Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 and died in 1821. Napoleon was a military genius for the loyalty of his troops, and for his spectacular victories. The many change of the government in France, against the background of war, made possible the rise of a military dictator. Since childhood, Napoleon was taught strategies and tactics…
Unless we accept the claim that Lenin’s coup d’état gave birth to an entirely new state, and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind, we must recognize in today’s Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians — the only empire that survived into the mid 1980’s’ (Luttwak, 1). In their Communist…
The Russian Revolution killed 10 million people (Stalin later over 20 years killed 20 million more) Vladimir Lenin brought the idea of Communism to Russia. Originally Communism was designed to be a revolution of the industrial working class (factory workers) overthrowing their political and financial superiors. A utopia would be created where people share the…
Totalitarianism is merely a word, but behind this word are eras marked with terror and death. The plague of fear that coursed through the veins of the people living under these regimes was brought on by individuals who, through outside circumstances or their own abilities, were able to rise to the position of dictator, leaving…
To describe the intelligence and cleverness of Napoleon is a task not unlike the way he led his own armies, something to be broken down into sections and examined. For Napoleon was himself a man of details, meticulous and methodical. He fully believed that victory was based on two things, fast and hard attacks using…
America’s entrance: German offensive at sea – open target on all Allied ships Results in America’s anger, and a break in diplomatic relations City of Memphis, Illinois – ships with passengers that was torpedoed Lusitania – passenger ship that was also carrying munitions and other goods to Britain was targeted (sign that the neutral US…
Subsequent to the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in August of 1945, WWII finally came to an end. Along with the death of “The war to end all wars,” came an ideological battle that started a stagnant nuclear war which had the potential to eliminate man kind. Following the over glorified allied victory of…
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Militarism Def: Building up of arms (weapons) to deter (scare) others from attacking. Germany was competing with the UK to build battleships. The British feared an attack on their Empire Germany was competing with Russia and France to expand their armies Alliances Def: Banding together of countries against a common threat.…
1. The Jews wanted to denationalize and de-stabilize Germany by: Sowing confusion Lowering the racial level of the highest Dominate the races by exterminating the intelligentsia (intelligent people) Replace them (the intelligentsia) with members of the Jewish race Race mixing, e.g. the Jews brought Blacks in the Rhineland – this led to the cohabitation of…
The ‘Great War’, which began on 28 July 1914 with Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war with Serbia, was the first truly global war. It began in Europe but quickly spread throughout the world. Many countries became embroiled within the war’s first month; others joined in the ensuing four years, with Honduras announcing hostilities with Germany as…
The long term (ones that were going on for a long time) causes of World War One can be easily remembered by the acronym MAIN M – Militarism When a country builds up their military force. By 1914, Germany and Britain were building up their navies, and France and Germany were building up their armies…
Volcanoes formed at certian locations because they were along plate boundaries, which provide the ideal circumstances for magma formation and its subsequent eruption. At subduction boundaries the lithopsheres collide and the denser plate is pulled down into the mantle. This introduces water into the asthenosphere which lowers melting temperature and allows the less dense magma…
