Roman history. Although he did not rule for long‚ he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole dynasty of emperors. Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC‚ Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could not yet handle its own size and power. The nobility were widely discredited and order had given way to chaos. The only clear alternative was military dictatorship. Caesar allied himself against the nobility. As his career took off‚ he won a number of political offices‚ not always by
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time consul‚ and the most recent year he held office‚ just before his demise in 86 BC‚ he claimed a frightening toll on the optimates. At the same time‚ he made sure that Caesar was delegated flamen dialis‚ one of an antiquated priesthood with no power. This identified him with his uncle’s fanatic governmental issues‚ and his marriage in 84 BC to Cornelia‚ daughter of Marius’ partner Cinna‚ additionally affirmed him as a radical. At the point when Lucius Cornelius Sulla‚
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Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1935-1945. Although his leadership led to the deaths of 11 million people‚ Hitler was one of the best leaders in history. He turned Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship under his power. Also‚ Hitler’s mass genocide led to World War II. In 1932‚ Hitler ran for president of Germany. Hitler had around 36% of the vote in the final count and was appointed as chancellor. Hitler used his position to form a dictatorship. He based this leadership on
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This policy was mirrored by the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. In the early years of his regime‚ Khrushchev slowly amassed power from the collective leadership that was in place after Stalin’s death. In 1956‚ he shocked the entire world with a leaked speech where he criticized Stalin’s cult of personality and the various crimes that were committed under his leadership. This report caused domestic upheaval within the USSR and lead Stalin’s supporters to quickly lose favor and influence within the
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Richard Boyer Mr. Shoughrue 8/13/14 Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin was born on December 18‚ 1879‚ in Gori‚ Georgia. Stalin was the Soviet Union dictator for over two decades. Joseph Stalin rose to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party. When Vladimir Lenin died Stalin took power as the Soviet Dictator. Stalin’s Red Army helped defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. Joseph Stalins’ birth name is Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. He changed his name later on in his life he changed his name to Joseph
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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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president to being someone constantly disrespected and undermined. He was treated based on the actions he took while under power. He went from making all the right moves to move into power to making mistake after mistake which eventually cost him his seat as emporer. He was a ruler who helped reshape France as whole as well and cause it many many problems. Louis-Napoleon came to power by being elected by a direct popular vote. He was a small and enigmatic
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)‚ born in Corsica and into wealth‚ had developed the early ideals of creating unity‚ ending civil strife‚ and increasing power. At a young age‚ Napoleon was well educated in military schools and academies; he became an artillery lieutenant in 1785‚ and because of his wealth and knowledge even after leaving his position in the French artillery‚ he was still being promoted and eventually took control of the French army in 1796‚ leading early victories in 1796-97‚ one of
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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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