In 1861 the bloodiest and one of the most important revolutions in American History began‚ The Civil War. Socially this war had been brewing since the beginning of slavery. This controversial subject had been the object of debate mainly because it required a balance between free and slave states. Slavery was also a big issue between the Democrats in the 1860 election because they could not agree on the issue of popular sovereignty. This eventually led to their splitting which opened up the doors
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Mussolini and Stalin were two very powerful leaders of their countries. Mussolini was an Italian Leader whose goal it was to rebuild Rome to its former glory. His ruling was a form of dictator called a totalitarianism. A totalitarianism leader ruled‚ “a government in which a single party or leader controls the economic‚ social‚ and cultural lives of its people” (Pearson text). In 1922 the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III asked Mussolini to come up with a form of government. Mussolini opposed liberalism
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States of America endured what can be considered a revolution. During this time many constitutional and social developments brought about great change in the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation‚ three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction‚ while some social developments which could potentially lead to a revolution were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Black Codes‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. Together these events did put the country in a revolution
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perform the job. Sometimes if the husband dies and the wife knew enough‚ she could take over the job. Clearly‚ there was an extent to this. If the husband was someone like Michelangelo who was a sculptor‚ the wife would not be able to take over his job because she lacked the experience needed. Women of high social class where treated differently. The women of high social classes did not really work. They were treated more like territory‚ but most importantly were given knowledge. This was because in
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To what extent does modern liberalism depart from the ideas of classical liberalism? The continuous development of industrialization bought about a massive expansion of wealth as well as the spread of slums‚ poverty‚ ignorance and disease. The increasing social inequalities in society led liberals to question and revise the ideas of classic liberalism. This was clearly seen in their differing views on freedom‚ the individuals and most important the economy. Classical liberals have argued that the
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To what extent does cognition control emotion ? In everyday life there is a constant evidence of interaction between cognition and emotion. If we see something funny we laugh‚ if we fear we run or hide‚ if we are distressed we find it hard to concentrate. However we do not need to present any of the emotions to others‚ we can regulate them‚ think about situations and consequences and estimate the outcome. We are able to control our emotions. Ochsner and Gross(2005‚p.242) argues that capacity
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To what extent do you agree with the view that the period 1815-48 constituted a ’time when nothing happened’ in ’Germany’? The term “a time when nothing happened in Germany” is defined by in terms of unification between the 39 individual ‘German’ states and monarchies. Between the years 1815 to 1848‚ ‘Germany’ as one individual country still didn’t exist‚ and ’’German’ people continued to lack nationalist sentiment and liberalist views not until the end of 1848‚ a period when a series of ’German’
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Plan of Investigation One major‚ controversial event that occurred during the WWII was the Holocaust. There has been much debate about the causes of the Holocaust‚ as many factors have been discussed. Therefore‚ this investigation will assess to what extent was Hitler the cause of the Holocaust. The four factors that will be assessed will be the widespread anti-Semitism‚ the role of Hitler himself‚ the demonizing of Jews made by the state churches and the Treaty of Versailles. The sources I will
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Stalin’s Great Purges of 1932-1939 "Can Stalin be linked to the Purges beyond doubt?" Abstract For my Extended Essay‚ my research question is‚ Can Stalin be linked to the Great Purges beyond doubt?". There is a lot of evidence supporting that he was responsible for the purges. By using several different sources I investigated each purge individually. The three purges include the chitska‚ the show trials‚ and the overall mass terror. For each purge I explain how he was related to them‚ his
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To what extent was there a Post-War Consensus between the years 1951 & 1964? The term ‘post-war consensus’ is used to describe a period of general agreement in the key areas of politics between the two main political parties following the Second World War. Prior to the 1951 Conservative election‚ Labour had introduced several important social and political reforms. It appeared that there was no systematic effort by the Conservative party when they returned to power to reverse these changes‚
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