‘Détente was a failure’ How far do you agree with this assessment? In the period of the 1970s‚ the policy of Détente is often viewed as a failure because the main themes of the Cold War remained present‚ for instance Soviet Expansionism continued and new advances for nuclear production came about despite laws capping old types of nuclear weapons. In addition‚ not all agreements were taken seriously‚ such as Helsinki which was deemed by Soviets as ‘just a piece of paper’. However‚ the term Détente
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I associate part with the motivation behind why Nietzsche was so angry with Socrates may have been from a specific sentiment family relationship. In the event that Socrates was as he has been depicted‚ then he would have been an extremely shrewd individual‚ and prevalent regardless of being a dissident. These are qualities I think Nietzsche would have preferred. In any case‚ the bearing Socrates took these things were so in opposition to Nietzsche’s own perspectives‚ that perhaps it might be said
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Why Hamlet was so hesitative in the drama? A: According to the drama itself. a) In the first two acts Hamlet cannot kill Claudius until he can prove that he poisoned the late king. b) Next‚ Hamlet comes up with the idea of the play to prove whether or not Claudius is guilty. Hamlet discovers Claudius is guilt but has no evidence to present to the people c) Another reason why Hamlet stays his hand is because Claudius is praying.--- if he kills Claudius while he is praying he might go to heaven B:
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Why the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) was so devastating to Europe The bubonic plague‚ was one of the worst disasters‚ in the history of mankind. I believe that many things were the cause of the bubonic plague being so catastrophic‚ not just one. One of the biggest factors of the bubonic plague being so devastating‚ was the doctoring at the time. Second would have to be the effect on religion‚ when it struck most people would stop believing in god or believe they were being punished. Thirdly would
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Why the World was Silent? During the Holocaust‚ where was the rest of the world when Germany and Europe needed them? In any other instance where a part of the world was in distress‚ allied countries would contribute in aiding them; why was this situation any different? Every country had heard about‚ as well as seen images of the horrors taking place under Adolf Hitler’s rule. “Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy signed the Tripartite Pact‚ this pact formulized the Axis. The main purpose of the pact was to
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Why the Axis powers were so successful from 1939-42 The primary reason for the Axis powers’ success during this period of time was the fact that they were militarily superior to most other countries in Europe. By 1939‚ they had the second largest air force in the world with 8295 aircrafts. Only Russia‚ (10382 aircrafts)‚ had a larger air force. The German’s and the Russians were allies at this time and so Germany didn’t view Russia as a threat. There was a similar scenario with troops. Hitler
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In what regards the depression‚ the main reason was ’The Wall Street Crash’. In the 1920s the stock market shares went skyrocketing at an incredible and alarming rate therefore people could speculate their rise and make fortunes out of this. Ironically it was speculation itself what brought ’The Wall Street Crash’ upon the American people. In Thursday‚ October 24‚ also known as ’Black Thursday’ 12‚894‚650 shares changed hands‚ many of them at such low prices that destroyed any dream or future that
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” These were Augustus’s last words. Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on September 23 63 B.C. in Rome. Augustus’s father was a senator and governor in the Roman republic. Augustus was the nephew of Julias Caesar and then later became his heir. He was a teenager and was in Apollenia (modern-day Albania) when his uncle was murdered. Augustus was named Octavian before 27 B.C. He was the first and most powerful Roman emperor. Augustus was the most successful Roman emperor because he restored Roman peace
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Why was the world silent during the Holocaust? By: Mary Katherine Mayes and Sarah Grace Whitt Gadsden Middle School Hitler had an invincible ally without whom he could have never flourished. His ally was the world that chose to endure silence as Germany kept challenging the boundaries of the universal acceptance for its evil actions. The Holocaust didn’t begin with crematoria. Hitler moved gradually‚ carefully intensifying his anti-Jewish guidelines. In 1935‚ he approved
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Why Was There So Little Opposition to the Nazi Regime? It is very difficult to judge the levels of opposition to the Nazi regime because of the extreme measures that were in place to suppress it. This being the case therefore‚ can we conclude that the fact that there was relatively little political resistance meant that the German population were too scared to speak out‚ as they knew what the consequences would be? Or was it perhaps that the government had taken measures to ensure that the German
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