How far was Lenin responsible for the Bolsheviks’ growing hold on power in the years 1917-1924? In 1917‚ the Bolsheviks gained power of Russia and were able to hold onto this growing power until 1924 and later. There are several factors that could be considered to be the reason as to why they were able to seize control. It could be said that Lenin was a significant factor due to his pragmatism and his use of terror‚ however it also could be said that other members of the Bolshevik party such as
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Macbeth is ultimately responsible for the actions that lead to his fate .It could be argued that Macbeth is not totally to blame for his own destruction‚ allowing himself to be influenced by others. First‚ Macbeth ignores the voice of his own mind. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he murders Duncan‚ but he allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgment. Secondly‚ Macbeth willingly listens to the witches with no proff to believe if what they were saying was true. Macbeth could have
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How far was Napoleons rise to 1798 due to his own skill and talent? Napoleon had significant input into many major event leading up to 1798‚ which all contributed to his rise. Not only did his skill and talent play a huge part in this‚ but other factors like key events all played a role in his rise to 1798. For many reasons‚ his rise to 1798 could be seen as due to his own skill and talent. His skill and talent was seen from very early on in his childhood. Due to his Corsican upbringing‚ he was
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Republican party were in power. This period of time was known as the ’roaring twenties’ due to the huge economic growth that America was facing‚ it was by not interfering that the Republican Party achieved this level of success. They believed in a laissez-faire style of government and rugged individualism which meant that they didn’t interfere and thought everyone could succeed in life without their intervention. Many believe that this lack of interference was the main cause of the great depression‚ also
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How far was the failure of the general strike due to the actions of the conservative government? (24) The general strike of May 1926 was not a success for those attempting to force the government to act to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for coal miners. Had the TUC been more prepared to strike and followed through with what the miners wanted them to do‚ the government would have been faced with a much tougher challenge. Despite this‚ even if the conservative government were faced
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Macbeth‚ despite influences of the witches and Lady Macbeth‚ is responsible for his downfall. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who destroys himself by his own wicked and selfish ambitions. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a courageous‚ noble hero of Scotland who has bravely won the war. As the story continues‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to murder anyone who becomes a threat to his kingdom. As the play begins‚ Macbeth proves himself
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2013 How Far is Too Far? In 2012 there were eight major public shootings‚ and since Columbine occurred in April 1999‚ 28 public shootings have occurred. The rate of people who have succumbed to fatal gunshot wounds in public areas has increased to 19.5 times higher than those of similar income countries‚ and there have been at least 61 mass murders since 1982 (Shen‚ Timeline of Mass Shootings). Whenever any type of mass murder occurs‚ the same question always remains; what is the motive? How could
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Othello‚ much like any other human being‚ is in charge of his own destiny. Despite the fact that his fatal flaw‚ which is his incapability to resist accusations or statements which are not in his favour‚ that of which leads to the Moor’s downfall‚ Othello‚ much like any other human being‚ has a choice - he‚ unfortunately chooses to believe anything and everything Iago places before him. Desdemona is nothing short of loyal to the Moor. She‚ even though is wrongly accused‚ is nothing less than a
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Have you ever wondered how our government was created? Two philosophers named Thomas Hobbes and John Locke played significant roles in the shaping of what is now our government. Both philosophers lived during the period of Enlightenment. Thomas Hobbes had a negative view of mankind‚ while John Locke had a positive view of it. Both men wrote a book and\or an essay about social contract. Each philosopher had different views on government. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke had opposing views on rebellion
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Hitler was responsible for the outbreak of World War 2(1939) to a significant extent. The many things that he did like going against the Treaty of Versailles which included the rearmament of Germany‚ his Lebensraum policy where he wanted to take over neighboring lands and gain more territory for Germany and his disrespect to the treaties he made. While Hitler was a great cause for World War 2‚ he was not the sole reason. The Great Depression‚ the weak leaders of the League of Nations and their
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