Epic Father-Son Battle: Phillip II versus Alexander the Great Chris L. Word Count: 1595 During the times of ancient Greece‚ perhaps one of the most influential and known powers was Macedonia. Macedonia’s empire existed from the 800s BC to 146 BC and is principally known for the accomplishments of it’s leaders: Phillip II and his son‚ Alexander the Great. Phillip II worked internally in the regions near Greece strengthening his country‚ while Alexander operated very far from Greece‚ conquering
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Hitler’s rise to power was slow in the beginning‚ but quickly gained traction in post WWI. Some of the major things that contributed to Hitler’s rise‚ was Global Depression‚ the Weimar Republic and the history of Jewish discrimination in Europe. These things contributed greatly to Hitler and the rise of the Nazi Party. Global Depression was one of the effects on the world after WWI. Many countries after WWI were in a severe period of economic depression because of all the war debts that they
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autocratic rule.” To what extent do you agree with this point of view? Tsar Alexander II had many reforms. He was an autocratic ruler who began his reforms in Russia in 1855. Some claim that his reforms were proof of his liberal attitude and others argue that he was primarily a traditionalist‚ this essay will explore to what extent both of arguments are accurate depictions of “The last great tsar.” When Alexander II came to power he was already faced with a series of problems‚ the Crimean war
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brothers took the active role of instructing him in the ways of being a hunter. From the time that he was born until the age of five he received instruction‚ in the town that he lived in with other boys‚ of how to be a warrior. When he was five a great war broke out between the Indians and whites and his parents decided it best to leave. This war helped give Ridge a glance at what was to come for him and his people. They moved into a cove in the higher mountains‚ which forced him to stop his training
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In the long term the rapid rise of extremism had continued as the Nazi party were eventually able to capitalise Germany. Many historians agree that the rise to extremism began long before the Great Depression‚ but the Great Depression had only sped up the inevitability of the Nazi Party. Nevertheless‚ Hitler’s leadership skills had excelled the Nazi Party to its full capability of taking over Germany. The Nazi tactics of propaganda‚ technology and mesmerising speeches had convinced the German public
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The fall of the House of Usher The story begins with the narrator riding a horse towards the house of his friend Rodrick Usher‚ who has sent him a letter asking for his company because of his several illnesses. As he is getting close to the house‚ he takes an overview of it and noticed it is gloomy. Once he is inside‚ he realizes that there is not much light. Next‚ Usher appears and receives his friend with an exaggerated hug ‚and starts talking about his several illnesses that threatened him and
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Alexander Blickensdorfer His-109 3/10/2013 Carl Wertman The primary causes of the American Revolution were social in nature because the unjust treatment of the colonists provoked more intellectual thought about individual liberties. Events that induced such thought and were the publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine‚ the signing of Declaration of Independence‚ and the Battle of Saratoga. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet‚ Common Sense gave hope to the American colonists. The signing of the
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Alexander the Great Legacy Alexander the Great was one of the military leader of the ancient times. But he is not only known for his military leadership. His legacy can be seen throughout the world today. Though Alexander the Great died to and unknown cause‚ he did not vanish from the history books. This is for two main reasons. One‚ he united Greek city-states‚ and two‚ he conquered most of Europe‚ the Middle East‚ and Egypt. Alexander the Great was born in July 356 BCE‚ at Pella‚ Macedon. His
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death on such a large scale. The crippling effects of their lost morality and disillusionment with society influenced them to lead lives of reckless decadence and an idealized past as expressed in such literary works as The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. The concept of a lost generation immediately following the end of World War I saw its beginnings in Paris‚ whereupon most American soldiers found themselves after the war. During the period after the
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Alexander Hamilton: The Other Side of the Revolution Often when one thinks of the American Revolution or the American Enlightenment‚ the philosophies and contributions of men like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are taken into consideration. Indeed they were great thinkers and very pivotal figures in our country’s liberation from Great Britain‚ however more people played a role in accomplishing this great task. America’s founding fathers consisted of several of men‚ all of whom contributed
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