Communism was supposed to be the final product of human civilization, which went through certain socio-economic-political stages and would culminate in communism. Socialism would, however, represent a transitional state system. In certain countries, Continue Reading...
The closest one could come to putting a date on the beginning of Fascism in Italy would be to magically zip back in time to March 23, 1919, where in a Milan's Piazza San Sepolcro, the founding fathers of Fascism. As their ideas evolved, they began t Continue Reading...
rise of fascist states in Germany and Italy during the post World War I era was accompanied by similar movements in nations across the world; but most of these never achieved the same prominence. Great Britain saw the emergence of the British Union Continue Reading...
The population of Britain and London would be much smaller today, for a couple of reasons. Many would have been killed defending the island. Many more would have fled, first to the Free Irish State and then when that was inevitably overrun many wou Continue Reading...
Charlie Chaplin and "The Great Dictator" Although America has seemingly embraced a relatively unified ideology in contemporary society, the country was not always settled on the democratic form to the extent that it is today. Before the effects of t Continue Reading...
Race for Colonies in the Late 19th Century Although European imperialism had started in the 15th century when a number of European powers such as Spain, Portugal and Great Britain began to look for new settlements around the world, another great rac Continue Reading...
Marx and Historical Materialism Karl Marx rejected the philosophical Idealism of Hegel and the utopianism of the early socialists in favor of a theory of history thoroughly grounded in materialism. For Marx, ideas, cultures, political systems were a Continue Reading...
It is necessary to control the workers and make them dependent on the government. The policy also makes it possible for the government to direct all its resources on a single project -- typically the major "goal" of a regime such as war. Complete g Continue Reading...
Outline I. Introduction A. Fascism v Communism B. Issues 1. Reproductive Rights 2. Gun Control 3. Healthcare 4. Economy 5. Law Enforcement 6. COVID-19 C. Thesis: Therefore, the real key to election 2020 may be which candidate can convince m Continue Reading...
ultra-nationalist ideologies were far more threatening on a worldwide scale than communism to the liberal belief in individual rights from 1920-1945," because it is unequivocally true. One of the principle means of corroborating this statement is to Continue Reading...
Spanish Civil War The famous Spanish Civil War fought from the year 1936 to 1939. This war was fought between two groups; the Republicans and the Nationalists. The Republicans were the supporters of the established Spanish republic; meanwhile the la Continue Reading...
From the end of the War to the early 1950s, the Bank of Italy was credited for attracting and managing international aid, which helped bring the country out of a steep state of emergency and on the path of reconstruction. International aid came from Continue Reading...
BRITISH COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE SUCCESSFUL AGAINST LEFT AND RIGHT WING SUBVERSION DURING THE 1930S? The period between the two World Wars was a time of acute confrontations between various national intelligence and counterintelligence agencies especia Continue Reading...
The preamble of the United States' constitution is the perfect example of democratic government: We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defe Continue Reading...
Perhaps the most apt descriptor of the life and times of Arthur Koestler is the term extraordinary. Koestler would author scores of works of literature, including one relatively early on in his career which enable him to remain financially secure for Continue Reading...
Imperialism Looking at late 19th century world history we see that a prominent trend was that of non-Europeans being dominated by Europeans. There were a number of ways in which this domination took place such as economic penetration and by annexati Continue Reading...
Big Brother Combat. A French Resistance Newspaper from 1944 COMBAT: THE RESISTANCE NEWSPAPER Big Brother: The Physical Embodiment and Symbol of the Party in Oceania Big Brother's Predecessors: Hitler, Stalin and an Old British Recruiting Poster F Continue Reading...
Ngo Dinh Diem Born in the year 1901 to an aristocratic family, Ngo Dinh Diem rose to become the Prime Minister of South Vietnam in the year 1954. This paper looks in detail at the events during the life of Ngo Dinh Diem, his era of governance and th Continue Reading...
European History Quarterly, at least if its last three issues are an accurate guide, is a well-edited and well-written journal that focuses on a wide range of political and historical issues in Europe and the United Kingdom from the beginnings of th Continue Reading...
The organization emphasized strong ties among third world countries and neutrality in relations with the U.S. And the Soviet Union. ("Josip Broz Tito," n.d.) Domestically, Tito introduced a system of decentralized economy, which encouraged workers' Continue Reading...
Kite Runner Annotated Bibliography Bennett, Tony. Formalism and Marxism. Routledge, 2003. In the United States, Marxist literary criticism was most important during the Great Depression in the 1930s, especially during the era of the Popular Front Continue Reading...
Ashes and Diamonds The Polish film Ashes and Diamonds, set during the waning days of World War II chronicles the attempt of a Home Army Polish soldiers named Maciek to assassinate a communist government official named Commissar Szczuka. Although tod Continue Reading...
Democratic Transition in Asia Transition and Structural Theories of Democratization Important Asian countries participated in the Third Wave of democratization from the 1970s to the 1990s, including South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand and the Continue Reading...
