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An authoritarian leader is someone who has individual control over all decisions and tends to make choices based on their own beliefs and as they have centralised power, also having the final decision. An effective authoritarian leader is different however, they take advice, handle opposition well, maintain strong relationships with elites and the masses and have strong decision making. The main test of effective authoritarian leadership is the strengthening of the German state into the future.…

Chapter 27. Return flight And John Blyth? Ah, I wondered if you’d remember. At nineteen, already he was a veteran of 51 solitary missions to Germany. A number of them ranged as far as Berlin. His steed was the Spitfire Mark XI, developed from the Mark IX especially for recce purposes. Instead of guns it had additional fuel tanks in the leading edges of the main plane. It was equipped with two 36 inch cameras. No guns, no bullet proof windscreen, nothing – just cameras. These men flew unarmed and…

The Control of Nature Atchafalaya, by John Mcphee, is a fascinating article on the Atchafalaya, the Mississippi River, and the history of these two. The article delves into the various facets of concerns and implications for these rivers - informing the reader, and introduces new ideas to persuade the reader. The Mississippi, like most rivers, were much larger a long time ago. About three to four thousand years ago to be exact. According to Mcphee, the main channel of the mississippi is now…

There are many aspects to the cause of World War II. If any of these causes were to be removed, the war could have been lessened into a smaller war that would not have caused such widespread physical and economic destruction. The Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, Hitler and the Nazi Party, appeasement and Fascism all played key roles in the war, and because of this none of them can be discussed in total isolation from the others. During World War II Germany became allies with Italy,…

7.2.2 Accommodation. Hitler’s modest living quarters prior to the 14-18 war have been noted above. On leaving the army he rented a sparse two-room apartment in Vienna which he would stay in between 1920 and 1929, by which time he was a significant political figure. At this point, Hitlers asceticism changes to becoming more grandiose. In 1929 he bought with party donated funds a luxury apartment , the Nazi party eventually buying out the whole building. This is the apartment where Geli was…

For the purpose of this essay it is necessary to compare the similarities and the differences between the two choose European states. The states that will be discussed are Britain and Germany. It is also essential to look at the causes and the root of the Great Depression. It is important to know the state of the countries before the Great Depression in order to learn why they seemed to experience such a detrimental effect. Finally, this essay will look at the lasting effects of the Great…

On the 28th of June, 1914, the world-famous assassination took place in Sarajevo. The heir of the Austria-Hungary empire ------ Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the Black Hand[ Black Hand: A secret military society in Serbia which mainly consisted of young Serbian men who is willing to die for his country.], which had given the A-H empire a good reason to declare war on Serbia. This had pulled out the complicated national relations within the European continent bonded by variety…

Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 1 24) The only step of the copper production that is not bulk-reducing is A) refining. B) concentration. C) mining. D) smelting. E) none of the above Answer: A Diff: 2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 2 25) The shift in steel production locations in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century can best be described as A) starting in the Pittsburgh area and then…

World War II was a byproduct of World War I and Germany’s anger toward the League of Nations for issuing The Treaty of Versailles. The German government and people felt cheated at the outcome of World War I because Germany had been blamed for the war itself and left to pay the debt of the war. The Treaty of Versailles, produced by the League of Nations, was a treaty forced upon the German people which not only took land from the Germans, including France, Belgium, Denmark, Czechoslovakia and…