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    considering the impacts of capitalism on a country’s regime type it is important to look at the historical context of how democracies have or have not emerged from nations’ increased capitalist tendencies in the past. Because there was no nation that originated as a democratic one, but rather all of them became democratic through a revolution of some sort or another, the question of who was leading these revolutions and what was the resulting regime type is important. As was illustrated by Potter,

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    strength. These are the beliefs that the citizens of Oceania, in the novel titled 1984, written by George Orwell, live by. In this novel, Oceania, one of the three remaining world super powers, is a totalitarian, a society headed by 'Big Brother' and his regime, known as the ministries of Truth, Love, and Peace. A totalitarian government is defined as a government characterized by a political authority which exercises absolute and centralized control, and in which the state regulates every realm of life

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    To explain the different approaches to the democratic breakdowns and which are the factors that enlighten this phenomenon it is been highly important in the comparative literature, because it allows us to observe and give reasons about the different process of the countries in their political development. One of the question that we must answer for this week reading is: One of the classic accounts of democratic breakdown, by Juan Linz, argues that “Breakdown is the result of processes initiated by

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    Bouazizi exposed the real truths behind the rampant inflation, unemployment, and police brutality problems that were really plaguing Tunisia. Once the few videos and comments started to get through the Internet blocking efforts to the world media then the movement gained national attention and became a bigger influence on toppling the existing government. In Egypt we saw the blocking of Twitter and Facebook happen; this seemed all too common and even fueled the emotion driven actions of the people

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    French Literacy Dbq Essay

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    Source: (http://www.fuhsd.net/download.cfm?id=106) Essay Writing Document-based question (DBQ) “Levels of Literacy” (60 minutes, 1,000 words minimum) Task: Describe the variations in the levels of literacy in Old Regime France and trace these variations over time. Analyze the factors that promoted or discouraged the spread of literacy. Analysis of fourteen documents for the DBQ “Literacy in France” essay question: Document # 1: Document # 1 was a comparison of the degree of literacy

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    theoretically have the same repercussions as conventional warfare but not necessarily be considered legally as an act of war. Secondly, the way in which states perceive and interpret cyber-attacks also effect the formation of norms and international regimes they subscribe to when addressing the frequency of cyber-attacks. Again, Jervis contends that “States with the same similar attributes behave the same way in situations” . So, states who experience more cyber-attacks and the factors which contribute

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    Was the bloodbath that is the French Revolution doomed to happen? On the eve prior to the downfall of the Ancien Regime, there was no discernable mood that could have propelled the onslaught of it from the three estates; rather, certain groups of people, such as rural commoners, intellectuals of Grub Street, philosophes, members of the upper third estate, nobility, and clergy were concerned to varying degrees with the issues of taxation and social equality (privilege). Although they were worried

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    The Ancien Regime

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    the Ancien Regime which its largest social class despised. The Ancien regime was three social classes which consisted of the highest being the Clergy, which was the Church and the royal families, the Nobility, which was the rich people

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    Franco's Regime

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    Franco’s Regime and the Effects on the European Union Throughout a good amount of time in the 20th century, Spain was an unstable nation due to quite a few reasons; even some that carry over from the 19th century. From three different assassinations on the Prime Ministers within a span of 24 years, bombings, labor strikes, social/political uprisings, and of course military repression. When many thought there was a light at the end of the tunnel…there was not. The monarchy was changed into a hybrid

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    Two states, developing as either a democratic or authoritarian regime, could be expected to undergo different paths over the course of fifty years. While this opportunity of observational research is unlikely to occur, it presents itself to analysis implementing secured theories regarding the tendencies of both forms of government. A democratic regime, defined by popular sovereignty and political equality, deeply contrasts the inequality and singular rule synonymous with authoritarianism. The differences

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