president to being someone constantly disrespected and undermined. He was treated based on the actions he took while under power. He went from making all the right moves to move into power to making mistake after mistake which eventually cost him his seat as emporer. He was a ruler who helped reshape France as whole as well and cause it many many problems. Louis-Napoleon came to power by being elected by a direct popular vote. He was a small and enigmatic
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Mini Paper #1 In 1769 on the island of Corsica‚ Napoleon Bonaparte was born. He was born into a family with political ties and attended military academies. This helped him rise through military ranks during the French Revolution. He held the title as the commander of the Army of the Interior and also became a trusted advisor to the French Directory. His success as a military leader gained his popularity by many people and Napoleon became apart of a group that overthrew the French Directory.
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the greedy attitude of any other past emperor. Not saying Mao didn’t use strong enough communist values‚ but Mao lived in high class while farmers were left with nothing. To keep his position in government‚ Mao punished all those who threatened his power by accusing the detractors of going against the communist system. He would ask for input‚ and ways to improve‚ but would kill‚ torture‚ or send away those who didn’t respond the way that he wanted. This was called “The Shifting of the Winds”‚ and left
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superb general and politician‚ Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long‚ he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole dynasty of emperors. Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC‚ Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could not yet handle its own size and power. The nobility were widely discredited and order had given way to chaos. The only clear alternative was military dictatorship. Caesar allied
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Richard Boyer Mr. Shoughrue 8/13/14 Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin was born on December 18‚ 1879‚ in Gori‚ Georgia. Stalin was the Soviet Union dictator for over two decades. Joseph Stalin rose to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party. When Vladimir Lenin died Stalin took power as the Soviet Dictator. Stalin’s Red Army helped defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. Joseph Stalins’ birth name is Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. He changed his name later on in his life he changed his name to Joseph
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people are not as familiar with the Russian authoritarian‚ Stalin‚ even though his policies on collectivization lead to just as many deaths as the Holocaust. Hitler rose to power in hopes of creating an Aryan Race‚ a master race of the Germans; Hitler’s ideas were based on racial bias. Consequently‚ this “noble” race did not include Jews‚ communists‚ socialists‚ gypsies‚ or disabled people; in fact‚ Hitler blamed these people for all the problems in Germany. So‚ in 1935 Hitler passed the Nuremberg
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Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1935-1945. Although his leadership led to the deaths of 11 million people‚ Hitler was one of the best leaders in history. He turned Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship under his power. Also‚ Hitler’s mass genocide led to World War II. In 1932‚ Hitler ran for president of Germany. Hitler had around 36% of the vote in the final count and was appointed as chancellor. Hitler used his position to form a dictatorship. He based this leadership on
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Benito Mussolini was a hardened dictator that rose to power through brute force and killing any in his way. this is shown on October 24th‚ 1922 in Naples‚ Italy‚ Mussolini claimed that "either the government will be given to us‚ or we will seize it by marching on Rome" on that same day Mussolini and 4 other Fascist leaders decided they would lead a mach to Rome and take it by force.At the time Mussolini was still praying for a compromise from the Italian government so he decided to not move until
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enrolled into the University of Erfurt‚ one of the oldest and best distinguished universities in Germany. In four years‚ he received his M.A. and B.A. degrees. Luther was caught in a severe thunderstorm and vowed to become a monk if he survived. When he did escape the storm‚ he kept his vow. In 1510‚ he visited Rome‚ which was the center of the Catholic Church. He was shocked by the worldliness and learned that many leaders had strayed from the purpose of the Church. The leaders mainly focused on their
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Nikita Khrushchev became party leader after the death of Stalin in 1953‚ and rose above his opponents. Khrushchev distanced himself from his predecessor by presenting new policy reforms and denouncing the "cult of personality" that surrounded Stalin. This famous Secret speech was presented to the delegates of the 20th Party Congress on February 25‚ 1956 and accused Stalin of crimes and the use of terror as an instrument of policy. This effectively distanced Khrushchev from Stalin’s close associates
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