How did Lenin consolidate power after 1917? There is little doubt that in the immediate aftermath of the October Revolution‚ the Bolshevik hold on power was by no means secure. Although there were 300‚000 Bolshevik Party members‚ a large part of the population were apathetic towards the Bolshevik Party. The Bolsheviks controlled many major cities‚ but its presence in the countryside was limited. The Bolsheviks succeeded in gaining power in Petrograd not due to their own popularity‚ but largely due
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To answer the question‚ the aims of the Nazi party with their social policies need to be understood. These policies were reactionary attempts towards European Emancipation (Female inclusion in voting‚ increase of female employment etc.). Hitler’s ultimate aim was to make Germany into a perfect‚ powerful and dominant European empire. To do this he had to combat falling birth rates‚ and stress the family role of women‚ and the importance of the army for males. The Nazi party’s aims with their social
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To what extent has the conservative party abandoned Thatcherism? (25 marks) The conservative party accepts that a degree of state intervention to create more social justice can be justified. This may involve welfare‚ but also intervention in family situations‚ in education and through social services in general. There is a sense that we are responsible for the welfare of those less fortunate than ourselves. Thatcherism suggested that we are responsible for ourselves as long as we have the capability
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To what extent is feminism a single doctrine? Until the 1960s‚ feminism was widely regarded as a sub-set of liberalism and socialism‚ rather than as an ideology in its own right. Today‚ however‚ feminism can be considered a single doctrine in that all feminists subscribe to a range of ‘common ground’ beliefs‚ such as the existence of a patriarchal society‚ and the desire to change gender inequalities. Then again‚ it can be argued that feminism is characterised more by disagreement than consensus
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Judiciary and Civil Liberties Assignment 3: To what extent are judges politically neutral? In theory there should be no ’political’ role for judges‚ but in practice there is. Ministers and their departments can break the law‚ MPs can be charged with breaking laws about election expenses and civil servants can be charged with handing over secrets about their political ’bosses’. A member of the judiciary has to decide whether they will be charged and‚ if so‚ what they will be charged with‚ and also has to
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Dutch Republic In 1650 the Dutch Republic had become a commercial‚ financial‚ and naval powerhouse‚ which led to other European nations recognizing it as the banking and trading center of Europe. Leading to its commercial success was the monopoly on trade routes in the North Sea. However during the 17th and 18th centuries the Dutch Republic began to decline due to their loss of control in the North and Atlantic Seas and the significant loss of manpower due to European wars. This led to an overall
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To what extent was the Tsarist economy transformed between 1881 – 1905? The torpor of the Russian economy compared to other European Great Powers was a prominent predicament to both Alexander III and Nicholas II. In order to sustain Russia’s Great Power status‚ both Tsars engaged in a policy of economic renewal between the years 1881 and 1095. Despite success in managing to proliferate economic growth rates‚ the attempts of economic reform between 1881 and 1905 weren’t sufficient in order to make
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of opinions. What does it culture elucidate?‚ Culture stipulate the adduce state of human society‚ in which higher levels of science‚ culture‚ government and industries has been reached. The Dominican Republic is an island that is located in the Caribbean Sea‚ which is known for the Hispaniola. Therefore‚ the Dominican Republic shares unceremoniously ⅔ of the island with Haiti‚ in which those ⅔ of the island is imprecise 48‚734 square kilometers. The weather in the Dominican Republic is ordinarily
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To what extent is there a democratic deficit in the UK? The most telling indicator of there being a democratic deficit in the UK today is the continuing decline of voter turnout at all elections for the past 60 years. There is a growing level of general apathy towards political issues in the UK which is not just damaging to the health of a democracy but fatal. The government requires a mandate to govern‚ if they do not achieve popular consent then how are they representative of the people? The
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Developed Strategies of Samsung after Suit. To What Extent Can Changing Product Strategies help Samsung’s development after Apple’s suit? Abstract The objective of this essay is to answer the research question “To What Extent Can Changing Product Strategies help Samsung’s development after Apple’s suit?” This question is answered by applying Business & Management theory to Samsung’s reaction after Apple’s suit. And then I use
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