comets‚ they flashed across the sky of world politics; obsessed with power‚ they mobilized enormous masses of people for their ambitious goals ‚” the three historic leaders - Napoleon‚ Stalin and Hitler - all greatly influenced the world till today. Despite the fact that Hitler led Nazi Germany to start WWII and Stalin transformed Soviet Union and started the Cold War‚ I believe that Napoleon had the greatest impact on modern European history‚ because he not only established a new order of Europe with
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Alec Hendrickson 11/14/10 p.3 Did John Proctor Die a Hero? In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor displays some of the key aspects of beig a hero. Those aspects are‚ he risked his reputation and his life to save the lives of the falsely accused people in his town. A big aspect of being a hero is sacrifice‚ but even though he lacks the other aspects such as unselfishness and compassion‚ he is still a hero. John is selfish because before his wife was accused of witchcraft
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Napoleon and Stalin were similar in roles by both being leaders. First as Napoleon is becoming a leader from Old Major’s death he becomes power hungry and expels anyone who is against him‚ just like Stalin. This was Napoleon’s role‚ a leader‚ who highlights Stalin’s actions from the revolution by demanding sacrifice and loyalty. Even paranoia came through the both of them‚ Stalin at the end of his reign and Napoleon when he is executing shouting
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believed Trotsky would take leadership after Lenin died‚ even if they didn’t want him to. No one thought it would be Stalin. Therefore‚ Stalin felt he had to defeat Trotsky in order to become leader. However‚ the fear of Trotsky becoming leader isn’t the only factor in explaining Stalin’s victory in the power struggle. Lenin died‚ January 21 1924. This is when the Lenin Legacy begun. Stalin took it upon himself to give a speech at Stalin’s funeral; he personally swore to carry on the work of Lenin.
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strong government how will we protect our country‚ we need power. Hamilton also thought that the wealthy‚ well born and educated people should rule. If you aren’t educated or don’t have any knowledge about how the government works how will you know what is right for the citizens and country. Jefferson believed in a strict Constitution‚ he felt as if the national bank would not benefit the society but would hurt us‚ and that we should pay our debts right away‚ I do agree with that point because we
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Trotsky and Stalin. In the end‚ Stalin prevailed and earned leadership of the Soviet Union during the mid-1920s. However‚ once Stalin came to power‚ the lives of the society changed dramatically. Stalin’s wished to restore society which caused him to reverse Lenin’s previous work. Stalin revoked many laws concerning women’s emancipation because he wanted to strengthen tradition and build up the population.
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After winning the Spanish-American War in 1898‚ the United States gained control of three colonies and one of those colonies was the Philippines (42). Americans were split on their ideas of what to do with the Philippines. Some believed that the Philippines rightfully belonged to the U.S. so therefore the U.S. should retain the colony and govern it however they wish (42). One man who felt this way was Albert J. Beveridge‚ a U.S. Senator that opposed the anti-imperialist movement (42). Senator Beveridge
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United States’ has been impacted by many famous people in history. Joseph Stalin‚ the communist dictator of the Soviet Union was one of those people. But I believe that Stalin has impacted and changed America the most. I believe that Joseph Stalin has impacted the American society and culture the most because he helped prepare America for bombings and also made millions of people fear communism. Many people only know Joseph Stalin for being the communist dictator of the soviet union. Also‚ some might
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Hitler and Stalin. You probably recognize Hitler as the one of the evilest man in history. But the communist dictator‚ Stalin‚ is just as bad as Hitler. Hitler and Stalin are different in many ways. Hitler is Part of the national socialist party also known as Nazi‚ while Stalin is a Communist‚ they are also similar as they both killed many people and Both are Dictators. Hitler was not exactly the best guy you could meet. He is mostly known for causing world war two and for creating the holocaust
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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‚ and therefore changed it for the better in the years 1949-57. As can be expected with any major political takeover‚ the establishment of the People’s Republic of China brought about
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