Basma Rasheed May 24th‚ 2012 Rise of Dictators For many nations‚ WWI peace had brought not prosperity but revolution fueled by economic depression and struggle. The postwar years brought the rise of powerful dictators driven by the belief in nationalism. Germany: * Germans saw the fact that the Treaty of Versailles blamed them for the starting of the war to be unfair. They did not find security in a settlement that stripped them of their overseas colonies and border territories
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World War II killed more people‚ destroyed more property‚ disrupted more lives‚ and probably had more far-reaching consequences than any other war in history. The war‚ which ended in 1945‚ eventually involved 61 countries‚ claimed 50 million lives‚ and completely changed the geopolitical landscape. The causes of World War II can be easily traced back to many of the unsolved issues from the end of World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful
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civil rights of all time‚ which took place in fascist nations. The notion of fascism began in Italy under Benito Mussolini. He attempted to make fascism appealing by challenging radical issues such as women’s rights (Findley 119). Mussolini was able to literally walk into power once conservatives realized that his ideas could help suppress social disorder (Findley 119). Once in power‚ Mussolini worked to get his opposition on his side by emphasizing “unity and direction” (Findley 120). Following Mussolini’s
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themselves as leaders with strong influences over their followers. This time period consisted of a few historically significant leaders such as Lenin‚ Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ and Mao Zedong. The main objective of these leaders was to spread their version of totalitarian ideas. Yet‚ another leader was prominent during the same time period‚ but unlike Hitler‚ Lenin‚ and Zedong‚ his goal was the spreading of democracy using nonviolent tactics throughout his nation as well as across the world; this leader was
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"Causes and effects of World War II" In the Soviet Union‚ under the rule of Lenin‚ a dictatorship was set up that firmly controlled the country. Lenin died in 1924‚ and Joseph Stalin became the new Soviet dictator in 1929. In Germany‚ Adolf Hitler turned the country into a dictatorship. The Nazi party gained much strength due to the Treaty of Versailles which forced Germany to surrender territory and pay reparations. Hitler vowed to ignore the treaty and repair Germany’s name in society. Hitler
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people can use it and unfortunately some people still use the power of religion. Finally‚ when I use power‚ I never think only logical and pragmatical. I believe that If we use power such as Machiavelli‚ how we differ from such tyrants as Hitler‚ Lenin‚ and
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Peace Treaties Peace Treaties Versailles Aim: punish Germany‚ prevent war and allow self-determination Territorial Aim: to weaken Germany by taking away territories‚ to get compensation for cost of war by gaining land‚ and to allow for self-determination -Germany lost 13.5% of land‚ 12.5% of population‚ 15% of farm production‚ 48% iron production and 16% coal production Alsace-Lorraine | France | Eupen‚ Moresnet‚ Malmedy | Belgium | North Schleswig | Denmark (through plebiscite) self-determination
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Second World War World War II was one of the greatest struggles humanity has ever seen. This Second World War caused many lives to be lost‚ damaged personal properties and was expensive‚ for a great deal of money was required to maintain a country’s military strength. The numbers for those that have passed‚ been wounded or gone missing during the war could never be calculated precisely; though it has been estimated that more than 55 million lives perished. Many historians have traced the causes of
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while in Germany and Italy it was the dictatorship of individuals. But Nazism in Germany and Fascism in Italy were also the rule of a party‚ though they remained all through overshadowed by a single personality just as Bolshevism was in the days of Lenin and Stalin. Till yesterday‚ Khrushchev’s personality loomed large on the political horizon. In fact‚ no government‚ as Maclver has shown‚ is ever actually in the hands of a single individual. If there is a single seemingly supreme ruler‚ he inevitably
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WWI‚ formerly the Great War‚ started in the summer of 1914 and ended in November 1918 and only about 21 years later WWII started in 1939 and did not end until 1945. WWI and WWII have many similarities and differences in tactics‚ weapons‚ and theaters of war‚ leaders‚ and technology. One of the similarities that these wars had was in tactics. Some of the tactics used in WWI were early forms of the Blitzkrieg tactic. Also there were differences in the tactics. Most of the tactic used in WWI was
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