To what extent was Mussolini an all-powerful dictator? A dictator‚ by definiton‚ is an authoritarian ruler who assumes sole power of a state. By 1926 Mussolini had achieved this ambition and established a personal dictatorship over Italy. However when considering the nature of Mussonlini’s power it is important to remember Italy still remained officially a constitutional monarchy during this period and was far less brutal and totalitarian than its German equivalent. In theory Mussolini’s
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ambitious man reveal on results and not on the character. Many films have painted Hitler as a mass murderer and provocative leader without the ability to participate in any meaningful debate. He was not a social giant and kept as few friends as possible. Furthermore‚ history decorates him as a person who could not build a sustainable intimate relationship opting to casual engagements. In as much as this may be true‚ Hitler only tried to bring sanity back to Germany. Before taking power many Jews had
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The media‚ the press‚ the economy and all social activities were controlled by the Nazi party. A person’s livelihood during that time depended on his or her political loyalty. Anyone who fought back against Nazi authority in any way was taken to concentration camps and all signs of dissent were silenced immediately. Hitler created a massive propaganda campaign celebrating the end of democracy in Germany. He hosted huge‚ staged demonstrations to give the impression that he had the unwavering support
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Could the Nazi takeover of the German state and national consolidation of power have been prevented? Who could have prevented it‚ and what would they have needed to do? If a Nazi dictatorship could have been prevented‚ what was the most likely alternative outcome? The rise in power of Hitler in January 30‚ 1933 did not come through a revolutionary way‚ but through lies and manipulations that eventually secured Hitler his election in a political office. Having already attempted to take
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Was the Reign of Terror Justified? Do you think it is your right to freedom of speech‚ beliefs‚ etc.? How would you feel if your country didn’t protect you because your beliefs differ from theirs? The Reign of Terror began in 1789. The French Revolution was all about making a new government that allowed people to have freedom. The Reign of Terror was not justified because the methods were too harsh‚ human rights were invaded‚ and when Robespierre died so did all his accomplishments. The methods
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Importance Of Von Papen’s Role In Hitler’s Rise To Power Hitler came to power not only by winning seats in the Reichstag but also from the unconscious help of Von Papen and his efforts to stay in power for as long as he could. President Hindenburg aimed to keep Hitler out of power for as long as possible because he knew what Hitler was capable of and what he could do to Germany. He therefore appointed Bruning but as he had less votes and seats than Hitler Bruning relied on decree by Hindenburg
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This distinction the Madison makes between a democracy and a republic is that he sees democracy as a dangerous thing‚ but he sees a republic as a way to prevent danger from occurring. Madison describes a democracy as "a society consisting of a small number of citizens‚ who assemble and administer the government in person." Madison continues to say that these societies "have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention." When Madison talks about democracy‚ he meant a more direct democracy where
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Van Daan‚ was taken to camp Westerbork by a passenger train. Since he had not reported voluntarily‚ he was taken to the barracks in the punishment block. There‚ Hermann worked and cut open batteries daily. Eventually‚ on September 2‚ 1944‚ Hermann was put on a long train going to Auschwitz concentration camp. Upon arrival at the camp‚ Hermann split up from the women and then had to undergo a selection process done by the Nazi doctors. These selection processes would determine who was too sick or
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mentally or physically disabled people were persecuted. The Nazis wanted to maintain the ‘Aryan’ race so German people were not allowed to interbreed with inferior races. Many ‘ordinary’ Germans shared these ideas and there was little evidence of opposition to persecution from German civilians. There was also a public participation in persecution‚ if an ‘ordinary’ German believed someone to be racially impure they would turn them in to the Nazis. Some ’ordinary’ Germans even benefitted from the persecution
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the United States after the Civil War could have been determined 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
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