To what extent was Mao’s rise to power a result of KMT weakness? One of the most important leaders of China during the 20th century‚ Mao Zedong remained in power from 1949‚ right after winning the Civil War‚ until his death‚ in 1976‚ becoming the country’s longest serving leader and establishing the political and economic structure that has remained in place until today: the People’s Republic of China. It is essential to point out that Mao’s rise to power was due not only to the existent social
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strengthen its control within Russia alongside promoting the spread of socialism and world revolution by the peasantry. Yet‚ with Lenin’s death and Stalin’s rise to power‚ there seemed to be a shift by which the party and country was operated. Indeed‚ by 1930 the Soviet Union was seen very differently both internally and outside of its borders. Some may see this as a ‘second revolution’ and in a sense‚ it is somewhat justified due to
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The greatness of Alexander (the Great) is often a much debated question. The importance of such debates is arguably minimal- Alexander was quite clearly a great ruler‚ possibly the greatest to ever live. A much more disputable question regarding Alexander is that of his cruelty throughout his reign as Macedonian King. In order to ascertain the extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips
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The word slavery cannot only be defined in which one human being is owned by another human being‚ but it is also known to be one of the greatest contributions to the American history. A slave was considered by law as a property‚ and was deprived of most of the rights normally held by free persons. Hence‚ slavery transforms human beings into things or objects that only powerful or rich people can only buy. Moreover this thing called slavery mistreated so many people by destroying their lives and their
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of Stalin he was able to establish himself as a successful dictator through totalitarian rule. He became the undisputed leader of the USSR and the factors that enabled him to do so were Industrialisation‚ his social policies and his ability to defeat Hitler in World War Two. However‚ through Stalin’s political career he also encountered many failures. These were Collectivism‚ the purges and the terror he caused by the people living in Russia during his reign. Stalin’s reign was successful through
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concept of intra-union conflict is not much different from that of intra-group or intra-organizational conflict. However‚ before we delve into that argument‚ it is essential that we consider an authoritative view of the subject matter from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO (2006) states that ‘Conflicts within the trade union movement’ is “A matter involving no dispute between the government and the trade unions‚ but which involves a conflict within the trade union movement itself
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Alexander the Great was‚ as the name entails‚ great in some ways. In other ways though‚ he was not so great. How great was Alexander? Alexander was great in many ways. He was an excellent strategist‚ and was able to conquer almost anything he set out for. He usually was merciful as well‚ and honored all cultures and religions. He tried to learn about hinduism from the Brahmin in India. When he conquered Persia‚ he still let some Persians rule‚ as long as they answered to him. In India‚ whenever
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Slavery has been around ever since the early 1600s in America. The very first slaves were shipped to the North American colony to help with plantation. Slavery was entrenched in the southern colonies because of the demand of workers for cultivating crops and it was justified by plantation owners through religion‚ however many African Americans gained their freedom by rebelling. Although slavery had already existed in America‚ it became deeply rooted in the southern economy‚ politics‚ and culture
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Was slavery a necessary evil in the constitution? In short‚ yes‚ at the time I think it was. Slavery wasn’t how it is now. It wasn’t looked at as a heinous act in that time period. In fact‚ it was as common as say‚ owning a hair dryer. I think that’s a good analogy‚ as harsh as it sounds. Slaves were thought of nothing more than property. How preposterous would it sound if the government told us we were no longer allowed to use hair dryers? As far as I see‚ there were three major reasons that
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics w Vol. 16 w No. 3 w 2006 Language conflicts in the European Union Ulrich International IJAL © 0802-6106 O 3 16 Language riginal The Ammon Author Article conflicts Journal Journal inLtd of the compilation Applied European Linguistics © Union 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Oxford‚ UK Publishing On finding a politically acceptable and practicable solution for EU institutions that satisfies diverging interests Ulrich Ammon University Duisburg-Essen
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