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    What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Hitler’s rise to power? The signing of The Treaty of Versailles in 1919 marked a dark day in German politics. The treaty left the country crippled and powerless‚ which in turn led to the rise of Adolf Hitler. Reparations and the great depression were contributing factors to Hitler’s rise to power‚ however one must also consider his warming charisma and Germany’s desire for a strong leader as important reasons. One clause of the treaty of Versailles

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    factor in the rise of Hitler to power? I agree to some extent that the Great Depression was the most important factor in the rise of Hitler to power because there were many others reasons as to why he achieved greatness. These include the Treaty of Versailles‚ hyperinflation and the economy and Nazi tactics. I believe that the most important reason Hitler rose to power was because of the Treaty of Versailles. The Hyperinflation may have been a minor aspect in Hitler’s rise to power‚ but it still

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    Who or what was responsible for Hitler’s rise to power? Many believe that there was only one factor for his rise to power. Some state that Hitler could not have risen to power in any country other than Germany‚ implying that he was nothing more than a product of German culture. Others say that Hitler made himself dictator by means of his own political genius. Yet still others claim that it was the weak democratic government of the Weimar Republic or only Germany’s social and economic scene in

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    Auteur Criticism for Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann As a director Luhrmann has only five films under his filmmaking belt; Strictly Ballroom (1992)‚ Romeo + Juliet (1996)‚ Moulin Rouge! (2001)‚ Australia (2008)‚ and his latest film‚ The Great Gatsby (2012) (Horn‚ 4). Even with such a short list of films he has directed‚ Luhrmann’s directing style is recognizable and obvious for all of his movies. The most noticeable characteristics of this director are his films’ favorable close-up use of editing

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    that Hitler’s rise to power was inevitable. Some state that Hitler could not have risen to power in any country other than Germany‚ implying that he was nothing more than a product of German culture. Others say that Hitler rose to power by means of his political genius. And yet still others claim that it was the weak democratic government of the Weimar Republic‚ and Germany’s social and economic scene in the 1930’s that made the people restless and ready for a dictator to come to power. There was

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    complete power in Germany between 1930 and 1934’. To what extent go you agree with this judgement? Hitler gained power through many means but a debate between most historians is which of these means were the most effective in Hitler’s rise to complete power in Germany. In this essay‚ I will discuss as to whether violence was the most important factor or whether other factors like propaganda‚ charismatic speaking‚ luck or influence of business were more important factors in Hilter’s rise to power. Violence

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    The Rise and Fall of Pol Pot Pol Pot‚ infamous for his connection to the Khmer Rouge that identified with communism‚ held power in Cambodia from 1975-1979. Although‚ this is only a short period of time‚ he undoubtedly left a lasting impression on the Cambodian population. Pol Pot’s revolution failed to increase the level of Human Rights and wealth for the Khmer people. Pol Pot and his party became obsessed with eliminating “enemies” of the Khmer Rouge from the population. They devastated any chance

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    “The Nazi rise to power was essentially linked to the Great Depression” (Holtfriech). To what extent do you agree with this statement? After all the hard work put in by the Nazis over several years in order to access rise to power‚ President Hindenburg finally appointed Hitler as Chancellor of Germany on 30th January 1933. Many historians have argued about how this all came about‚ however one in particular‚ Holtfriech‚ believes their rise to power was all due to the Great Depression‚ which was

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    To a great extent economic hardships enormously contributed to Hitler’s rise of power in becoming a highly powerful dictator. Nevertheless‚ Great Depression could not have been entirely the reasoning’s of the rising of Hitler. The Treaty of Versailles largely contributed to the rise of a ruthless dictator by 1934. The Treaty of Versailles brought WW1 to an end‚ with the signage of a paper between the Germany and Allied Powers. Resulting the deep depression and anger throughout the Germany‚ desperately

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    Word Count: 2‚320 Mussolini’s rise to power changed the course of western history as it brought about the new political idea of fascism‚ which would later spread‚ to Germany‚ Spain and Portugal. Mussolini’s rise to power is one that is widely debated in history. The strongest claim as to how Mussolini rose to power comes from the idea that the Italian liberal state was to open minded to supporting him and that the workings of its system were flawed allowing him to exploit this for his own gain.

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