Woodrow Wilson helped to win the First World War; he lost the peace back in America. Wilson claimed that he was a pacifist and that America would not fight the war that raged with a bloody vengeance in Europe. Wilson insisted that America must stay neutral publicly‚ but behind closed doors‚ he sought out ways to support Great Britain and France through the means of financial support. While the majority of Americans were pleased with being neutral‚ many immigrants from German and Europe were wanted
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Why did Stalin become leader of the USSR? Lenin‚ the leader of Russia died from ill health in 1924‚ without choosing a successor‚ but how did Stalin‚ one of the least likely people to take over become leader of the Ussr? His role as General Secretary was used by Stalin to great advantage. It allowed him to see all important documents flowing in and out of the party. This fortunate for Stalin‚ included Lenin’s last testament‚ which stated Lenin’s desire for a dictatorship of the party as well
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destruction that some areas had undergone. What was once a home‚ was now no more than a pile of rubbish. Also‚ with many loved ones dead‚ leaving and making a new start was very tempting. When they first arrived in Australia‚ the Italians experienced considerable cultural shock. They found that Australia was insensitive to their culture and traditions and therefore expected them to change. The Italians were mainly like the “black sheep” of the population. The feud
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How and why did Hitler become a dictator? Hitler rose to the position of chancellor in January 1933‚ as a result of the poorly prepared treaty of Versailles‚ the resulting economic hardship and his apparent strong leadership. In the next 18 months however Hitler seized absolute power and created a total dictatorship through his ability to exploit opportunities‚ a manipulation of his country through a reign of fear and a ruthless and systematic repression of all opposition. Hitler used the Reichstag
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Why did the U.S. become an imperial power? Americans had always sought to expand the size of their nation‚ and throughout the 19th century they extended their control toward the Pacific Ocean. However‚ by the 1880’s‚ many American leaders had become convinced that the United States should join the imperialist powers of Europe and establish colonies overseas. Imperialism‚ the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic‚ political‚ and cultural control over weaker territories‚ was already
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Why did you decide to become a coach? I bet you didn’t have a problem coming up with an answer – or more than one answer – to that question. You might say you became a coach to be of service to others. You might say you want to do meaningful‚ transformational work in this world. Maybe you were drawn to coaching because it’s something you’ve done pretty much all your life - your family and friends have seen you as the “go-to” person for support and advice since you were 15. These are great
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who can make a decision when needed‚ someone who is strong and has confidence. It also may be someone who can learn from their mistakes and be able to use them to better their actions in the future. The list can go on and on. So‚ how did Winston Churchill become so powerful? Simply because he had the best interest for Great Britain and didn’t let his opinion cloud his judgement. Through World War I‚ World War II‚ and then becoming Prime Minister‚ Winston Churchill had to put Great Britain in his
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By: Geneva Frank Rome was first established according to legend by two twins with the names of Romulus and Remus. According to legend‚ they were thrown in the Tiber river to drown. There uncle was fearful of what they would become. A mother wolf found them and took them in as her own. When they were older they came across what was going to be called Rome. Romulus killed Remus so that he could be‚ what they called an emperor later on‚ the first king of Rome. Rome’s geography played a key role in
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past decades and zero since the treaty was signed. This is the last but not the least example when skillful diplomatic leaders were able to intervene in the conflicts of nations that couldn’t solve problems by themselves and in this case we can see why America is considered world’s
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Hitler Becomes Chancellor January 30th‚ 1933‚ President Paul Von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler the chancellor of Germany. Up until that point‚ Hitler had raised in popularity‚ "spurred largely by the German people’s frustration with dismal economic conditions and the still festering wounds inflicted by defeat in the Great War and the harsh peace terms of the Versailles treaty." (Adolf Hitler is named chancellor of Germany) This led up to Hindenburg getting intimidated by Hitler‚ so he made someone
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