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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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    the successor to the late Joseph Stalin‚ stood at the helm of the Kremlin for a majority of the Cold War‚ from 1953-1964. Khrushchev spent a great part of his time in power solidifying foreign relations and working toward the domestic unification of the Soviet Union‚ which Stalin had shredded. During his time devoted to the outer parts of the Soviet Union‚ Khrushchev dealt with many people wanting a life with the western virtues which were infringing upon other parts of the USSR. To counter this

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    spreading across Europe. Mussolini was winning sympathy from King Victor Emmanuel III. Mussolini then threatened to march on Rome. This persuaded King Victor Emmanuel III to invite Mussolini to join a coalition‚ which strongly helped him gain more power.<br><br>Benito Mussolini brought Austria on Germany’s side by a formal alliance. "In 1937‚ he accepted a German alliance. The name of this alliance was the Anti Comntern Pact. On April 13‚ 1937 Benito Mussolini annexed Albania. He then told the British

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    with Caesar and Mark Antony‚ Cleopatra had achieved greatness through her empire and throughout her life until her end. Cleopatra was from a long line of the Ptolemaic dynasty that had ruled since the 4th century BC. Women were very rarely seen as a power figure during this time. Cleopatra is assumed to have two sisters and three brothers. Berenice‚ her oldest sister‚ attempted to kill her father for the throne. She ended up being executed herself for this act. Next‚ her sister Arsinoe also attempted

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    Modern History Essay Assess the view that the collapse of the Weimar Republic was primarily due to the appeal of Hitler and the Nazi party. Although Hitler and his Nazi party were contributing factors in the collapse of the Weimar Republic they were not primarily responsible for the collapse of the Weimar Republic. A combination of the incompetence of the Weimar and Hitler’s formative influence on the population collapsed the Weimar. During the early 1920s‚ Germany was struggling with economic

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    Revision Questions 1. What were the 3 aims of Hitler’s Foreign Policy? • Abolish the Treaty of Versailles • Expand German territory • Defeat communism 2. What was Lebensraum? ‘Living room’ extra land for Germans to live on. 3. What was Anschluss? It meant Austria and Germany combining as one country (one government) It was forbidden. 4. What were the six main steps to war‚ 1935–1939? • Conscription and Rearmament • Rhineland • Austria • Munich • Czechoslovakia • Nazi-Soviet Pact

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    Graceffo‚ Antonio "Past Still Haunts Khmer Genocide Survivor." "Past Still Haunts Khmer Genocide Survivor." World & I‚ vol. 21‚ no. 4‚ Apr. 2006‚ p. 8. EBSCOhost‚ search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=21413726&site=ehost-live. This source shares a history of loss‚ suffering‚ and survival for the Cambodians who experienced the trauma of the Cambodian genocide. Every single Khmer living in Cambodia was either a victim or perpetrator. The Khmer Rouge liked the country people‚ who they

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    Christina Bennett ENGL 101-043 Professor Rezendes November 7‚ 2012 The Love in “Quartier Enfants Rouges” As many people may know‚ love is a very complicated thing to understand. The film‚ Paris‚ Je T’Aime tries to show the audience many different perspectives of love in a series of short films. One of the short films in this collection is called “Quartier des Enfants Rouges”. In this short film‚ love is presented in a very different type of way because neither actor says they are “in love”

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    Stalin’s rise to power in 1924 the result of a calculated plan or a stroke of luck? The investigation was undertaken by first obtaining research materials such as books‚ academic journals and scholarly articles. The online database website questia was utilized to obtain relevant academic journals and scholarly articles while local libraries were visited to obtain the books and biographical materials. The first component of the essay to be researched was the steps that Stalin took to rise to power. Then

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    Adolf Hitler’s determination for power influenced the individual he became throughout his life. There were many factors in the 1900’s that helped Hitler strengthen the Nazi Party. The global depression and his false promises to return Germany to its former glory helped Hitler rise to power. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20‚1889 in Braunau‚ Austria. His inability to excel in school caused him to quit at the age of sixteen. In 1907‚ Hitler went to the Academy of Fine Arts but he was unsuccessful in

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