To what extent did Mussolini come to power in 1922 due to the weakness of the Liberal State? When Italy was unified in 1870 it was set up with a new liberal state made up of Italy’s Liberal elite. The new state that was set up had many flaws which helped Mussolini to come into power as prime minister. In this essay I am going to be discussing whether it was the weakness of the new Liberal state or any other factors that allowed him to consolidate his power. The state that was set up in Italy
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overthrew Gerardo Machado’s authoritarian rule and Batista assumed power. Beginning in 1934‚ Batista maintained control of Cuba through a chain of puppet presidents until he was elected President in 1940. Batista served for four years and then moved to the United States. However‚ Batista returned to Cuba to run for president yet again and‚ certain that he would be defeated by a reform party‚ staged a coup d’état where he was able to seize power and establish himself as a dictator. During Batista’s reign
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Aztecs were a relatively small and unknown tribe who called themselves the Mexicas. In the year of 1100 they left their homeland of Aztlan and came into the Valley of Mexico. And from their humble beginnings‚ the Aztecs rose to become the greatest power in Meso America by the time the Spaniards arrived‚ in the 16th century. In the year of 1325‚ the Mexica tribe founded their first city known as Tenochtitlan in the Valley of Mexico near Lake Texcoco. (Put up overhead of map) This map of the Valley
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hearts of many people all around the world. Adolf Hitler gained much control through his use of words and wisdom of people‚ which drove him into being a leader. By using his excellent talents of persuading people to listen to him he had the greater power and built a whole army while promoting his theories and ideas to the world through destruction and lies. 1. Introduction Hitler and the Occult: The Magical Thinking of Adolf Hitler. a. Because German political leader Adolf Hitler evokes
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Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin‚ was known as one of the greatest Soviet leaders of the Twentieth Century. Joseph was born December 19‚ 1879 in Gori‚ Russia. Joseph came to power in Russia in 1924‚ a few years after Vladimir Lenin’s death. Joseph Stalin ruled over Russia until his death in 1953. When Joseph was young he attended the church school in Gori‚ he was a smart child. When he was in school he did very well in religious studies‚ geography and Georgian. He also studied Greek and Russian. When
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Mussolini’s and Hitler’s Rise to Power Mussolini and Hitler both seemed as if they were going to save their countries when they were in need. Italy was rising in unemployment and inflation which cause social unrest. A newspaper editor and politicians named Benito Mussolini boldly promised to rescue Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces. As for Germany‚ most Germans ignored Hitler and his angry message until the Great Depression ended the nation’s brief postwar recovery
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KAMENEV Key Notes for Lev Kamenev (Up till 1924): Throughout the summer of 1923‚ Lenin seemed close to death and there was a political struggle Trotsky seemed to hold the most power due to his close friendship with Lenin before his strokes but an opposition had begun to emerge The opposition for Trotsky not only held Stalin but also 2 other politicians: Lev Kamenev and G.E. Zinoviev (a leading Bolshevik who had been Lenin’s closest aide during the revolution) Together‚ the 3 formed ‘’troika’’
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Amongst the Bolshevik revolutionaries who took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917‚ Stalin was appointed general secretary of the party’s Central Committee in 1922. He subsequently managed to consolidate power following the 1924 death of Vladimir Lenin through suppressing Lenin’s criticisms (in the postscript of his testament) and expanding the functions of his role‚ all the while eliminating any opposition. He remained general secretary until the post was abolished in 1952‚ concurrently serving
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Robespierre developed into the strong and prominent figure he grew up to be. Robespierre’s parents were not in the picture for the large majority of his rise to power. His father was a lawyer and his occupation influenced Robespierre to head down the same career path; Robespierre moved to Paris and received a degree in law from Lycée Louis-le-Grand. His rise to political success began with his consistent bashing of the standing French Monarchy in addition to his ability to fight for the common man in France
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MINI ESSAY: Hitler’s Rise to Power “Hitler’s rise to power was due more to the weakness of the Weimar Republic than his own strengths.” I agree with this statement to a large extent due to the various evident shortcomings in the means by which the Weimar government addressed issues faced by Germans in the years leading to Hitler’s rise to power. The Weimar Government was a coalition government made of many parties that had proportional representation. As there were too many political
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