Dictatorship

his mind he needed to eliminate the weaker races, such as the Jews, and to take control of more land. Adolf Hitler felt as though the Germans had entitlement to the European land. The overall issue was that Adolf Hitler’s goal was to establish a dictatorship. Adolf Hitler explained his reasoning after stating each objective. The Jewish people, in Hitler’s eyes, did not establish a culture of their own. The Jews poisoned the Aryan blood, thus causing man to fall into an abyss for all time.…

HIST 1421 Discussion 2 Use your impressions of Athens and Sparta to discuss and compare daily life in the two city-states. Please use APA including in-text citations. I believe that the Athenian’s policy or educational system favours only the wealthy aristocrats, such that only the sons of the rich families attend formal education and participate in politics. Unlike the Spartans, every male born can part-take in the military service and that means that there is a level of equality. To me, life…

Imagine if Barack Obama was still the president of the United States. Now, imagine if the Democrats suddenly approved a series of extremely liberal initiatives. In response, Russia decides to support the conservative party and sends in money to strengthen the already strong army, and, together, they take down the American president. To finalize, they make the Democrat party illegal and close down every liberal media in the US, throwing in jail anyone who openly spoke out against the government.…

Sulla was appointed dictator and for the first time in Rome’s history, there was to be no limit for the duration of Sulla’s dictatorship. Sulla’s march on Rome showed how effective the Marian reforms were for military commanders who wanted to oppose the senate. It showed how soldiers were willing to fight for their commanders against the Senate and Rome, and should the commander…

This quote states that military dictatorship is born by force and not democracy. This concept is present in both books were the government is dangerously powerful and uses any means necessary to scare its own people in doing what they want them to do. Writers of dystopian novels often write stories set in the future to warn us about the potential hazards of the choices we are making TODAY. The novels, Surviving Antarctica, and Legend both depict a future in which government has become…

has made a profound impact on the world. Through his international success, Pope John Paul II played a vital role in uniting the Catholic church and strengthening Catholic ties with other faiths, putting an end to communism and stopping various dictatorships. Because of these courageous actions, Pope John Paul II has left a lasting legacy on the modern world. During his papacy, Pope John Paul II was an integral figure in the church as he helped to reestablish, strengthen and unite…

study for the I.B. program because it conveys international mindedness. It does so by illustrating military dictatorship through the antagonist Idi Amin, demonstrating conflicts between the Africans and Indians, and showing us the appalling state of citizens living in Uganda. Nanji has conveyed international mindedness in her novel, “Child of Dandelions,” by illustrating military dictatorship. Clearly, in Uganda, the military holds a large amount of power over its citizens. This is proven…

Evil tends to be a driving force behind many of the world’s most calamitous acts. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, the inner evil in the boys on the island results in an uncivilized society full of chaos and violence. In Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, evil changes Macbeth from a noble person to a murderer. The article “Stalin’s Great Purge: Over A Million Detained, More Than Half A Million Killed” indicates Joseph Stalin's inner evil by organizing The Great Purge to…

After the revolution, Russia peacefully exited WWI. The people revolted under the Just War Theory, specifically that there would be a beneficial outcome for the entire country. However, that was not the case. The Russian dream was stomped by dictatorships… Just like Italy. In 1919, Benito Mussolini rose to power and started the fascist movement in Italy. Mussolini had a vision of expanding Italy’s territory and…

Some of the most profound and powerful documentaries have come from traumatised communities telling stories of heartbreak, loss and devastating experiences. Patricio Guzman, known for his political documentaries ‘The battle of Chile’ and ‘The Pinochet Case’ travels to the Atacama Desert, for his film Nostalgia for the light. The radiant sky above attracts astronomers from around the globe to the coast of Chile, peering into the outer reaches of the universe. But the Atacama holds a darker and…