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Totalitarian Regimes in Italy and Germany in the Inter-War Period Totalitarian regimes refer to the type of government in which the State has total control over all aspects of people's life. Main features include an infallible leader, planned economy, strict party discipline, strong armament, an official doctrine that everyone has to believe, and absolute obedience of individuals to the State, etc. During the period 1919-39 there saw the rise of totalitarian regimes

Introduction: The Second World War was arguably the most significant period of the 20th century; occurring from 1939 - 1945. The most destructive war in all of history, its exact cost in human lives is unknown, but casualties in World War II may have totalled 50 million service personnel and civilians killed. The primary combatants were the Axis nations and the Allied nations. The Allies were the victors. Two superpowers, the USA and USSR, emerged from World War II to begin a Cold War with each other that

The War of the Romantics was an important part of the Romantic music period. It stretched from about 1840 to with its peak in 1860. After the death of Robert Schumann in 1856, the contemporary composers divided themselves into two groups. One of the groups had Franz Liszt as the leader, and Berlioz and Wagner joined him in the way they viewed music. Liszt wanted change and the music composing to evolve and some composers saw his compositions as being too radical (Urpi). These composers on the opposite

The period between Reconstruction and World War I was a time of tremendous social, economic, and cultural change in the United States. The end of the Civil War, the shrinking of the frontier, the rise of immigration, and the rapid growth of industry that characterized this time period brought many issues of race, class, and status to the forefront of politics. Many different opinions came to light about what it means to be an American and the dynamic between the American individual and American society

A report on growth of Japan from the post war period to present This report explores the rapid growth in Japanese economy after the Second World War and how the growth would affect the Gross Domestic Product. The Solow Growth Model was used to explain the catching up theory on Japan’s economy and showed ways to recover the economy after the disaster in 2011. Background Japan is the second largest developed economy and the third biggest in the free market economy among the world. Facing the intense

In the period following World War II, there were drastic changes in Britain’s position in the world as it not only lost it’s status as a great imperial power, but also experienced a number of social and political changes. Fears and anxieties regarding the decline of Britain’s global significance following the end of the Second World War are revealed in literature that examines and critiques the responses to the decline. In John Christopher’s The Death of Grass, the destruction of all grasses by a

Wilhelm 1 Christian Wilhelm Professor Pinney ENGL 2655/3655 28 December 2014 Gender-Specific Slavery During the period of the Civil War, chattel slavery was very prominent in the United States in the 19th century. Being treated more as personal property as opposed to an actual human being, some slaves managed to rebel and write down their account of white slave owners’ dehumanization of black slaves. In social reformer and writer Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an

highlight the reasons that contributed to the success of the Japanese Shogunate period, as well as factors that influenced in a negative way the Japanese history as a whole. I will look at factors that made the social classes run as smoothly as they did. The reasons and benefits of very few wars throughout the period and the effects on the education that people received. I will also look at the negatives of the Shogunate period, yet depending on how you look at things, this essay could mean a completely

Both The Pillow Book and The Song of Roland gives us an insight about the dominant groups during its respective period. The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon provides us with the picture of aristocracy in Japan during the Heian period. Sei Shonagon served as a court lady to the empress around the year 1000 and through her time she records her opinions and her experiences in the court. On the other hand The Song of Roland offers us the history of battles during the reign of Charlemagne and how his government

The Tokugawa period also called the Edo Period is derived from the name of the ruling family in the period the Tokugawa family. Under this regime Japan saw a long period of peace and order that went on for almost two hundred and fifty years. This was a very incredible achievement taking into account this was an era that was full of upsetting ordeals. The Sengoku Jidai or what is known as the age of a nation at war was the Belligerent states era of Japan where there were many rival daimyos that had