Alexander the Great was‚ as the name entails‚ great in some ways. In other ways though‚ he was not so great. How great was Alexander? Alexander was great in many ways. He was an excellent strategist‚ and was able to conquer almost anything he set out for. He usually was merciful as well‚ and honored all cultures and religions. He tried to learn about hinduism from the Brahmin in India. When he conquered Persia‚ he still let some Persians rule‚ as long as they answered to him. In India‚ whenever
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To what extent was the rise of the Nazi Party due to Hitler’s personality? Explain your answer. [12] I agree that Hitler’s personality contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party‚ but there were other factors that caused the Nazi Party to become such a success. Hitler appealed immensely to the German public as he was a very good orator‚ and his speeches were almost always extremely persuasive. Hitler was extremely charismatic and put much effort into his speeches‚ punctuating them with plenty of hand
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uncontrollably due to their differing perspectives. Around the 1850’s the South was one of the few remaining slave institutions in the Western World‚ additionally slaves had to endure harsh conditions as well as high mortality rates. Some factors that contributed to the regional development of the United States of America include‚ the Second Great Awakening‚ the economies of the North and South‚ and failed attempts (compromises) to resolve their differences. It is clear that even though everything was done
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To what extent can the treaty of versailles be deemed “harsh and shortsighted” Introduction The treaty of Versailles was constructed by a series of punishments that Germany was required to carry out‚ as a consequence for their input in the war and the destruction they caused on the Allies. Germany was made to accept and declare the fact that she was to blame. This was under the war guilt clause‚ that was used as a justification for the consecutive terms of the treaty that were to be imposed‚
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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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successful or un-successful depending on how you look at the situation. For example‚ if you look at the Reconstruction Era in terms of slavery and rights‚ then I argue the said time era was successful. Because the results that followed after the Reconstruction era produced the “Reconstruction” Amendments. The 13th Amendment established the abolishment of slavery in the United States. In addition‚ the 14th Amendment granted US citizen rights to all people born or naturalized on American soil. And
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success of Stalin’s collectivization in Russia during 1928 and 1940.Collectivization was one of the most important economic policies introduced in Russia because it can be described and evaluated from different angles‚ economic growth on the one hand‚and the social cost of the policy‚on the other. The main body of this investigation outlines Stalin’s aims‚ when and how the policy was implemented and whether it was a successful policy or not. To achieve my aim‚ I am going to consult a series of sources
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To what extent do you think Kritios was a revolutionary sculptor? Kritios was an Athenian sculptor‚ whose style and technique during the late archaic period helped revolutionize the archaic period into the Classical period. He has two main statutes that I am going to examine the first of which being the Kritios boy. Also referred to as “the first beautiful nude art” it is very important as it is a precursor to the later classical sculptures. It depicts a young boy in an idea form (so sculpted
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Alexander was a great leader even though some people commonly think that he was a sword wielding tyrant. Alexander was a great leader because he respected the beliefs of other people‚ had a great respect for knowledge‚ and he was a superior strategist in battle. He was so great that he was almost able to conquer the whole known world. Alexanders respect of other people’s beliefs was one of the biggest reasons he is considered great. While other conquerors in this time period‚ like the persians‚ would
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To what extent was the GDR controlled by the Soviet Union in the years to 1961? The German Democratic Republic was formed from what once was the Soviet Zone of Germany. After the tensions of the cold war became too hostile for all participants Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany and were renamed the GDR for the East and the FRG for the West. The GDR was formed in October 1949 and was governed by the SED‚ a political party made up of the Communist Party and the Socialist Party.
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