August 14, 2014 Research Paper Kim Jong Il One of Kim Jong Il famous quote, “Great ideology creates great times.” This quote means you have to believe, and have great ideas to be happy. This quote significant is to Kim Jong Il because he was the dictator of North Korea. Over the years, Kim used his power to define North Korea. He also changed the country and the people had to followed his rules. Kim also maintained a large military, and nuclear weapons. This is important because United States…
he thought he was helping Caesar, and giving him what he wanted, and it ultimately led to Caesar’s death. Also, when Brutus was planning the assassination of Caesar, he was doing it for the good of Rome, but that plan ended with Rome obtaining a dictator. Finally, when Titinius left Cassius, he thought he was helping him, but Cassius committed suicide. First, when Antony offered the crown to Caesar, he thought he was doing Caesar a favor. He knew Caesar wanted the crown, but he made the…
1. Considering the period 1953 to 1991, analyze the problems within the Soviet Union that contributed to the eventual collapse of the Soviet system. Starting in 1953 the downfall of the Soviet Union began with the death of Joseph Stalin, dictator of Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Stalin started his leadership as Communist leader, but over time turned the Soviet government into a dictatorship. After his death, Communist Party leaders did not know what to do with the government which created…
Animal farm by George Orwell is a political allegory of the Russian revolution which uses the textual form of animal fable to represent a number of famous political figures of the cold war era. In the novel, the antagonist, Napoleon represents the dictator Joseph Stalin. Like Stalin’s rise to power, Napoleon was ruthless and brutal. Napoleon executes his political opposition and employs psychological methodology of manipulation through various modes of propaganda to exploit the animals when…
The United States has a complicated relationship with Cuba. While our close land to Cuba makes the island nation a good trading partner, the hold the Castros have had on Cuba has stopped any chances of trade between our two countries.An embargo is when a country stops all trade travel and commerce with another country. The two countries can't trade travel or commercial their products in the other country.The U.S. International Trade Commission estimates U.S. banks lose between $684 million and…
not a far cry from kings that the people had worked so hard to overthrow. In the end, the French Revolution did not unify its people and failed its intended goal. Napoleon, who replaced a king was no better, as he was a harsh and arrogant military dictator, causing a continental war. Maximilien Robespierre’s Reign of Terror demonstrated the dark undertones of the new democratic state, foreshadowing the revolutions fate. However, the ideals and new systems put in place such as the viewpoints…
Augusto Pinochet, was President of Chile for seventeen years, ruling between the years 1973 and 1990, standing as a dictator after overthrowing Allende, the democratically elected President of Chile. The dictator wasn't seen as a good leader by many, being accused of fascism and widespread torture under his rule. Among young people, his rule was greatly affecting the increase of student debt. “For more than a year…
Texts are commonly written as an expression of the attitudes or ideas within a certain time period. Furthermore, the way in which these texts are produced often reflect the social and political sensitivity at that certain time. During the mid-1930s, George Orwell like many of his literary partners became progressively more observant of the social and political concerns of the era. Orwell’s knowledge of the social sensitivity at the time allowed him to decide upon a proper medium through which he…
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Kim Jong-il are all famous dictators known for their callousness, cruelty, and lack of sympathy for their people. However, there is one dictator who is less well known and just as bad or worse. Mao Tse-tung, who ruled China from 1949 to 1959 and was leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1935 to 1976, was ruthless not only towards his enemies, but towards his friends, family, and the citizens of China. Two of his more infamous policies are the Great Leap…
questions in his mind as he observed, “Cubans play baseball, Russians play soccer.” The Cuban Missile Crisis was due to a chain of events involving the United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union. Those events began with Fulgencio Batista becoming a dictator, Fidel Castro revolting against the…