How far do you agree that the collectivisation of agriculture made an essential contribution to Stalin’s transformation of the Russian economy? To a greater extent‚ I do agree that collectivisation was an essential contribution to stalin’s transformation of the economy‚ for example‚ it helped increase production and with it came the increase in industrialisation. Although there were many clear failures with collectivisation‚ in purely economic terms‚ it was mainly successful. However‚ I also think
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The Second World War was much bigger and deadlier than the first in every way. It was fought around the world‚ from Norway to New Guinea‚ from Hawaii to Egypt‚ and on every ocean – it was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Known to have been the most widespread war in history‚ it directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. But unlike the First World War‚ the Second World War was fast moving and mobile; the use of technology was more widespread and effective. The
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Do you agree with the view that the Suez Crisis did no harm to the Conservatives fortunes? The Suez Crisis caused great disagreements between the worlds main superpowers and especially endangered the relations between Britain and the USA. Not only did this crisis threaten Britain’s world relations but it also cause large controversy within Britain. The Suez Crisis began in 1956 as a result of America refusing to fund Egypt on its high dam project‚ which they believed would help Egypt become a
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To what extent do you agree with this statement concerning Britain 1951 to 1964 – ‘Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role’ [45] From 1951 to 1964 there was a period of change for Britain. The government came to reality that Britain didn’t have the necessary resources to maintain their empire. Military demands on events such as Korea (1950-53) and Malaya (1948-60) placed major stress on Britain’s manpower and the prideful Navy was in decline driven by financial expediency. Now Britain
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‘The Suffering in ‘Frankenstein’ is undeserved’ – How far and in what ways do you agree with the view of Shelley’s presentation of suffering? Frankenstein’s characters suffer in a couple of ways‚ psychologically such as through loneliness or through emotional pain of the death of close ones‚ and physical suffering. Shelley herself was an only child‚ so could have been considered lonely when she was younger‚ and her mother died‚ which is obviously a death of a close one. While suffering is deserved
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Midterm 1 Hist 150 Role of Nationalism in the First World War Nationalism played an integral role in the outbreak of the First World War. Nationalism began as a unifying force demanding nation states to come together. Nationalism developed into a phenomenon where people with shared cultural‚ religious and ethnic heritage believed in a perceived superiority to other peoples. This perceived superiority altered nationalism and slowly turned it into Social Darwinism which began to develop
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Ann Barton said “Lovelorn Orsino is not a figure of fun. The verse he speaks at the beginning of the play is seductively beautiful: intense‚ metaphoric and imaginative” To what extent do you agree with this view of the presentation of the character of Orsino? The presentation of Duke Orsino emphasises the dominant theme of love in Twelfth Night. He can be interpreted in different ways. There is debate as to whether Orsino represents the beauty and truth of love as a heroic lover‚ or as a stock
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played a greater part in causing war in 1939 then did the Nazi soviet pact.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer. Ultimately‚ the events in Czechoslovakia in 1938-1939 played a major role in contributing to the outbreak of world war 2 as it ended the appeasement policy and led to Britain’s realization that war was the only solution. However‚ the nazi soviet pact is also a factor as it gave germany the confidence to invade Poland‚ a move that guaranteed war. After the anschluss‚ Czechoslovakia
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How far do you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. Indeed‚ Gatsby has become famous around New York for the elaborate parties held every weekend at his mansion‚ ostentatious spectacles to which people long to be invited. And yet‚ Nick Carraway’s description of the protagonist asserts
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was the most important reason for the outbreak of revolution in 1905’. How far do you agree? The revolution of 1905 occurred due to many different reasons. Arguably the most important of these reasons was the incompetent leadership of the Tsar‚ Nicholas II‚ but there were other factors‚ such as the poverty among the peasants‚ the frustration at lack of political power in the autocracy‚ and also the impact of the Russo-Japanese war. As mentioned‚ the most important reason for the outbreak of revolution
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