Governments should reflect the will of their people. They‚ the government‚ are accountable for their people‚ and vise versa. Society should be structured how the people who live in those said societies wish to live in them. For example‚ we can see this being true all over the world with the feminist movement. Throughout history‚ we can see evidence of people demanding women’s rights and equality‚ but the major turning point of course‚ is when western governments acknowledged the want the people‚
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take place. Generals from various nations across the globe were sending their troops to fight for a war that seemed endless‚ and at the same time the morale of soldiers was going down. The loss of so many soldiers has pushed militaries to start conscription and this is where the conscientious objectors started raising their voice. The resource utilized in this paper is the documentary Field Punishment no. 1.; a documentary that truly captures
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MUSSOLINI’S FOREIGN POLICY In the early days of Mussolini’s regime (he came to power in 1922)‚ Italian foreign policy seemed rather confused: Mussolini knew what he wanted‚ which was ‘to make Italy great‚ respected and feared.’ But he was not sure how to achieve this‚ apart from agitating for a revision of the 1919 peace settlement in Italy’s favour. At first he seemed to think an adventurous foreign policy was his best line of action‚ hence the Corfu Incident and the occupation of Fiume in 1923
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Responses to communism How did Australia respond to the threat of communism after World War II (Syllabus Question) Australias response to the threat of communism in Asia after WWII included Korean War ANZUS Treaty (1951) SEATO Alliance (1954) Australias response to the threat of communism within Australia included Referendum to ban Communist Party Petrov Affair The background to communism after 1945 After WWII‚ a new conflict arose called the Cold War Cold War A contest between the democratic‚ capitalist
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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Acts targeted socialists and labor leaders. Eugene V. Debs was handed a ten-year prison sentence for speaking out against eh war and the draft. The anarchist Emma Goldman received a two-year prison sentence and a $10‚000 fine for organizing the No Conscription
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turning points of the war? II. Vocabulary 1. Fort Sumter 13. Dorothea Dix 2. Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 14. Morrill Land Grant‚ 1862 3. Monitor v. Merrimack 15. Habeas Corpus Act‚ 1863 4. Jefferson Davis 16. Radical Republicans 5. Conscription Act‚ 1862 and 1863 17. Copperheads 6. New York City Draft Riots 18. Robert E. Lee 7. Ulysses S. Grant 19. Tecumseh Sherman 8. Battle of Shiloh 20. Appomattox 9. George B. McClellan 10. Robert E. Lee 11. Emancipation Proclamation
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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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To a less extent I agree that the Treaty of Versailles 1919 was fair and just. Firstly‚ I will define what is fair and just. For me‚ "Fair" is defined as free from bias and proper under rules. And "Just" is defined as what guided by truth or reason‚ punish and award rightly ‚done or made according to principle. For the Treaty of Versailles‚ some people argue that some of the territorial arrangement was fair and just. And which I partly agree with their statement. Here are the treaties about
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Ultra nationalism develops in people when they have huge belief in their own group and fear and loathing of anyone who challenges those beliefs. some people believe that drastic social and economic changes that result in poverty and unemployment can start an extreme nationalism. The great depression of the 1930s‚ for example hit Germany especially hard as it was still recovering from the first world war. The people were looking for a strong leader and Adolf Hitler used this and powerful propaganda
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