To what extent was Whig/Liberal dominance in the period 1846-68 a result of their free trade agenda? Between the years 1846 and 1868‚ the Conservative party was only in power for a total of just under four years – 1852‚ 1858-97 and 1866-68. Throughout these short-lived periods‚ they were never able to achieve a majority and this illustrates and defines the extent of Whig/Liberal dominance in this period. Their dominance was without doubt partially as a result of their free-trade agenda‚ but other
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Soviet economy First‚ let’s see what conditions the Soviet economy had at its launch. It is known that Tsarist Russia was at one of the last places among the capitalist countries to produce industrial products per capita. In the middle of the 20th century‚ far ahead of Russia in terms of industrial production were the United States‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ and France. In tsarist Russia‚ cars‚ tractors‚ combines‚ powerful steam and gas turbines‚ diesel locomotives‚ electric locomotives‚ equipment for various
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Winston Churchill once said “ To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” "Winston Churchill Quote." people have always desired nice‚ luxurious things and power of anything they can get their hands on. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Leon Trotsky from the Russian Revolution is represented by Snowball‚ who is constantly bringing up new ideas to the community and Napoleon to make their lives go as smoothly as possible after taking over the farm. Based on the events in history‚ the
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To What Extent Would the Wide Use of Referendums Improve Democracy in the UK? The wide use of referendums would make an improvement to democracy in the UK. A reason why it would be so beneficial is that referendums highly encourage political participation. Over recent years‚ political participation has not been at it’s highest‚ with people expecting a mere 55% turnout at the next vote‚ referendums could be just what are required to engage the public in politics. The Good Friday referendum is
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Although peasants did not work in trading centers‚ they sold goods on the streets‚ making money profit. With this money‚ they could pay their lords in cash rather than in labor‚ making much easier and liveable lifestyles than before. Peasants were most affected by the commercial revolution. During the commercial revolution‚ most peasants became tenant farmers‚ who paid their lords in the medieval currency (Ellis & Esler 235). Although peasants were still ruled by lords‚ they did not have to perform
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To what extent did Australians enlist in 1914 to defend the ‘Mother country’? World War 1‚ the war to end all wars‚ lasted from 1914-1918. It was triggered by the assassination of the Archduke of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand which led to a global war that was centred in Europe. Officially‚ Australia as a whole enthusiastically and patriotically defended Great Britain at the outbreak of war in 1914. Australia was geographically and politically isolated from what was happening in Europe. However being
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To what extent‚ and by what means‚ did Hitler create a totalitarian regime? After consolidating his power‚ Hitler sought to make Germany a nation a totalitarian state in which the one-party Nazi structure had absolute political authority over every aspect of ’life’. By suppressing opposition and making individuals mere pawns of the state this was partly achieved. Several strategies quickly ensured civilian support‚ whilst exploiting political opportunities and manipulating the economy allowed Hitler
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The role of the economy in 1863 – 1968 was the most significant factor‚ but not the only factor‚ in both advancing and reducing civil rights. The economy drove other factors such as was‚ politics and individuals. The underlying tactic of the dominant White American polity throughout the period 1863-1968 was to deny the possibility of African Americans the chance to achieve any degree of prosperity. During the civil war‚ the Republican Party’s philosophy towards African Americans was linked to the
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To what extent did war affect the course of Revolution? There are many various arguments supporting the view that the war did affect the course of Revolution and many that oppose this view. The Revolution did become more radical during the time of the war as the Jacobin terror became more prevalent‚ however some people argue that the war did not directly cause this‚ that the Revolution was moving towards a more radical stance anyway. Others may argue that yes‚ the Revolution was moving towards a
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To what extent would the wider use of referendums improve democracy in the UK? The wider use of referendums in the UK could potentially help improve democracy. A wider use of referendums would improve democracy in the UK because of the bigger chance that the people are given to cast their vote on issues that will affect them directly‚ and the country. There has been use of referendums in the past‚ such as Northern Ireland and the Good Friday vote‚ and the 2011 AV referendum‚ although they have been
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