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    To what extent was the NAACP responsible for the successes of the civil rights campaign? (1945-57) The NAACP was a major civil rights groups and had many successes‚ especially in the period 1945-57. They mainly did this through legal cases‚ supporting individuals and groups gain their rights‚ and supporting the use of economic means to beat segregation. On the other hand‚ it could be argued that there were many other bodies responsible for the successes of the civil rights movement‚ such as the

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    occurred during the WWII was the Holocaust. There has been much debate about the causes of the Holocaust‚ as many factors have been discussed. Therefore‚ this investigation will assess to what extent was Hitler the cause of the Holocaust. The four factors that will be assessed will be the widespread anti-Semitism‚ the role of Hitler himself‚ the demonizing of Jews made by the state churches and the Treaty of Versailles. The sources I will be comparing will be Hitler: 1936-1945 by Ian Kershaw and The

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    To What Extent Was The Conservative Government A Success In The Years 1951-1964? When Harold Macmillan said in 1957 that Britain had “never had it so good” it was easy to see why he spoke with such optimism. The period of Conservative dominance brought many benefits to the British people including the end of rationing‚ full employment and a boom in the economy. However‚ in labour’s 1964 manifesto they described this period as “thirteen wasted years”. It seems difficult to believe that both could

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    beautifully crafted and emotionally-touchingfilm whose plots explore different but important themes such as cultural discrimination (of Native American culture)‚ politics and political corruption and lawlessness. The film although considered as a fiction‚ was said to be based on factual events that have taken place in the 1970 ’s on the Oglala Sioux Reservation. It is about an actual standoff between FBI agents and Indian activists in 1975 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota (Apted Michael‚ 1992)

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    contract‚ that is‚ that government exists at the consent of the governed‚ but Locke believed that people would naturally come together to govern themselves‚ while Hobbes believed they needed a strong authority (monarch) to bring them together. As you research to learn more about what these two philosophers thought about politics‚ which of their two fundamental ideas most reflect your own thinking? Why? I agree more so with John Locke and his statement on letting the people govern themselves because

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    2010 DBQ: (Form A) 1. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? (Form B) 1. The issue of territorial expansion sparked considerable debate in the period 1800–1855. Analyze this debate and evaluate the influence of both supporters and opponents of territorial expansion in shaping federal government policy. 2009 DBQ: (Form A) From 1775 to 1830‚ many African Americans

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    The role of Federal Government and State Governments have been very important for a longtime in the United States. The relationship between Federal Government and State Governments are defined in the United States Constitution‚ which is a great guideline of development for us to run the entire country. In the Constitution‚ both governments have the same or their own powers. “The Federal and State governments share many similarities power such as setting up courts‚ building highways‚ spending money

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    To what extent was the Soviet Union responsible for the division of Germany from 1945 to 1949? Post-war Germany found itself in the middle of international tensions after its division – between the Allied powers of Britain‚ France and the USA and the Soviet Union under Stalin. However‚ the German nation that hoped for a new beginning could not do so due to the distribution of her land between the victors of the Second World War‚ and historians have since debated over who was to blame for this occurring

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    United States Government There are several types of governments throughout the world. Some have been successful‚ while others have not. Many of these governments are governed by a dictator‚ royal monarch‚ or the wealthiest of the country‚ with absolutely no or little say from the people of the country. The United States has a government that balances its power amongst three different branches‚ thus having a form of government that is for the people; the U.S. government is made up of the legislative

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    UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT What is government Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) said the purpose of government is to establish peace and security for the people. Government: The formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people. Main components are people‚ policies‚ and powers. Government consists of elected officials who have the authority and control over others and the other half are the public servants who carry out the daily functions. Power is the government’s

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