“I am the State”. (___) Absolutism is when a person claims a right to be the leader based on their birth right or gain it by force of power‚ they use this divine authority from God to justify their position‚ since this in one of the oldest forms of government. However‚ a democracy seems more in line with fair practice due to the fact that there were no rulers or judges in the Bible until the people asked God for them. (1 Samuel 8) According to Britannica.com‚ absolutism or absolute monarchy mean
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Europe itself. All European powers of any considerable size were invited to participate‚ including "defeated" France. Mercurial French statesman Talleyrand‚ priest‚ revolutionary‚ official under Napoleon‚ and in all regards a powerful representative of the French nation‚ was given a serious role at the Congress. Austrian minister Prince Clemens von Metternich played the key role in Vienna. His conservative (perhaps reactionary) actions and views made him the dominant European continental spokesmen
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To what extent is the USA’s superpower status threatened by the emergence of the BRICs (15) A superpower defined is a very influential and powerful nation. Currently‚ we live in a unipolar world and the USA is the only superpower. Factors such as economy‚ population‚ military strength and geographical location determine a nations superpower status. It is debatable whether the USA is currently being threatened by the emergence of NICs such as the BRICS‚ Brazil‚ India‚ Russia and China. China may
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Vincent Vo Period 3 Unit 4 and 5 Reflection HW Unit 4 How did Peter the Great and Catherine the Great change Russia? Both Russian rulers largely reformed their country by introducing ideas and customs from Western Europe. Peter the Great was especially known for his trip to Western Europe and bringing back knowledge of finance‚ politics‚ military‚ etc. Through his reform of the military system and the nobility and construction of many factories‚ Peter brought Russia up to the surface from its longtime
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What is power? -Having control over others -Ability to make decisions - “Top of the food chain” -Ability to take charge -Affecting other people Definition: Ability to act or produce an effect Legal or official authority‚ capacity‚ or right Possession of control‚ authority‚ or influence over others Physical might Mental or moral efficacy Political control or influence Think of someone you believe is powerful. What makes him/her powerful? My mom is powerful because she has the
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To What Extent is the United States an Imperial Power? After the Spanish-American War‚ the United States is ok with imperialism‚ therefore increasing the extent that the United States is an imperial power. The depression in the 1890s caused people to think we needed to imperialize because industrial production demanded more resources. Foreign trade was more important as well‚ so the U.S. thought it would be beneficial to acquire new colonies and expand further. Teddy Roosevelt had a vision of
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How accurate is it to say that the status of black people in the US changed very little in the years 1945-1955? I would agree with this statement but I would also think there are aspects of the status of black people that did change in these years and the impacts of which could be debated. In 1945‚ the Second World War ended. Black people’s status hadn’t changed but their attitudes had. They started to question why they were fighting for freedom in other countries‚ against the Nazi oppression
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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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Since the 1900’s‚ the Japanese had been a rapidly growing nation. By the 1920’s‚ Japan was a major power. It had a strong army and navy‚ and had a flourishing industry that exported goods to China and the United States. It had a vast growing empire in the North Korean Peninsula and was one of the leading members of the League of Nations‚ claiming a permanent seat on the Council. Though in the 1920s‚ Japan had been badly hit by the Depression; their exports had fallen by 50% between the years of 1929
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To what extent did the constitution ensure that the Kaisers power was preserved? Kaiser had all power over Germany and with the desire for changes in the way Germany was run resulted in the improvements such as the creation of a constitution which was without a doubt crucial to the consolidation of the Kaisers position. The constitution consisted of 25 federal states‚ within this there were 4 kingdoms‚ 12 Duchies‚ 6 Grand Duchies and 3 free cities. At first the Kaiser had pretty much entire control
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