The establishment of the October manifesto under Tsar Nicholas II was an attempt to re-establish support from the masses. ... This act again did not contribute towards the preservation of autocracy, support decreased as he had put forward a total claim to authority. ... The murder of the royal family cast a shadow across the new government. ... This then supports the idea that the more intense the terror the easier it was to uphold power. ... This then supports the viewpoint that the preservation of power under the rule of Stalin was majorly due to the intensity of his terror. ...

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The lack of action from the Tsar paved the way for political opposition such as the Social Revolutionists and Social Democrats that quickly gained support of millions of peasants by promising land to the people. ... Miserable wages were given, so to support themselves and families, many had to work up to 14 or 15 hours a day, and when they returned from the factories, it was common for 10 or more people to be living in one room. ... Millions of peasants who could not keep up with the redemption payments and wanted their own land supported the Social Revolutionists. ... These political parties ...

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The House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was formed to persecute those who were believed to support Communism. ... Many members of Hollywood created fictional instances to support Communist influence in the industry, yet clear their own names. ... Many towns and neighborhoods singled out specific families that were not "accepted" or "agreeable" as Communist. Soon, any differences from the masses were labeled as Communist support. ...

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With this economic goal in mind the new theory wanted to support the community and stop worsening the standard way of life. ... The tax would not only regulate family's acquisitions it would also inspire people to reduce their amount of money and lead them to donate some of their earnings to different organizations. ... Because education would lead to knowledgeable and powerful individuals, who would essentially also support education, the system being created fully supported academic formation. ...

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To understand how this wonderful piece of music came together the way it did, it is necessary to not only understand the major regional and world events of the time period, but also the personal and family life of the composer himself. ... This hemiola pattern creates a more chaotic, unaligned feel, and completes a perfect metaphor for World War II: the precise duple first half representing the beginning of the war, when everyone was happy to support the war effort and fueled by patriotism, and the chaotic compound second half represents the later stages of the war, when everyone was desperat...

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In the 90s, just after the fall of communism, the countries of central and eastern Europe received the promise of their inclusion in the structure of NATO in exchange for full support of the US political aspirations. ... Americans started preparation to take their part in the war in Near East with almost full support of most western countries including (at least formally) Russia. ... As another example we can provide an issue of Russia's involvement in the war in Syria and support Bashar al-Asad regime.13 Also in Caucasus former Soviet republics, especially in Georgia. ... From the one ...

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A lot of women did not have a clear idea of how much it would cost to raise a child, or maintain their family for that matter, and the collapse of the economy made it that much more difficult (Vasager 2). ... Researchers have stated that when the Communist regime collapsed, uncertainty about starting families rose, and put a huge drop in the birthrate. ... Much of the stress was caused by thoughts and concerns with unemployment, and how one was supposed to support their family. ...

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Poverty that the Russians experienced then was a long-term cause of the Russian revolution with the families within the empire existing at the mere level of subsistence (Westwood, 2002). ... Lack of Government Representation The Romanov family, also referred to as the royal family, had ruled over the empire for a minimum of three centuries and in the nineteenth century, the ruler was known as Tsar (Fiehn, Corin & School's History Project, 2011). The royal family has ruled and did not have any form of representation among the people considering that Tsar easily ignored the Duma, a body t...

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Today, many people are informed about nationalism. It becomes an actual political topic for debates nowadays. But, few people got down to the core of nationalism, how it aroused and developed. Some scholars think that nationalism emerged when the first people appeared in the World. The others belie...

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Seriously underestimating the fanaticism and potential influence of the Red Guards (supported by the People's Liberation Army (PLA)), Mao unleashed them against his own system, expecting to shake out the bourgeois elements in the party and enforcing a system that could be better applied to China. ...

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With regards to cultural and educational changes implemented, Stain restored differentials based on economic performance, revived the family as the basic social unit and brought traditional methods back to education. ... In an effort to generate support for his policies and beliefs the exercises for verbal activities in textbooks, bombarded the child with pro-Soviet words. ... One practical result was the strengthening of the family as a vehicle for political and ideological control. ...

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Catherine originally called the commission in order to gain the support of the Russian people. ... However, this military status of nobility dies with the individual, so their families and heirs do not enjoy the same noble status that the serviceman once did. ...

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Catherine originally called the commission in order to gain the support of the Russian people. ... However, this military status of nobility dies with the individual, so their families and heirs do not enjoy the same noble status that the serviceman once did. ...

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Staples such as food, water, and clothing that were formerly difficult to acquire become more easily obtainable to underprivileged families across the globe. ... Potential wartime governments have two options from which they can decide: either fight wars and risk losing international support, or make peace with adversaries and keep cash flow infiltrating steadily. ...

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Moreover, the government prioritised labour intensive industries in order to minimise unemployment level and gain support for itself. ... The low importance for the central government along with poor natural AN447 Assignment 3 Larry Ren 200902446 4 endowments enabled the Wenzhounese to develop a business oriented mind-set, engaging them in long distance trade, which supported the local economy. On the eve of economic liberalisation in China, there were existence of a large number of underground family workshops and black market (Liu, 1992). ...

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Introduction No conflict, neither in size nor in scope, is comparable to the Eastern Front, 1941-45. It was the deadliest theatre of war in history causing the death of over 30 million people. This colossal conflict played a decisive role in destroying the Nazi regime: the German armed forces suffer...

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" The New Soviet citizen upheld a Nietzschean-like disposition while enthusiastically supporting the spread of the socialist revolution. ... A more extreme example of this can be seen in the sacrifice of family--both in Dasha's decision to place her own daughter in the children's home as well as her eventual separation from Gleb. ...

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It was the end of any trace of "normal" family life for Stalin, and witnesses saw tears in his eyes at her funeral--the only report that we have of the great dictator crying. ... Then, in quick succession, a number of minor Party men who had supported Kamenev and Zinoviev in the '20s were also arrested, charged with terrorism, and shot. ...

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Comparative Economic Systems It would be extremely easy to state that economics is an area of study that seeks efficient use of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants and that economic systems simply refer to the outcomes of economic activities, which are influenced by social, natural and political settings. However, it is clear that economics goes far beyond utilizing resources or levels of development and by comparing different economic systems one can analyze their importance and influence on other sectors of society. Apart from affecting other sectors, an economic system is also ...

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His father, Vissarion Dzhugashvili, was a cobbler, hopping that one day his son will be apprenticed in the same trade; his mother, Yekaterina Geladze Dzhugashvili, worked as a house servant for various upper-class Georgian families. ...

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