Why did Britain maintain most of its empire at the conclusion of the War for American Independence‚ while the end of the Peloponnesian War resulted in the destruction of the Athenian Empire? Steven Pressfield the author of The War of Art says "the principle of priority States (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important and (b) you must do what’s important first." Prioritization‚ this is what Britain did to maintain its power during the end of the American Revolutionary
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How does Napoleon use persuasive language and propaganda to seize and maintain power? George Orwell’s novel‚ Animal Farm‚ is an allegory that compares the animals and “animalism” to communism in Russia during the 20th century. Stalin is portrayed as Napoleon‚ and Snowball as Trotsky‚ in a battle to gain complete authority over their society. The farm animals portray the ignorant and oppressed Russian people of the era. Throughout the duration of Animal Farm‚ there is a continuous use of propaganda
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Did Jackson progress democracy? Andrew Jackson took several controversial actions during his presidency‚ which consequently led to objections and approval of his motives. Neither perspective is incorrect‚ and despite Jackson’s ways of enforcing his ideas‚ he did expand democracy. Democracy is fulfilling the peoples’ needs‚ which is precisely what President Jackson did. When Jackson lost to Adams in the election of 1824‚ his ambitious supporters made sure that he wouldn’t lose a second time‚ and hence
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To what extent‚ and by what means‚ did Hitler create a totalitarian regime? After consolidating his power‚ Hitler sought to make Germany a nation a totalitarian state in which the one-party Nazi structure had absolute political authority over every aspect of ’life’. By suppressing opposition and making individuals mere pawns of the state this was partly achieved. Several strategies quickly ensured civilian support‚ whilst exploiting political opportunities and manipulating the economy allowed Hitler
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The American revolution was a turning point in history because it was a great unshackle‚ not just for the colonists but for all of mankind. The revolution made a firm commitment to the principle of being a nation of laws‚ and not of men. This radical commitment to govern with equality and transparent laws was a bold idea that would serve to solidify America as “a beacon on the summit of the mountain‚ to which all the inhabitants of the earth may turn their eyes for a marvelous and saving light‚ till
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Throughout history there have been many revolutions‚ such as the French Revolution‚ that were caused by people rebelling against their governments. The French Revolution commenced after the Enlightenment became popular. The Enlightenment was a period in time where new ideas were spread and people started thinking differently about the world that they lived in. Enlightenment thinkers‚ like John Locke and Voltaire‚ begin inspiring the citizens of France to rebel against their government if they felt
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History Assess the role of Kiaser Wilhelm II in the direction of German domestic and foreign policy between the years 1900-1914. Between 1871 and 1890 Otto Von Bismarck had worked hard and skillfully to secure Germany’s position in the European hierachy. Alliances formed between Germany and other nations such as Russia and Austria cemented peace within Europe during the 1870’s and 1880’s‚ and Germany’s isolation of France (whom Prussia had defeated in 1871) could continue. The use of realpolitik
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war. WWI left both Germany and Italy with severe economic problems‚ which soon turned into social problems such as high unemployment and inflation - issues which had to be dealt with domestically. Mussolini was very ambitious about his domestic policies. In a speech to the Italian Senate in 1923 Mussolini said; “I want to make the people of Italy strong‚ prosperous and free.” Italians were expecting a lot from their new “Duce”‚ especially with the social and economic problems Italy was going
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European states‚ to as far as Africa. This extended essay discusses the effects the Soviet Union had on Ethiopia (located in the Horn of Africa) from 1977 – 1991‚ and the extent in which the collapse of the USSR influenced the fall of Mengistu Haile Mariam’s military regime. Therefore‚ answering the question “To what extent did the collapse of the Soviet Union contribute to the fall of Mengistu Haile Mariam and the Derg regime?” This essay also looks at other factors such as the collapse of the
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social domestic policy of the following : Hitler ‚ Castro. Hitler and Castro are two excellent example of dictator. Hitler was single party leader during 1933~1945 in German‚ and he ended up his life with suicide. Another dictator Castro was also a single party leader in Cuba during 1959~2006. Their policies are deeply related to success of their regime‚ and especially internal policy is significant as it affect daily life of citizens. Hitler and Castro have their own domestic policies to maintain
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