First‚ in the early 1870s‚ the German Chancellor Bismarck was the first to start the alliance system which was one cause of the First World War. Other nations only followed him. Second‚ the extreme nationalism (Pan-Germanism) in Germany made her desire to unite with the Germans in Austria-Hungary to become a great German state. With her support‚ Austria-Hungary came into direct conflict with the Serbs in the Balkans. Third‚ Germany was the most militaristic in the Armaments Race between 1871-1914
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How successful was Alexander II in dealing with opposition to his regime? Judging by the fact that Alexander was assassinated in 1881 by People’s Will‚ one would assume that he failed – completely- to overcome opposition to his regime‚ however he ruled for over 25 years and managed to keep his opposition under control during that time using several different methods and measures which will be discussed in this essay. The first measure he took shortly after he came to power was to emancipate the serfs
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Oedipus’ fate was determined by the Oracle‚ the cause for his demise was himself. One aspect of Oedipus personality that leads to his downfall is his constant search for truth. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus is always trying to discover something whether it be about himself or an attempt at uncovering someone else as an enemy. If he hadn’t been in that mindset‚ he may have been able to keep himself oblivious from his mistakes. Another aspect of Oedipus personality that causes his misfortune is his hubris
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Nicholas II fell from power in February 1917‚ there are many reasons for the collapse of Tsarism but to what extent was World War 1 the most important reason? World War 1 seems to be the most contributing factor to why Tsarism collapsed in 1917; the huge effects and problems that the War had on Tsarism was able to overturn the monarchy‚ that before then‚ had never died. This is due to the impact of War on Russia’s Political state. In 1915 Nicholas II as Tsar toke power of the Russian army‚ this had
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How far are woman and goddesses responsible for the problems that Odysseus faces on his journey? In Homer’s Odyssey women are responsible for many of the problems that Odysseus faced during his journey back to Ithaca. This essay will analyse how far women were responsible and also compare it to far other things caused problems for Odysseus. The first woman that I think caused Odysseus problems on his journey is Calypso. Calypso‚ her name meaning “the concealer” in Greek‚ using her beauty kept
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immoral deeds. He has murdered many to achieve his standing as king all the while losing sight of right and wrong. He has become twisted and evil which is identified throughout the play. He loses his sense of what’s true and what’s false heavily relying on the witches prophesies‚ as they state that no man bore of woman could kill Macbeth. At this point it seems as if overconfidence will be his hubris along with ambition. Point #1: His confidence was one of his main personality trait that progressed along
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Macbeth’s Downfall Thomas Babington Macaulay states that “The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.” In the tragic play‚ Macbeth is written by William Shakespeare. The main character Macbeth is a man who is an acceptable man‚ but lets many things get in the way of his good character. As we know a Shakespearean tragedy offers a tragic hero who almost always meets his downfall because of an error or a weakness in his character. Throughout the
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Napoleon was not a presenter of the ideals of the French Revolution. He lied to his people‚ lost important battles‚ and became very power hungry after he started to gain control of France. Once Napoleon had power in France‚ one of the major things he decided to do was take over the media. In the eyes of the people‚ this wasn’t a big issue. But that’s only because they didn’t know they would be getting lied to. He decided to say things that weren’t true in the media. He would have his appearance
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to fight for his land and to do anything for his country. As the play goes on‚ his ambitions are made clear to the audience through his speech and soliloquys. The witches gather in a bleak place‚ they have announced that a spell has been prepared for Macbeth. The witches tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of Glamis‚ Thane of Cawdor‚ and King of Scotland. Macbeth believes that the witches’ prophecies will become true because the first of the prophecies’ is true – the death of his father has made
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kills his biological father and marries his biological mother‚ as the oracle had predicted. By the end of the play‚ Oedipus gouged out his own eyes and lost his position as king of Thebes. There is no way for him to avoid the Oracle. The Oracle only states what Fate had already decided; Oedipus was destined to commit these heinous acts. Oedipus is not completely responsible for what happened. Fate had determined that he would commit murder and incest. Being that it is engrained in his destiny
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