luther was enraged about was the sale of indulgences. They were granted on papal authority and sold by licensed agents. While the Church never maintained that divine forgiveness could be obtained through an indulgence‚ dishonest agents such as Tetzel employed such claims with great success. Luther‚ disturbed that ordinary people were having their salvation endangered by these false claims‚ authored ninety-five theses attacking indulgences and fastened
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I. INTRODUCTION: Benito Mussolini‚ also known as Il Duce (“The Leader) was a man born July 29‚ 1883-April 28‚ 1945. His political ability originated from his father‚ he was later was kicked out of the party because he wasn’t against the same things like World War 1. Benito Mussolini was the creator of the Fascist party‚ and because of this it opened doors for him to be prime minister which gave him all authority over Italy. His power was not accepted by all people‚ and because of this he was
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How similar were the achievements and limitations of nationalism in Southeast Asia before 1941? The period before 1941 can also be referred to as the pre-war period before the Japanese Occupation. The Southeast Asian nationalist movements then had similar achievements and limitations. Their achievements were scarce as the majority of the population was politically apathetic. To add to this‚ the nationalist groups often lacked mass support and military strength. The greatest achievement of these
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most powerful dictators. He was responsible for World War II and the death of millions. Hitler saw a nation in despair and used this as an opportunity to gain political power. He saw a nation of unemployed and hungry citizens and promised them economic prosperity in return for absolute power. Someone once said "The Nazis rose to power on the empty stomachs of the German people". <br> <br>Hitler was born in Austria-Hungary in 1889. His father‚ Alois Hitler‚ worked in Austrian customs service. Hitler
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Cold War Terms Yalta Conference Who: Allied leader‚ the Bid Three (Stalin‚ Roosevelt‚ Churchill) When: February 1945 What: They met at Yalta to plan what would happen to Europe after Germany’s defeat - Stalin agreed to enter war with Japan after Germany lost. - The USSR’s border moved further into Poland. - Germany would be divided into four zones: American‚ French‚ British and Soviet. - The Big Three: Stalin‚ Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to hunt down all war criminals and join the new
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Stalin utilized education and propaganda to ensure that the minds of both the young and the old supported and agreed with everything Stalin did and how crucial he was to giving everyone a better life in Russia. By controlling what information people were receiving and what that information was saying‚ this was how Stalin was able to keep control for so long; the people who were receiving this ‘filtered’ information didn’t know any better. The people of Russia weren’t aware of the serious problems
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about the holocaust keep on reading my essay. The Nazis were a ruthless bread of solders. They were under command by their leader Adolf Hitler. The holocaust killed off 11‚000‚000 million innocent civilians. 6‚000‚000 of the innocent killed were Jewish people. The other five million were Jehovah’s Witness and gypsy. He killed the Jewish people because he used them as a scapegoat. He blamed them for the economy being bad. He said they were the reason that they lost world war one. He killed Jehovah’s
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The USSR and Stalin 1924-53 How successful was Stalin in solving Russia’s economic problems? What were Russia’s economic problems? Stalin believe rapid expansion of heavy industry was essential to deal with evident attach from west Industrial workers were the communists; greatest allies Peasants: enemies of socialism Industrial: Peasant ration Greater it was‚ greater communist state would be The Five Year Plans for industry Stalin = no economic experience Plans designed to overcome
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the Second World War used a few tools to enforce anti-Semitic policies in their countries‚ not just in Nazi Germany‚ but in many of the countries that held a similar sense of superiority and hunger for power‚ such as its close neighbor Italy. Benito Mussolini spread a message of fear‚ far-right nationalism‚ and racism in order to gain power amidst political chaos. However‚ becoming a dictator takes more than just political rhetoric;
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Source E: A historical picture taken of Mussolini and Hitler‚ emphasising their alliance and similarities in state. The picture was taken at a march where both leaders are seen to be leading the military forces. ORIGINS: Source E is a primary source‚ a historical picture found in a book called The History of World War II‚ Volume 1. The purpose of this photograph is to record a historical event. To show the two dictators joining forces as allies and leading their countries forward. This photograph
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