To what extent did Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent
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Because of hot weather in Rome the house was very open. * Tiled pictures called mosaics decorated the walls and floors‚ keeping the house cool as well as beautiful‚ and wall paintings (murals)‚ statues and fountains were also popular. * Furniture consisted mostly of timber-framed beds‚ timber stools and couches on which people reclined. Insulae. * An insula was a kind of apartment building * Housed most of the urban citizen population of ancient Rome‚ including ordinary people
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Julius Caesar’s rise to prominence up until 60BC transpired due to a number of factors. The first of these being his family background and Marian connections‚ which at varying stages of his life were both a help and a hindrance. We can also note that most of his marriages were used to gain political and financial resources accentuating his connections to powerful families and individuals. This rise to prominence can also be attributed to Caesar’s opportunistic nature and vast ambitions coupled with
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Long-term bitterness‚ anger about the loss of the war and the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles instigated Hitler’s rise to power. Hitler was a clear nationalist and the loss of the war showed him that Germany was weak‚ incompetent. The Treaty of Versailles was hated among all Germans‚ including Hitler. They detested the Treaty and found it was unfair‚ especially Clause 231. This clause stated that Germany would be blamed for the war‚ this clause stood to diminish any national pride left. “All
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The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises demonstrates elements of weakened masculinity throughout the novel. The lasting effects of WWI on the characters‚ Jake Barnes’ insecurities‚ and Lady Brett Ashley’s non-conformity all contribute to the minimized presence of masculinity. Hemingway began writing The Sun Also Rises in 1925 and it was later completed in 1926. Much like the novel’s protagonist‚ he too resided in Paris working as a journalist‚ after fighting in WWI. Hemingway
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Lecture 4: Classical Rome The Flavian Amphitheatre (lat. Amphitheatrum Flavium‚ It. Anfiteatro Flavio ) or Colosseum (lat. Colosseum‚ It. Colosseo) – is the largest of the ancient Roman amphitheatre‚ - one of the most famous ancient monuments of ancient Rome and one of the most remarkable buildings in the world. The Colosseum is located in Rome; between the Caelian‚ Esquiline and Palatine hills southeast of the Forum‚ on the site that was once the lake and gardens of Emperor Nero’s Golden House
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other poems. The poem I read was “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. It is an incredibly powerful poem written by someone with such a rough background. It really shows how she pushed through life and what she did to get through everything she went through. What this poem tells me is that no matter how long or how hard you get knocked down‚ you should always persevere. The end of the first stanza says “You may trod me in the very dirt / But still‚ like dust‚ I’ll rise.” (Lines 3-4) This has a great hook into
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The rise o the labour party was due to many factors.Factors such as the movement of people from the countryside to cities which changed the economic structure of britain and also changed the social structure and this led to the need for political change. The need for political change to help the working class people who were living in poverty which had been highlighted by booth and rownatree who surveyed LOndon an york two of englands major cities .Better education led to the realisation that
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MODERN HISTORY ESSAY "ASSESS THE VIEW THAT THE GREAT DEPRESSION WAS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NAZIS TO 1934" BY DANIEL MARTIN The Great Depression was the catalyst for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party up to 1934. After the Great Depression took effect and Germany that they had entered a state of poverty‚ people begun to turn to extremist parties‚ such as the Nazi Paty. Hler realised this and took full advantage of it‚ ensuring the people of Germany that if he was to be elected
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traditions‚ or vernacular‚ greatly characterize the sentiment of Angelou’s works. In particular‚ her piece “Still I Rise” is especially influenced by the African American vernacular. This premise can be corroborated through comparing “Still I Rise” to works from other works from specific vernaculars. For starters‚ “Still I Rise” embodies characteristics
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