How far do you agree that Germany was a parliamentary democracy by 1914? During the first fourteen years of the 20th century, Germany's political system went through radical modernisation, adopting many features that are commonly associated with parliamentary democracies. The Encyclopaedia Britannica definition of a parliamentary democracy is a form of government in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government
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How far do you agree that Hitler’s Regime was a ‘consensus dictatorship’? A consensus dictatorship is on that suggests Hitler’s regime was surrounded by a general agreement. This would mean that the majority of the German public were in cooperation with the Nazi regime and agreed with both the enforced and promoted concept of the regime. Hitler had mainly achieved this by trying to ‘ win over the hearts and minds of all non-Jewish Germans’ this would mean he would have the majority of the Germans
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Stalin the Red Tsar. How far do you agree with this judgement? Stalin, upon his rise to power in 1929, assured the Russian peoples that he was a dedicated follower of Leninism; often saying that “Lenin is always with us” indicating that he wished to show how similar to Lenin he was going to be in his leadership. Despite this claim, in actual fact there were a number of distinctly Tsarist elements to his leadership. A Tsar is a leader who rules without parliaments in an absolute autocracy, often
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How far do you agree that the years 1945-55 saw only limited progress in improving the status of African Americans? The years of 1945-55 saw limited progress in improving the status of African Americans to an extent; however, during this time period there was also an increased amount of progress for the African American community in improving their status. There were many key factors, which contributed to improving the status of African Americans, such as the work of key civil right parties, for
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How far do you agree that the Korean War was a war without winners? I believe to a great extent that the Korean War was a war with winners. While the U.S.A and South Korea gained economic victories, China and the U.S.S.R benefited politically. The fact that not one singular country benefited in all aspects proves that there was no outright winner in this war however. Economically speaking, the U.S.A was victorious, gaining a 10% rise in GDP following the end of the Korean War. This was due
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How far do you agree that Wyatt’s rebellion was a serious threat to Mary’s authority? Although Wyatt’s rebellion was, when compared to the riots and rebellions that visited the Tudor Dynasty, rather small in size, it had a large impact in that Queen Mary’s authority as Monarch was questioned and ridiculed by the actions that drove so close to her residence in 1554. Historians argue that the volatile combination of politics, religion and Mary’s personality were major factors in the rebellion’s
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The rise of Puritan ideology in Elizabeth I’s Church and Government was potentially an extremely dangerous threat to her power. Although it may be perceived that Elizabeth was continuing to control her position soundly, it does not mean that the Puritans did not pose a threat to royal authority. Nonetheless, attempts to promote Puritan ideas were indeed crushed quickly and effectively by Elizabeth, which meant that the movement never got the chance to develop into anything highly damaging and serious
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Mary Queen of Scots was the cousin of Elizabeth, and was seen as a legitimate heir to the Catholic throne. She was part of the Tudor family, was a serious Catholic and had strong links with Europe. She also had a son, who was a potential heir to the throne. The statements above are just a majority of the reasons why Elizabeth executed Mary, however there were many more, such as religion, dynastic, European and personal, and in the essay I will discuss all four and give evidence to back up my points
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‘The Second Reich remained an entrenched autocracy until 1914.’ How far do you agree with this statement? The Second Reich under the Kaiser followed strict rules and ideologies, with the Kaiser exerting his power wherever he felt necessary in order to maintain control. Despite this, there were certain moments throughout Germany’s development that were not entirely autocratic. Key events such as the elections where power is createdthrough reform and the Kaiser goes against his power to dissolve
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How far do you agree that the Catholic Church significantly hindered Italian unity in the years to 1870? The Catholic Church was a major power in Italy during the time of unification. Some people say that they hindered the process of Italian Unity and some say they didn’t. In this essay I will be explain points which back up and go against the statement that the church significantly hindered the process of Italian unity. To a very far extent the Catholic Church did hinder Italian unity as the
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