Even though the Nazi party was strong they still had trouble. There was a violent group called the Edelweiss Pirates. They were a group that consisted of young adults. They believed that the Nazi’s should not be in power. They were very open with their views and committed acts of violence. They beat up members of the police force and even killed an important person. Their actions showed that the Nazis weren’t as strong as everyone thought they were. There were also ‘swing groups’ which consisted
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are a nation born of by an act of civil disobedience. On December 17‚ 1763 a group calling themselves “The Sons of Liberty” boarded three British tea ships and dumped the economic equivalent of $1.7million of tea into Boston Harbor. The “Boston Tea Party‚” was in protest of the Tea Act of 1773‚ a bill many colonists viewed as taxation tyranny. Consequently‚ Parliament closed Boston to merchant shipping and established military rule in Massachusetts. When our forebearers responded by calling the first
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lot on holding wedding parties‚ birthday parties and other celebrations is just a waste of money. Others‚ however‚ think that these are necessary for individuals and the society. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Throwing parties can be expensive. While some people do not find these fancy parties worth what they cost‚ others believe parties are important to both individuals and the society. People choose to throw parties for a number of reasons. For starters‚ parties can make better teams
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Source A: This cartoon shows a British colonialist sitting on a box of tea after the Boston Tea Party. The colonist‚ clearly in a position of weakness‚ says “make no mistake… I’m still in command of this vessel.” Despite the colonist’s words‚ the patriots had clearly “won this battle”‚ and had taken a huge step forward towards independence. The cartoon shows that this event‚ organised by the Boston Patriots‚ weakened the colonists‚ and helped the Americans in their fight for independence. Context
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Which of the 2 major parties is more ideologically divided? 15 marks The Republican Party is ideologically conservative. This means that they seek to defend the political‚ economic and social status quo and therefore tend to oppose changes in the institutions and structures of society. The Democrat Party on the other hand are a liberal party. They seek to change the political‚ economic and social staus quo in favour of the well-being‚ rights and liberties of the individual‚ and especially those
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private water testing. What do all of these things have in common? They are all services the Tory government in Ontario has been trying to privatize with some disastrous results and possibly more to come. The Ontario government‚ lead by Progressive Conservative leader Mike Harris‚ has been slowly trying to do away with services that are currently administered by the province. The ideology in question‚ privatization‚ has been a hallmark of the Common Sense revolution. But so far the Tories have been slow
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There have always been different divisions within the Democrat Party and it has historically been factionalised into two main groups (as seen in the New Deal Coalition). There is the southern conservative wing‚ made up of Democrats from southern states who hold conservative views on issues including social and economic issues. These Democrats are seldom reliable voters in Congress‚ often voting with the Republicans on fiscal issues e.g. in 2009 some Blue Dog Democrats voted against Obama’s fiscal
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Why are US parties often described as ‘organisationally weak’? US parties are often described as organisationally weak because they are essentially ‘broad coalitions’. For example they contain moderates like McCain republican) and Obama democrat)‚ while also having a more conservative wing. Therefore stronger party organisation would give parties a narrower appeal and potentially alienate large ‘voting blocs’ or proportions of the electorate. This is a reason why it is argued that having ‘organisationally
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Parties no longer provide ideological choice. Discuss. America’s major political parties have traditionally been regarded by popular vote as organizationally weak‚ decentralized‚ and ideologically confusing by comparison with the highly disciplined‚ ideological‚ class based‚ parties of the UK. However‚ the strength of this statement can only be based upon the legislation passed by different Political Parties‚ policies within manifesto’s‚ and decisions taken by party leaders‚ to show us that there
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the Suez crisis on the conservative party 1955-1959 The conservative party managed to recuperate after the Suez crisis‚ which was a major low point in the party’s history. But how could the party bounce back after such a major event? The conservative’s policies changed to cater of everyone with re-established the conservatives as a strong party. The Suez crisis greatly affected the conservative party as a whole. For an example the lack of trust with the party. Eden secretly colluded
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