Power gain

having emerged from the civil war as the controlling power of the Russian empire. Following Lenin’s death in 1924 a six year struggle for power followed, Lenin having left no real guidance as to who should succeed him as leader. Stalin’s rise to power, in 1924 was far from inevitable as he was one of six politburo members and had only been appointed as General Secretary, viewed by structuralist historians such as E H Carr as the key to his rise to power, two years prior. While the other…

the world be like if power was equally shared and world leaders were no longer in power. People would more likely to take control of their own lives and treat others with respect. This is because if power is shared equally, everyone is in control of their own power and how they are treating others. This is sadly not the case in the book Animal Farm. In the allegorical novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, the main characters use different propaganda devices in order to gain power and to make…

significantly, gain power, and attempt to please the people. On the other hand, these same leaders used forms of violence, deception, bribery, and several other mischievous tactics to gain this power. Often times, and especially in the case of Julius Caesar, these leaders gained too much power, causing chaos and hatred among the people and other political powers. The several forms of violence, loopholes, and corruption that were present in the Roman Republic, as well as the lack of power that…

Firstly, Abigail is one figure that gains power, and her actions throughout the play show how she abuses it. "'You are charging Abigail Williams with a marvelous cool plot to murder, do you understand that?' 'I do, sir. I believe she means to murder.' 'This child would murder your wife?'" (Miller 104). Abigail uses the towns hysteria and her newfound power to her advantage. She is in love with John Proctor and wants him all to herself. She accuses Elizabeth of being a witch to get her killed.…

Throughout the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, things always have a twist to them. Deception, which is defined as “the act of tricking someone by telling them something that is not true”, can be seen in the play through the main characters of deception, which are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches. Women characters are portrayed as manipulative and deceiving characters throughout the play. In the very first scene, it begins with the witches saying “Fair is foul, and foul is…

For Example, when O’Brien is talking with Winston, “The Party is only interested in power”. The Party only wants to be in charge of Oceania. They do not care about how the people act as long as they respect the party. The Party only needs the people of Oceania to not get in the way of their power basically. The Party spends all of this time to make sure their power isn’t threatened and when it is the threat is tortured until they realize that it is not worth it to fight anymore…

(footnote) Mussolini eventually gained power, and became a tyrant that created fascism, as he was taught to do by his father. He led Italy into three wars where he…

Jacobins' rise to power in 1793 was the fact that they appeared to be saving the revolution. By cultivating a public image that depicted them as revolutionary heroes, the Jacobins were able to gather the public support needed to take power. For example, in September 1792, Jacobin-led National Guards thwarted a Prussian attempt to crush the revolution at Valmy. By capitalising on their victories, the Jacobins soon became th most popular of all the revolutionary clubs, allowing them to take power.…

tactics to climb up the power ladder all the way to dictator. In the text it says "As Chancellor, Hitler used unethical and sometimes violent tactics to gain support within the government and increase his own power. For example, he made a decree that gave himself the power to make any law without the consent of the German congress. Other political parties quickly fell apart. He was now, by default, a dictator." This quote states that Hitler would do anything to get power, and he did. To support…

Austria and Prussia both gained political power as the war and the threat of war aided the Strong kings greatly in building absolute monarchies. They monopolized the political power by imposing and collecting taxes without the people's consent. They also maintained strong standing armies to protect their countries and conducted relations as they pleased with the other states. Austria was exhausted after the thirty years war, and their effort to destroy the Protestantism in the German land had…