phenoinoms. 2. What did astronomer Edwin Hubble discover in 1929? Edwin determained that the further a galaxie is from earth the faster it apears to move away at a ever slowing speed. 3. Explain what the two teams of astronomers found in the 1990s. What question did their discovery create? Hubble’s discovery influenced the teams to find the rate at which the galexy moves away. However they instead found that the galaxys were actualy moving away at a quickening speed. 4. What is the mystery Greene
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Stalinist Russia. Intro: Education and Propaganda were tools used by Stalin to maintain and consolidate his power in Russia. The exact year as to when Stalin was in power is controversial. For the purpose of this paper‚ Stalin will be recognized as in power of Russia in 1929‚ the year when most of his oppositions were defeat‚ especially Trosky. Education Though Stalin always addressed himself as the follower of Lenin‚ and all what he is doing is a continuation of Lenin. However‚ he prove himself
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To what extent did the aims and methods of Martin Luther King differ from those of Black Power Activists? There is no question that the aims and methods of Martin Luther King differed from those of Black Power activists. King was peaceful and wanted integration with whites while Black Power activists confronted violence and believed in black supremacism and separatism. But they were also similar in some ways‚ such as speaking out on the Vietnam War. The aims of MLK differed significantly from those
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between 1928 and 1938? In 1928 it was clear to Stalin that the USSR needed a new economic system. Everybody knew that the NEP was failing and that Russia was economically backward compared to it surrounding countries. Stalin knew that for the USSR to make make money for herself she must first start to make money from grain exports‚ given that grain exports were at 13% that of pre-war levels he knew something must be done. The first of the five year plans included collectivisation‚ this eradicated
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Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky emerge as leader of the USSR in 1929? A power struggle for control of the Bolshevik party began after Lenin’s death in 1924. Among the contenders for the role‚ two of the most powerful names in this struggle were Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Ultimately‚ Stalin was able to secure power and vote out Trotsky by being politically skilful and cunning however most importantly he was lucky. First of all‚ Stalin was lucky. Trotsky remained ill for most of the power
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exacerbated by steep population increases. During the first eight years of power‚ Mao’s regime tackled the economy remarkably‚ stemming inflation and introducing the first 5-year plan. Furthermore political control began to take form – although the methods of control were debatably unethical – and social initiatives were taken to improve‚ among other things‚ illiteracy‚ women’s rights and crime. Despite the albeit tough methods used by Mao‚ the PRC did a remarkable job of transforming China in the given circumstances
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Stalin was a dictator of the Soviet Union starting from 1922-1953 (Mazelev‚ 1999). Stalin is famous for his extremities used to build and sustain Communism in USSR. He is considered as one of the leaders who were responsible for the death of many people during their rule. The estimated number of deaths for which he is known to be responsible goes over 40 million (Price 2014). Can his actions be justified and what was the end of the means he used? Stalin‚ as his predecessor Lenin‚ was mostly affected
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To what extent did the Treaty of Versailles weaken Germany Democratically‚ between 1919 to 1929? The signing of the Treaty of Versailles on the twenty second of June in 1919‚ would forever psychologically be associated with the long term bitterness and humiliation of the German public towards the German democracy. The civilian government who agreed to the terms of the treaty‚ which saw German suffer a deduction in their army‚ forced to pay high reparations‚ deduction of land and population were
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the course to be followed by the people. Dictatorship as a specific principle of government‚ however‚ arose only after World War I which was responsible for throwing out of gear the economic organizations of most of the state. The masses groaned under the burden of heavy taxation and large-scale unemployment. The working classes were rebelling against their governments. The working classes derived inspiration from Soviet Russia where Lenin and Stalin were successful in overthrowing capitalism
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Stalin’s technique to take Germany forward was using five year plans. Stalin believed there was need for these five- year plans as : First of all many of the regions were behind other countries in growth and that the USSR were backward Stalin believed that to be be backward you are defeated and enslaved but if you are powerful people must beware of you. Stalin also believed (with Lenin) the USSR should overtake and out strip the capitalist countries He believed Socialism in one country and the USSR
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