the greedy attitude of any other past emperor. Not saying Mao didn’t use strong enough communist values‚ but Mao lived in high class while farmers were left with nothing. To keep his position in government‚ Mao punished all those who threatened his power by accusing the detractors of going against the communist system. He would ask for input‚ and ways to improve‚ but would kill‚ torture‚ or send away those who didn’t respond the way that he wanted. This was called “The Shifting of the Winds”‚ and left
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When Stalin rose to power he wanted to centralize the control the control over the entire soviet economy in the 1920’s. If anyone opposed Stalin’s political views was killed‚ exiled or put in jail for a long period of time. During the time he was ruling World War II broke out and the Russians fought with Germany. In the middle of the war Germany decided to break their pact and turn on the Russians and they invaded the Soviet Lands. While he was ruling the Soviet Union‚ he launched a five year plan
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Throughout the course of history‚ people of power and wealth have led countries through good times and bad. As it is obvious to the public eyes‚ some leaders are better than others. Past and present‚ leaders exist who infringe human rights‚ throw their country into a humanitarian downfall‚ and abuse their power. Benito Mussolini‚ an Italian dictator‚ and Francisco Franco‚ a Spanish dictator‚ were among the worst heads of government during the 20th century. By taking away citizens’ freedoms and leaving
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Benito Mussolini was a hardened dictator that rose to power through brute force and killing any in his way. this is shown on October 24th‚ 1922 in Naples‚ Italy‚ Mussolini claimed that "either the government will be given to us‚ or we will seize it by marching on Rome" on that same day Mussolini and 4 other Fascist leaders decided they would lead a mach to Rome and take it by force.At the time Mussolini was still praying for a compromise from the Italian government so he decided to not move until
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Napoleon’s career and policies both destroyed and preserved aspects of the Revolution. Napoleon gave the people rhetoric about liberty‚ rather than giving it to them. This is best seen through his using of the plebiscite and crowing himself emperor. By taking all of the power for himself‚ Napoleon went against certain ideals of the Revolution. However‚ Napoleon did make efforts to preserve some aspects of the Revolution. This is shown through his creation of the lycées‚ which gave the people
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Holocaust‚ the decimation of Jews‚ communists‚ and gypsies. Strangely enough‚ people are not as familiar with the Russian authoritarian‚ Stalin‚ even though his policies on collectivization lead to just as many deaths as the Holocaust. Hitler rose to power in hopes of creating an Aryan Race‚ a master race of the Germans; Hitler’s ideas were based on racial bias. Consequently‚ this “noble” race did not include Jews‚ communists‚ socialists‚ gypsies‚ or disabled people; in fact‚ Hitler blamed these people
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did his image grow but so did his power. In 1931 I heard about a meeting arranged with Hitler and president Paul Von Hindenburg‚ not too long after Hitler was the image for new Nazi party though his true goal still needing to be met as the Chancellor of Germany (Giblin‚63). As 1932 rolled around my career in medicine
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Born in 1769‚ Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most famous people of French history. Being immersed in the military from the age of 9 and on‚ it is no wonder that he became one of‚ arguably‚ the best military leaders of all time. But‚ the question comes about‚ was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant? Along with the many good things that Napoleon did to help the people of France after the French Revolution‚ came some very‚ very bad things. In no time he went from being loved and adored by the people of France
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Vive l’Empereur! Napoleon was a big man in all ways except stature‚ with big plans‚ big actions‚ big passions‚ and a big appetite. Throughout Napoleon’s political and military career‚ he accomplished many goals of the revolution that had underlying democratic values‚ which he spread all across Europe. However‚ Napoleon was also an egotistical and oppressive character‚ and he took away many individual rights that had been gained during the reign of terror. Napoleon was a tyrant‚ twisted by his own
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Napoleon versus Frederick the Great I have chosen to compare Napoleon to Frederick the Great. I will compare these two extremely influential leaders through numerous techniques; including their military history‚ the administration of their territories‚ the legacy they left upon their countries‚ among others. Napoleon was a great soldier that graduated from military school at the age of sixteen and quickly worked his way through the ranks. Napoleon was a brilliant leader in battle and consistently
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