After World War I‚ economies of countries all over the world collapsed causing the Great Depression. Italy adapted a fascism government under Benito Mussolini. During the Russian revolution‚ Russia turned to communism under Vladimir Lenin. After Lenin passed away Joseph Stalling took his place. To them‚ Democracy led to corruption and weakness and put individual or class interests above national goals because all democratic countries at that time were experiencing difficulties. When Adolf Hitler
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Following World War I‚ the entire globe started to see the emergence of new totalitarian regimes. Whether it was due to the lack of leadership within a country‚ the people wanting change in economy‚ or new candidates becoming prominent‚ there were many different leaders throughout rising governments. Countries such as Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ and the Soviet Union all had new elected officials within their totalitarian governments for one reason or another in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Adolf Hitler rose
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Ivy Zheng Ms. Adams Western Civilization 22 March 2016 The Rise of Witchcraft The world of witchcraft is infused with mystery‚ fear and gloomy facts and myths. Throughout the centuries‚ witchcraft has been associated with magic‚ pagan worship‚ sorcery‚ and religion. The rise of witchcraft persecution grew because of unstable governments‚ influence of the church‚ and the idea of women being smarter or more knowledgeable than men which led to the ideas of witches. Human history manipulated witchcraft
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Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline Christopher Burnett Professor Alan Rogers Strayer University January 20‚ 2015 United States was growing before and during the Civil War however it was growing slowly. After the Civil War‚ industrialization increased rapidly with the rapid change of handmade production to machines in manufactures. With the increase of industrialization‚ this brought many opportunities and problems. Industrialization affected many groups which
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discuss what is considered the major factor that began the war; that is the rise of totalitarian governments. Totalitarian governments are governments that control the way the citizens act‚ think extra. Totalitarianism had three major figures that embraced this ideology who are Joseph Jughashvili better known as Stalin‚ Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. These three leaders played a huge role in the war‚ but how did these totalitarian leaders contribute in the wars start? Each one of these leaders had
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The British Empire after the War There was no more than four great empires. The empires were Germany‚‚ Ottoman and Russia. In 1918 the British empire was the beginning of the end. The expectations of the British colonial subject have been raised during the war‚ the empire and the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth had helped to fund. India for example paid 146 million pounds toward the war effect. Importing raw materials from the colonies helped the allied victory.The self-governing
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Before the end of World War I‚ the United States at first was very un-isolationistic. Before the war‚ America was a very expansionist nation. It had taken up military occupation in Cuba in 1906‚ taken the Philippines‚ taken hold of the country of Panama‚ and begun relations with Japan and China. But when World War I suddenly occurred‚ it was an unprecedented war. Never before had America seen such a large war that involved so many countries. The devastation that resulted from the war dispirited many
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World War I World War I was a time of struggle for Europe. Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. This war‚ otherwise known as “The Great War”‚ occurred in 1914 until 1918. It had many famous battles‚ such as the battle of The Somme‚ a battle of many casualties‚ especially for the British. The war was mainly fought between the members of The Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain‚ France
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Germany After the first World War‚ Germany was forced to pay large reparations an give up land. Germany didn’t have the money to pay to the major powers so they just made more instead. This then caused hyperinflation which led to a world-wide depression. This world-wide depression caused massive unemployment rates but a rise in socialist ideas that caused nationalism and hope to come back to Germany. During this time period‚ after the war‚ due to the reparations; Germany suffered hyperinflation
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history‚ war has been the catalyst sparking change that ultimately shapes an era. World War I is no different in this sense. The Great War led to tremendous loss of life and property. Additionally‚ it prompted significant technological advancement and alterations in warfare strategies. Finally‚ World War I changed the power structure of the world‚ paving the way for World War II. World War I was a very pivotal event in the Twentieth Century‚ laying the roots for future conflicts such as World War
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