unification could not have been possible without Otto von Bismarck‚ a Prussian noble who had risen through the ranks to become a major political figure and the driving force behind German unification. The question is begged‚ however: how did Bismarck do it? How did he rise to power and unite these fragmented pieces into one union? Well‚ for one‚ Bismarck had connections. A noble by birth‚ Bismarck had high social standing‚ but no governmental or military background that would facilitate a career in
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those he brought along‚ to arm rebellious slaves with the aim of striking terror to the slaveholders in Virginia. In Document A from the New York Tribune (December 3‚ 1859)‚ Horace Greeley states that slavery was a bad thing and that John Brown did a good thing
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different ways overall. Qin ruled Ancient China during the years (221 BC-207 BC). Qin was a strong and powerful leader. Although the dynasty went down in crisis‚ Qin improved China during his life. The article “Who was Shi Huangdi and what area did he rule?”‚ stated Qin improved China by creating a wall known as The Great Wall of China to protect the civilization. “Shi Huangdi ordered the joining of several earlier walls on China’s northern border to be unified and to be into a single system of
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Both Hitler and Stalin made use of propaganda in all forms of media‚ however they each focused on different areas‚ Hitler strongly trying to influence the youth populations while Stalin controlled visual media‚ altering photos and paintings. To make strong use of propaganda in Nazi Germany‚ Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels as the Minister of Propaganda. Goebbels “had control of all branches of the media and the arts”. He remained Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945‚ throughout the war‚ even
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the beginning of the American colonies‚ the people started creating new ways of government. One of these ways was democracy. The colonies were democratic because they began allowing the citizens to have a say in government (Doc 3). If the people did not like how their government was run they could produce their own ideas and could question the leaders if they were wronged. Colonists were able to vote for people to represent them or their area in a legislature (Doc 6). Christians in the colonies
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How did communism come into Russia and how did it affect Russia? Russia was very stable before communist and communist ideas came round‚ and the aftermath of it all was not the best for Russia and Russian people. Russia was very different before communist took over‚ and how communism came to be is interesting along with all the changes that came with Russia. What was Russia and its government before communism? Russia was just a simple vast country stretching across the Eastern European plain
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When you hear “ Roman Emperor” what do you think of? Publius Aelius Hadrianus was a Roman Emperor from 117 to 138 AD. He was the fourteenth Emperor of Rome‚ making him one of many. Being born in Italica‚ Spain Hadrian had many key events in his life. He made many important contributions to the Roman Empire while he was the emperor. Hadrian left his mark by his building projects. This was one of the biggest parts of his legacy. Some of the most known marks he made was Hadrian’s Wall‚ Agora‚ and the
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World War Two did not change the way Australians lived completely‚ but it caused significant changes in many aspects of life‚ such as women’s independence‚ Australia’s multiculturalism and Australia’s foreign affairs. Women were able to go out into the workforce‚ Australia’s population increased greatly with a lot of ethnically diverse families formed and relationships with countries such as the United States were created. During World War Two‚ husbands‚ fathers‚ sons and brothers were called upon
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Did Charles I Deserve to be Executed? In the middle ages the power of the monarchs was a lot greater than the power of today. For example the monarch would create the laws and taxes the country would obey by there rules and there rules only. The monarch would decide when the country went to war and when Parliament was needed (many problems were caused by the monarchs and Parliament disagreeing). However nowadays our monarchs tend to hand over there power to parliament. Parliament creates the laws
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fearless‚ war-minded‚ young man. Death in war did not scare him because he was raised knowing that war was in his blood. Being the prideful man that he is‚ Achilles chose to go to war. He could not pass up his opportunity to receive eternal glory. But the honest question is‚ was it the fates that chose his destiny‚ or Achilles? Achilles decision to fight for his own selfish benefits proves that he is personally responsible for how things ended. He did not try to escape his fate. The idea of becoming
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