Why did the Bolsheviks gain power in Russia in 1917? In March‚ 1917‚ Tsar Nicholas resigned from the throne. New laws were passed by the new government called the ‘Provisional Government’‚ many Russians faced by poverty were expecting changes‚ but the laws did not pass their expectations. This government did not last long. Lenin‚ leader of the Bolsheviks travelled to Russia and was dissatisfied with the new government and made a bid for power. In October‚ the Bolsheviks led another revolution‚ which
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After Hitler and Stalin established a foundation for their empire‚ it was time for them to rise to power. Adolf Hitler looked up to Benito Mussolini and decided he wanted to reach control by seizing power. Hitler and the brownshirts began to March towards the Munich‚ but was stopped short after being fired upon by soldiers and going to jail. The experience was an wakening to Hitler and realized he would have to take control politically. Hitler and his political party “Nazis” declared that the Nazi
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How did Hitler consolidate power from 1933-1939? Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and then managed to maintain in power until the end of the Second World War. This was due to many strategies and policies inflicted by the Nazis. For example‚ the Enabling Act‚ eliminating all political threats‚ Nazi propaganda‚ and strength in economy and backing from businesses. The Enabling Act was formed on 23 March 1933. The SS intimidated all the remaining non-Nazi deputies‚ resulting in the Reichstag
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There is no doubt that propaganda was essential in unifying Germany throughout the 1930s. Propaganda promoted patriotism‚ unity and ultimately support for the war by glorifying the German population and Hitler himself. However‚ the New Germany Hitler envisioned did not always correlate with that of the people’s and in many cases simple means such as propaganda was not enough to convince and obtain the needed support‚ resulting in the accumulation of other approaches including intimidation‚ violence
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colonial rule a convergence of anti-colonial and anti-Tutsi groups emerged and‚ when Rwanda finally managed to gain independence in 1962‚ a Hutu led government was elected (Desforges‚ 1999). The complete reversal of ethnic dominance in the country disrupted the political system in Rwanda and political tensions were only heightened when Juvénal Habyarimana‚ a Hutu political leader‚ seized power in 1973. Unrest in the country continued to grow as a rebel group‚ the Tutsi-led RFP (Rwandan Patriotic Front)
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Power: Ways to Gain and Maintain It Power is a way for people control and dominate others; it takes a lot of work to maintain and use effectively. It can take years‚ or possibly seconds to gain power of others. It all depends on the how you create that power‚ and who you are using it against. In William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice most of the characters spend the whole time trying to gain and maintain power. The play is about a Jewish moneylender named Shylock lending money to a merchant
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THE BRITISH MILITARY: HOW IT MAINTAINED POWER IN THE REGENCY ERA. The British Army‚ despite being made up mostly of volunteers‚ was one of the most powerful armies during the Regency Era. Such power is not easy to hold onto‚ but Britain managed it well through her extensive organization of the army and the functions applied to them‚ as well as the situation that Britain was being thrown into during this time. A major contributor to Britain maintaining its military dominance was the way that the
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citizens were unemployed and by 1930 the great depression had begun to hit Germany. Hitler rose to power throughout the 1920s and finally by 1933 President Paul Von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany. Hitler focussed on the younger generation in order to control Germany. By focussing on the younger generation he could instill these ideals easily while building loyalty. Unlike leaders before him Hitler involved children and women in his scheme for a totalitarian society. Books for children
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Hitler’s Rise to Power How did Hitler rise to power (1933) and consolidate his power (1934)? When the First World War ended on November 11th 1918; many Germans were put into poverty due to the massive costs of the war. Millions of dying and hungry Germans caused the public to turn to radical political views. A crucial point on the agenda of many Germans was to find a culprit‚ someone to blame for all the problems that hit Germany after the war. One of these post-war radical parties was the DAP
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totalitarianism; collectivisation Key personalities: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin; Josef Stalin To what extent did Lenin and/or Stalin bring about social and economic change? (2011) How effective were the internal and external policies of Josef Stalin? (2010) How did dictators use propaganda and/or terror to maintain power? (2009) What did Lenin and Stalin contribute to communism in Russia? (2008) To what extent did Stalin transform the society and economy of the Soviet Union? (2006) How successful were Stalin
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