In The Republic‚ Plato presents a dialogue of Socrates‚ in which he seeks to uncover truths about what constitutes a just society‚ and what kind of men would rule such a society. As such a society would require a sound government‚ Socrates presents five possible types of governments‚ which involve varying levels of liberty and justice. Although the arguments demonstrate that aristocracy is the ideal form of government‚ all forms of government have fatal flaws that lead to continual replacement by
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Peace can be a funny thing‚ especially if you are the nation being used as a bargaining chip. Take the for example Germany’s occupation of Czechoslovakia before and during World War II. An attempt to avoid war at all costs caused the dismemberment of the country’s territories and erosion of national identity and culture. Adolf Hitler was after Sudetenland‚ the areas in Czechoslovakia that were predominantly populated by German speakers. These included the territories of Bohemia‚ Moravia‚ and Silesia
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Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were murdered The Communist Uprising in Bavaria Independent socialist state led by Kurt Eisner‚ Elbert’s ally. Kurt Eisner was murdered in February 1919 by political opponents The communists declared it a soviet republic in Bavaria The Freikorps moved in to crush the revolt in May 1919. Around 600 Communists were killed. The Kapp Putsch Putsch means rebellion In 1920 Dr Wolfgang Kapp led 5000 Freikorps into Berlin The army refused to fire against them Looked
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economic downfall during these two decades. At first the middle class‚ who faced the most hardships‚ was infuriated with other European countries because of the reparations (Gilbert‚ 2007). Quickly however‚ the public quickly turned against the republic. After a series of crises‚ the dawn of the Great Depression unequivocally led to the most dramatic uprising the world has ever seen. “In Germany the widespread poverty and wretched conditions caused by the depression had an especially devastating
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“The die is cast” - Julius Caesar The expansion of Rome‚ the ruling of Julius Caesar and his death‚ and the civil war that followed his death all led to the collapse of the Roman Republic. The expansion of Rome created political‚ social‚ and economical changes. Politically‚ the government did not change to suit the expanding of Rome. The economic changes were that poor farmers could not afford anymore to compete with the estates run by slaves‚ so they sold their
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The late Roman Republic‚ from Gracchi through Augustus Rome: almost complete control of Mediterranean Senate: * 300 members * Nobiles: control power in Senate * Novus homo: new member of Senate Senator Ideologies: 1. Optimates: senators in favor of status quo (conservative-keep senate in power) 2. Populares: senators who wanted support of peoplepower is in Council of Plebs/Tribunes Reasons for the Land Problem * The backbone of the Roman state and army was the small
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The Decline of The Dutch Republic Document Based Question Essay AP European History Period 2 November 7th‚ 2012‚ First Quarter From the middle of the Seventeenth Century to the early Eighteenth Century‚ the Dutch Republic‚ which in 1648 had it’s independence recognized in the Peace of Westphalia‚ was an important commercial and military presence in Western Europe which later experienced challenges to its security‚ unity‚ and prosperity: in security‚ the Dutch faced navel challenges from
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First‚ the dictatorship in the Dominican Republic developed because of both foreign and civil conflicts. Much like the events with the Panama Canal and Cuba‚ the U.S. also kept a foothold in the Dominican Republic. The U.S. intervened in the Caribbean because they believed it to be a part of the gateway to the Panama Canal. It is also necessary to mention that there was much instability in the area. Considering that the Dominican Republican was over $30 million in debt and civil war continued‚ U
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The Roman Republic‚ which was established in 510 BC after the defeat Etruscan conquerors‚ was in some ways an oligarchy. It was not a democracy as it is understood today. The Roman republic was ruled by a small group; consuls‚ and the Senate. To avoid trouble‚ none of these had absolute power. The Senate was a part of Roman aristocrats known as patricians or the wealthy upper class. They could oversee public funds and advise the Roman kings. They were from wealthy family and stayed in the position
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The monarchy had been dethroned‚ and a republic was formed. (Grobman) In late June 1919‚ Germany ratified the Treaty of Versailles‚ losing their colonies and much of their territory‚ along with a large amount of funds‚ going to pay back damages to civilian lives and property during the war. (Meier)
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