weaknesses of his most important rival‚ Trotsky. All the factors can also be linked in one way or another‚ as shall be seen in this answer. One of the most important reasons why Stalin won the power struggle is that he used his high positions in the Communist party and the power that came with it to his advantage. Several factors fall under this category. Firstly is how Stalin used his position as General Secretary‚ as well as jealousies between the leaders and Trotsky’s illness to stage-manage
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Why did loyal British subjects in 1763 become revolutionary American rebels in 1776? Loyal British subjects from all over Europe inhabited the thirteen colonies that made up America in 1763. You had immigrants from not just Great Britain‚ but also Germany‚ Ireland‚ and Scotland. This created a diverse population of colonists who all came to America for different reasons‚ but the one thing they all had in common was that they were bold enough to travel across the ocean and start a new life. From
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2010-005 March 7‚ 2014 Response Essay Question One Between 1689 and 1763‚ the “Wars of Empire” was occurring between‚ France‚ Britain‚ Spain‚ and their colonial possessions ( Era Introduction). Of course in the end Britain came out on top which put them in a position of high power‚ but they did not do it by themselves though. How did the English colonies become the most successful colonial power in North America by 1763? It was because many settlers were drawn to their political systems which
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Why did tension increase in Europe from 1900 to 1014?There are various factors that amplified the tensions in Europe from 1900 to 1914. A few of the major factors were International rivalry‚ the arms race‚ colonialism and the Crisis ’s of Morocco and Bosnia. These factors‚ alongside numerous others contributed to fuelling the First World War. International rivalry was‚ debatably‚ the biggest factor that caused the First World War. As the European powers such as Britain‚ France and Russia had been
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During 1600-1750‚ the explorers from the countries of Europe continue to explore for new countries to populate and riches to export back to their country. Some of the reasons the Europeans felt enhanced to the natives they came upon were their superior technology and different religious beliefs. The civilizations of Asia and the Middle East remained within their natural boundaries because the leaders of Japan‚ China‚ India and the Middle East were comfortable within their countries. New ideas exchanged
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email: elorantaj@appstate.edu Paper to be presented at the Sixth European Historical Economics Society Conference‚ 9-10 September 2005‚ Historical Center of the former Imperial Ottoman Bank‚ Istanbul. WHY DID THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FAIL? INTRODUCTION The economic and political instability of the interwar period and the rise of authoritarian regimes are often seen as extensions of World War I and the Great Depression. The League of Nations‚ in turn‚ is usually seen as an organization that failed to act
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In the year of 1763 the french and indian war had ended and the land was completely destroyed and North america was under british rule at the time that the war had ended. Due to the war being as expensive as it was the british parliament had passed a group of laws that said that the colonist would be taxed for the damages. This is what lead up to the nation that we call america. One of the main reasons the american colonies broke away from under the british rule was because britain was denying
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confirmed after defeating great nations like France and Spain which made its military the best in the world. The British had the urge to spread their dominance and so they extended their rule to the American ground. The Americans were on the losing end from the first time the war was declared‚ but an alliance with France strengthened its position and having the advantage of the war being fought in their backyard‚ they were able to defeat the British in a costly war for both nations. In the early years British
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Chapter 4: Slavery‚ Freedom‚ and the Struggle for Empire‚ to 1763 I. Olaudah Equiano II. Slavery and the Empire A. The Triangular Trades 1. A series of triangular trade routes crisscrossed the Atlantic. 2. Colonial merchants all profited from the slave trade. 3. Slavery became connected with the color black and liberty with the color white. B. Africa and the Slave Trade 1. With the exception of the king of Benin‚ most African rulers took part in the slave trade‚ gaining guns and textiles
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and dreams of our Patriotic forces. There were some patriot loses: Philadelphia‚ Brandywine‚ Germantown‚ New York City‚ and Ft. Ticonderoga. The victory in Yorktown was our last but one of our greatest victories this whole revolution. The 17‚000 American and French troops that were sent into the battlefield made the British General Cornwallis surrender his troops and himself in October 19‚1781. It
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