There are many different factors that can cause power to shift between superpowers over time such as: resources‚ population‚ and economics‚ military and cultural. Superpowers are define as: the capacity to project dominating power and influence anyway in the world‚ sometimes in more than one region of the globe at a time. At the beginning of the twentieth century‚ the British Empire was the biggest global superpower. The British became a superpower during this time due to colonial rule. From
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industry = increase in production = more overseas trade = even more resources for industrialisation = further increase in production SUCCESSES: 1928-1935 = grain doubles from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes Mass migration from countryside to cities = accelerated urbanisation= relieved economic pressure + provided workforce for industrialisation. 1939: 19 million left the country side for the cities to the point
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transformation of the Russian economy? To a greater extent‚ I do agree that collectivisation was an essential contribution to stalin’s transformation of the economy‚ for example‚ it helped increase production and with it came the increase in industrialisation. Although there were many clear failures with collectivisation‚ in purely economic terms‚ it was mainly successful. However‚ I also think‚ that to a certain extent‚ it was other factors such as the 3 5 year plans that helped transform the economy
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‘Assess the view that the extended family remains as important now as it was in the past’’ (24 marks) Although family types have changed over the last 50 years due to Industrialisation‚ the extended family has been the most important family type over the period of time and still remains as important today‚ as back in the 1750’s you needed you extended family to preform family functions as the family back then was self-sufficient although nowadays the extended family roles has changed as adults
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How far did the first five year plan differ from the second and third five year plans? The first five year plan of1928-32 was created by Stalin for the ideological reason of rapid industrialisation and to boost the Russian economy to catch up with and protect from western cultures. While the second plan of 1933-37 and third year plan of 1938-41 stayed the more or less the same in their social outcomes and success/failures and their poor implementation but differed in the details of their priorities
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hugely interested in and believe it is a great example of how industrialisation has impacted the production and form of a product. I will discuss how the surfboard came about and how it has evolved from the hardwood solid surfboard that could weigh up to 35kg into the modern super light and strong construction that it is today‚ how construction methods have changed how and what a surfboard is made from. Also how the industrialisation of the surfboard has made it a much more accessible sport to the
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How far do you agree that the struggle for power following Lenin’s was caused by the ideological differences of the contenders of power? The big issues with the struggle for power was that after Lenin’s death the following leader was not selected by Lenin in his testament‚ this was because of the different personalities of each of the leaders and the places within the party. The most outstanding reason why there was a struggle for power. This was between all the political positions‚ left winged
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The Modernist era was a time in which an array of cultural movements established substantial changes in the Western world‚ introducing an industrial society and challenging traditional cultural customs. T.S Eliot has been one of the most daring innovators of twentieth-century poetry‚ and believed that poetry should aim at a representation of the complexities of modern civilization. His poem ‘Preludes’ looks at the decay of the city as a result of ritual‚ futility and the effects of technological
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During the 18th century‚ a great change occurred in Britain. Britain became an industrialized country and an empire. The Industrial Revolution can be regarded as a technological change in Britain when manufacturing began to rely on steam power rather than on animal labour or wind power. The overall economic shift towards large scale industry rather than small scale individual operations. The British Empire was expanding rapidly during the 18th century. An empire is a large‚ multi-ethnic state‚ whose
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playing an integral role in the nation’s road to industrialisation. In year 2000‚ DRB-HICOM formerly known as Diversified Resources Berhad undertook the merger of four listed companies within its stable namely‚ DRB-HICOM‚ Gadek‚ (Malaysia) Berhad‚ Gadek Capital Berhad and HICOM Holdings Berhad (“HICOM”) with an aggregate market capitalization in excess of RM6.0 billion. HICOM had been instrumental in leading the nation’s drive towards industrialisation and among its major achievements was the development
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