terror began is evident with the 2nd invasion of the Tuileries on the 10th August 1792. This was a sans-culotte led uprising of 20‚000 that resulted in the palace being set on fire and nearly all of Louis XII guardsmen massacred. As a result‚ Louis was declared ‘temporarily suspended’ and all laws vetoed by him came immediately into effect This shows that a sans-culottes-based uprising resulted in the removal of the king‚ signifying the scale of control and influence they have over the convention.
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In 1918 the German people were shattered by the unexpected defeat in the first world war. As the war ended‚ the Kaiser abdicated and early in 1919 Germany’s politicians drew up there democratic constitution. Many saw it as doomed from the start with many problems facing it‚ with opposition from the left and the right. Many believe that the Weimar republic was doomed‚ this is for a number of reasons. Firstly the government got left with the burden of the treaty of Versailles. The German people
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In 1918 Germany was in turmoil‚ losing the war and many living in depraved conditions. It was at this time when the whole complexion of German politics changed and a whole new system of governing was introduced in Germany. The Kaiser abdicated and Germany fell into new hands‚ with the Weimar Republic taking over. However‚ there were many people‚ especially from the left that didn’t want the revolution to just stop at achieving a democratic Republic but instead wanted the revolution to go further
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Introduction: South Africa is a country that is crippled by the heritage of the apartheid‚ this is because the struggle for democracy was a long and exhausting one (Budeli‚ 2009: 68). Argentina also suffered among the hands of the military regime‚ as the lives of ordinary people was accompanied with hunger and a forceful government (Brysk‚ 1994: 1). The trade union movement has been pivotal in both of the countries‚ as the labour movements were able to mobilise towards better countries. In this
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The Middle East Uprising is a war prone of a global hegemony…How can the UN minority democratic states fairly mediate international relations and affairs with the Middle East crisis as a minority‚ when the UN majority states are non-democratic? The Power is in the majority. What’s the outcome in this chaotic 21st Century states where the West is been force by these non-democratic UN states to side with them‚ against our allies such as Israel. This will bring a war and eventually among the states
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Paul Krugman Paul Krugman is one of the most successful columnists in The New York Times. Some of his best articles that helped him win a Nobel Prize on October 13‚ 2008 were “The Great Illusion;” “Fuels on the Hill‚” and “Running Out of Planet to Exploit.” Paul Krugman joined The New York Times in 1999 as a columnist on the Op-Ed Page and is also a professor of Economics at Princeton University. Mr. Krugman received his Bachelor’s Degree from Yale University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from MIT
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bear to Almighty God”. The author for source 7 is Robert Aske‚ who led the Pilgrimage of Grace to defend the religious houses that were being closed and property seized by the king. This goes to show that religion seemed to be the main cause of the uprisings against the king; the evidence shows that the Pilgrimage of Grace was named due to religion. Source 6 also mentions “brought to the boil by the dissolution of the smaller monasteries”. The timing of the rebellions started when the smaller monasteries
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NAZI GERMANY- PROBLEMS OF WEIMAR 1. CHAOS 2. CONSTITUTION 3. VERSAILLES 4. EXTREMISM 5. INFLATION 6. STRESSEMAN YEARS 1924-1929 CHAOS After the war Germany was left in chaos‚ law and order had broken down‚ there were armed ex-soldiers on the streets and violence was everwhere. The government was unable to cope with this as Germany was suffering a power vacuum- this meant that no one knew who was in charge since the Kaiser was removed. People were not used to democracy and wanted a central
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were the Haitian Revolution‚ Christmas rebellion‚ The Baptist war‚ Barbados revolt and Berbice revolt. 2. Christmas rebellion-1831-1832 Haitian Revolution-1791-1804 Barbados revolt- 1816 Berbice revolt- 1763-1764 A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves.. The most successful slave rebellion in history was the 18th-century Haitian Revolution led by Toussaint L’Ouverture. 3. Christmas Rebellion- Sam sharpe Haitian Revolution- Toussaint L’Ouverture Barbados revolt- Bussa
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Afro Cuban resistance to slavery occurred during the initial circumstance of colonial rule. During this time‚ the first slave rebellion took place in 1533 in mines in the Oriente‚ which is the east side of the island (La Rosa Corzo‚ 2003). More uprisings took place‚ especially on the east side of the island‚ during the
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