To What Extent was the Korean War a Part of the Cold War? The Korean War‚ that began on the 25th of June 1950 and lasted until the 27th of July 1953‚ was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). It was initially the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. American administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th
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‘To what extent was Metternich responsible for the lack of change in Germany between 1815-1848’ Metternich was the chancellor of Austria and therefore had a substantial amount of power‚ this enabled him to make radical decisions regarding Germany‚ whether it included unifying it or not. On one hand Metternich had a major influence with the lack of change in Germany. This was largely to do with the fact that he continuously over exaggerated the importance of the student movements. An example of
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To what Extent was Germany a parliamentary democracy in the years 1900-14? In the period 1900-1914‚ Germany’s political landscape witnessed extraordinary changes in which typical features associated with a parliamentary democracy- such as significant and influential pressure group activity and universal suffrage- were present. It can however be argued that this period also represented a time in which the German Reichstag did not truly represent the population due to old and corrupt voting system
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To what extent was there a moral crisis in America in the 1920’s. During the 1920’s‚ there most certainly was moral revolutions in America and traditional values were most certainly being challenged by the newer generation. Of course‚ for example‚ with the introduction of Hollywood‚ reforming attitudes that were towards and adopted to women and the economic boom of the 1920’s this was most certainly going to have an effect of the general American public’s moral values. Whilst these changing attitudes
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To What Extent Was The Conservative Government A Success In The Years 1951-1964? When Harold Macmillan said in 1957 that Britain had “never had it so good” it was easy to see why he spoke with such optimism. The period of Conservative dominance brought many benefits to the British people including the end of rationing‚ full employment and a boom in the economy. However‚ in labour’s 1964 manifesto they described this period as “thirteen wasted years”. It seems difficult to believe that both could
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To what extent was nationalism the main cause of British decolonisation Decolonisation is the process by which empires disintegrated and colonies achieved in dependence. Britain decolonised between the years 1947 and 1964‚ nationalist movements was considered the main reason for decolonisation of the British Empire‚ but where other factors just as significant? Britain had flourished during the war with a victory however; this left them with severe financial and economical set-backs. The Second
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To what extent was the rise to power of the Nazis due to the Wall Street Crash? Historian Carr writes "It is inconceivable that Hitler could have come into power had not the Weimar Republic being subject to the unprecedented strain of a world crisis"‚ thus he thinks that the Wall Street Crash was the cause of problems in Weimar leading to the rise of the Nazis. In 1933 the Nazi party took control of Germany‚ installing Hitler as chancellor. Evidence would suggest that the Wall Street Crash was a
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“The treaty of Sevres was harsh and punishing.” To what extent do you agree with this statement Between 1914 and 1919 millions of lives were taken by the First World War. It created chaos socially‚ economically and politically leaving nations devastated. After the First World War a peace conference took place in Paris in which representatives from 27 nations across the globe gathered. This peace conference was to decide the fate of the defeated countries which included Germany‚ Austria-Hungary
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in 1930’s society was accused or raping Mayella Ewell. This trial was a complete and utter failure‚ the jury was full of prejudice people. Only one person testified that he saw the act and that was by unreliable Bob Ewell Mayella’s father and proof that Tom was innocent yet he was still found guilty. “His left arm was fully 12 inches shorter than his right‚ and hung dead at his side. It ended in a small shriveled hand‚ and from as far away as the balcony I could see that it was no use to him. ”Scout”
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The policy of appeasement was widely pursued by Britain and France in the 1930s‚ when it referred to attempting to satisfy Germany’s demands by negotiation and compromise‚ which would avoid war. However due to its failure the policy of appeasement‚ to a large extent was responsible for the outbreak of war in 1939. It is clear that if the Western Powers had retaliated against Hitler‚ war could have been avoided‚ it encouraged Hitler‚ Hitler could never be appeased‚ and that it prompted the Nazi-Soviet
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