government and true representation. However Jackson’s success or failure as a president is shown by what he actually did. The thesis of this essay is that despite the variety of issues faced by Jackson he didn’t actually bring about much change. This could be interpreted as failure but his legacy as a strong president‚ as a symbol of US democracy‚ and also the devotion of the people to him‚ does perhaps counter the failings. Failure might constitute not meeting one’s promises but Jackson’s ambiguity
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Was Reconstruction a failure? As the bloody Civil War drew to a close‚ the period of reconstruction began to take shape across the states. There were many questions aroused following the war regarding the physical re-building of the nation‚ demobilisation and most importantly what was to replace the pre-war norm of slavery? America’s position on the latter‚ was of course both vague‚ with differing opinions from the North to the South‚ these differences which should have been settled with the outcome
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“Analyse the successes and failures of Stalin’s policies in the 1930’s” Stalin’s policies in the 1930’s were both successful and not so successful for a variety of reasons which will be discussed throughout. In the 1930’s Stalin had to use many different devises in order to keep his dominance in leadership. These changes included Collectivization‚ Industrialisation in the first and second five year plans. Other policies which are discussed are The role of women‚ religion‚ arts and culture and
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Account for the general failure of nationalist movements in Southeast Asia in the period 1900-1941. The failure to achieve political independence of pre-war nationalism in Southeast Asia was mainly due to the interplay of nationalist factors‚ impact of colonial response and inherent society composition. Nationalist disunity watered down mass support which was key to success‚ while colonial rule hindered the development of nationalism and the nature Southeast Asian society made unification hard
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EXTENDED ESSAY Draft 1 Was the German dictatorship government had it been successful‚ better off rather than the German democracy? Extended essay Draft 1 Was the German dictatorship government had it been successful‚ better off rather than the German democracy? Dictatorship is a government in which runs by unlimited power by the head of government or state‚ whereas a democracy is a government in which politicians contest for power as the people hold the highest
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The graph description of the table on the Participation in Selected Leisure Activities of Girls and Boys |Leisure activities |Girls age 5-14 |Boys age 5-14 | |Skateboarding or rollerblading |25 |39 | |Bike riding |58
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German Spring Offensive of 1918 (The Ludendorff Offensive) • Spring Offensive that happened in 1918 was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War. The Spring Offensive was huge‚ but unfortunately unsuccessful. • German general Erich Ludendorff was responsible for the offensive. • The main goal to be achieved by this offensive was to divide French armies and British Empire‚ and defeat them before the arrival of American support. • In the autumn 1918
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How far do you agree that Mussolini’s foreign policy in the years 1933-41 was a complete failure? ’I want to make Italy great‚ respected and feared’ said Mussolini in 1925. Mussolini’s foreign policy included a number of positive and negative factors which all contributed to the rise‚ and the ultimately to the downfall‚ of both Mussolini and the Italian empire. Mussolini was intent on revising the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles and was very keen to show off Italy’s power. He felt that Italy
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What were the successes and failures of the League of Nations in the 1920s? The League of Nations could stop small wars and improved some people’s lives. But it could not defend the Treaty of Versailles‚ get disarmament‚ or stop powerful countries. It stopped some wars – e.g. it arbitrated between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands (1921) and stopped the invasion of Bulgaria by Greece (1925). In 1928‚ the League arranged the Kellogg-Briand Pact‚ which outlawed war. The
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The period of Reconstruction after the Civil War cannot be classified as either a success or a failure because there are many conflicting outcomes and differing opinions regarding this era. During this time‚ the United States was once again united but the government also failed to ensure and protect the rights of former slaves from white persecution. The South reverted to its old ways of discrimination when President Hayes removed Union troops in 1877. Reconstruction was a success in the sense that
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