Why did the U.S. become an imperial power? Americans had always sought to expand the size of their nation‚ and throughout the 19th century they extended their control toward the Pacific Ocean. However‚ by the 1880’s‚ many American leaders had become convinced that the United States should join the imperialist powers of Europe and establish colonies overseas. Imperialism‚ the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic‚ political‚ and cultural control over weaker territories‚ was already
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How important was the rivalry between Gorbachev and Yeltsin in bringing about the end of USSR? The end of USSR did not happen overnight but rather in stages namely politically and economically‚ specifically the end of the command economy‚ the discrediting of soviet/ communist ideology‚ the decline of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)‚ and the disintegration of USSR into the 15 states which occurred on 25 December 1991. The implementation of glasnost and perestroika‚ the collapse
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Why did Stalin win the struggle for power after Lenin’s death? Leading up to and following Lenin’s death in 1924‚ Leon Trotsky‚ the logical successor to Lenin‚ was outwitted from becoming leader of the Communist Party. Trotsky had been second only to Lenin since the Revolution he masterminded‚ yet it seemed Joseph Stalin was better suited from 1924 to assume the role because he was more politically adept and had more success in out manoeuvring and taking any opportunity to usurp Trotsky. His success
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How and why did Hitler become a dictator? Hitler rose to the position of chancellor in January 1933‚ as a result of the poorly prepared treaty of Versailles‚ the resulting economic hardship and his apparent strong leadership. In the next 18 months however Hitler seized absolute power and created a total dictatorship through his ability to exploit opportunities‚ a manipulation of his country through a reign of fear and a ruthless and systematic repression of all opposition. Hitler used the Reichstag
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933? There are many factors which explain why Hitler and the Nazis came into power in 1933‚ for example; the great depression and the weaknesses of the Weimar Government. These reasons and others will be explored further and explained in greater detail why these reasons helped Hitler to become Chancellor in 1933. One factor to explain why Hitler became Chancellor was the Depression. In October 1929 the stock market in the USA collapsed‚ causing America
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side directed toward one another it is prudent to understand the reasons why there was so much mistrust between the two opposing superpowers. Each side had adopted separate ideologies that greatly contrasted with each other. The USA with the backing of the western world was capitalist‚ who essentially belied that the freedom of control for the individual was far more important than being equal and alike. Contrary to this‚ the USSR was a Communist one party dictatorship that believed that the rights of
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What is a leader? Some would say it’s a person who has integrity‚ who can make a decision when needed‚ someone who is strong and has confidence. It also may be someone who can learn from their mistakes and be able to use them to better their actions in the future. The list can go on and on. So‚ how did Winston Churchill become so powerful? Simply because he had the best interest for Great Britain and didn’t let his opinion cloud his judgement. Through World War I‚ World War II‚ and then becoming
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By: Geneva Frank Rome was first established according to legend by two twins with the names of Romulus and Remus. According to legend‚ they were thrown in the Tiber river to drown. There uncle was fearful of what they would become. A mother wolf found them and took them in as her own. When they were older they came across what was going to be called Rome. Romulus killed Remus so that he could be‚ what they called an emperor later on‚ the first king of Rome. Rome’s geography played a key role in
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Connor Gonzalez-Falla Mr. Sweeney Western Civ 300 5/9/13 Stalin: Dictator‚ Killer‚ Savior? How does a man‚ nominated twice for the Nobel peace price‚ die with such equivocal feelings from his country? Why was he thought of as an advocate of freedom to some‚ but compared to Hitler by others? All these mixed feelings revolve around Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin ruled Russia from 1924 until his death in 1953. In his reign‚ he fiercely used tactics of collectivization‚ purging and deportation
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Joseph Stalin was the leader of Soviet Russia from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953. Though Hitler and Stalin never met or even spoke on the telephone‚ their lives and fates were inextricably linked. Though each loathed and feared the other‚ there was much Hitler and Stalin had in common. Both were born into humble backgrounds‚ their early lives shaped by destitution and impoverishment. As young men‚ both were drawn to radical political movements. Both became revolutionaries and unlikely national
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