In the 1920-1930s Spain was divided country that was mainly separated between right-wing and left-wing (Nationalist; Republicans) parties. The nationalist consist of the church‚ army monarchists‚ landowners and employers.on the other side the Republicans consist of workers‚ socialists and peasants. Economically the country was hit pretty hard by the great depression which was caused by the Wall Street crash in 1929. Thanks to that the government that was in power (military dictatorship). The country
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responsible based on it’s over-reaction to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Serbian nationalist secret society‚ the Black Hand‚ was responsible for the death of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. Francis Ferdinand was the nephew and heir of the Austrian Emperor‚ Francis Joseph. When Ferdinand announced that he would visit Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia‚ many Serbian nationalists were angered. Bosnia was under the rule of Austria-Hungary and was the home of many Serbs. They
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and 1964‚ nationalist movements was considered the main reason for decolonisation of the British Empire‚ but where other factors just as significant? Britain had flourished during the war with a victory however; this left them with severe financial and economical set-backs. The Second World War weakened the British economy this in turn reduced their imperial power to maintain control of their colonies‚ Britain often used emergencies; which allowed them to buy time from nationalists which would
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dynamic policies‚ Hitler became a symbol of ‘hope’ in Germany. Hitler progressed further in his pursuit through his decision to form a colition government with the Nationalists in 1933. The Reichstag was characterized by a heightened sense of mistrust‚ suspicion and rivalry between right-wing and left-wing parties. The nationalists were afraid of the Nazi party‚ with its extremist views‚ would
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complete self rule of the Indians‚ were extremely wary of the loyalty that the moderates showed towards the British. “How can loyalty exist in the face of injustice and misgovernment which we confront everyday?”‚ Bipin Chandra Pal had claimed‚ a nationalist who has been famously associated with the extremist triumvirate of Lal Bal Pal. In contrast‚ the Moderates seemed to be complacent under the British may be because of their conviction that Indians were incapable of self-rule. The Moderates followed
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Lokmanya Tilak was born at Chummakachu Lane (Ranjani Aaleea) in Chikhalgaon‚ Ratnagiri‚ Maharashtra to a Chitpavan Brahmin family. His father‚ Mr.Gangadhar Tilak was a famous schoolteacher and a Sanskrit scholar. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a bright child and very good at mathematics. The problems the teacher gave to work our on paper‚ Bal would do them mentally and give the answer. He also had a sense of fairness and justice from very early age. He was very independent minded and did not falter at expressing
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A NATION OF INTERESTS India‚ the land of thousands years of history‚ hundreds of millions of people‚ a myriad of cultures‚ numerous religions and languages is also home to an puzzle of great importance‚ the Indian national identity. The quest for Indian national identity has set its mark in the Indian history for the last one hundred and fifty years. Think-thanks of both Indian and Western origin sought an answer to the question whether India had a unique nation. Often the differences between
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The Irish road to independence was much unlike any other‚ it lasted the course of hundreds of years with innumerous failed revolts and uprisings. To begin‚ Ireland came under the rule of England after the Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1171 AD. In 1171 AD Henry II of England landed in Ireland when news reached him that Dermot Mac Murragh had gained control of Dublin‚ and intended to become king. King Henry II had Dermot swear fealty to himself and become a vassal to the king‚ and so gained control
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The main thing that Mao Zedong is famous for is leading China’s Communist Party to victory in their fight against the Kuomintang. In 1921‚ Mao helped to found the Communist Party. This party fought the Nationalists for power from them until 1949. (However‚ they both fought each other and sometimes collaborated against the Japanese in World war 2 In 1949‚ the communists won and China became a communist country. Mao then ruled China and its people until 1976
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Within the context of 1789-1890‚ was the unification of Germany a result of economic‚ political or military forces? Numerous factors have lead to the progressive creation of a unified Germany by 1871; such factors are fundamentally related to economic‚ political or military origins. To accurately understand the reasoning behind the unification‚ one must look at the history preceding it – The after-effects of the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire; The significance of the French revolutions and
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