Thus Joseph's mother, Yekaterina, made the more profound impact on his life--it was she who directed his education, first in the local Gori Church School and then, thanks to a scholarship, at the Tiflis Theological Seminary. ... Instead, the young Stalin became a devoted advocate for Marxist revolution. ... In 1917, the Russian Revolution toppled the Tsarist government. ... Stalin was elected General Secretary of the Party in 1922, and although he quickly began to increase his personal power, no one realized how dangerous he was at this time. ... This brief swell of dissent only shows ...

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France was forced to give up most of Alsace and Lorraine, pay a large indemnity, and accept a German army of occupation. ... The Treaty of 1763 was signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain. ... Below his country, the Mexican Revolution was in full swing. ... (Internet 1)" So Wilson did what he had to do in order to stay in office. ... How was Wilson suppossed to do this? ...

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Question Why did the European Empires collapse in such a short amount of time? ... With a history of emerging nationalism in Vietnam where French rule was not desired, the French had to remove three Emperors from 1885 to 1917 and this did not solve their problem. ... By 1945, French authority was broken, and appointment of a nationalist government was approved, encouraged by the Japanese. ... With this, it is understandable as to how nationalist leaders could easily influence the colony to break away from the imperial rule since the British were lenient with their own influences. ... The cert...

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He learned how to evaluate and exploit the mentality of the marginal people , the Lumpenprotetariat. ... Being gassed during a British attack had a significant impact on Hitler's life. ... Rumors of revolution and a government take over by the communist shattered Hitler. " I lay there broken with great pains, although I did not let on how I felt; for it was repugnant of me to cry out at a time when you could feel that a collapse was coming." ... Thus , he turned against the revolution in Germany and the Weimar Republic that he blamed for his misfortune. ... The putsch was aimed a...

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Asked by a reporter in Strasbourg, France, whether he subscribed, as his predecessors had, "to the school of American exceptionalism that sees America as uniquely qualified to lead the world," the president began by observing: "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.... Therefore I decided to look at the early years of the Cold War and to see where the change in attitude had come from, and how both Truman and Eisenhower's government used American exceptionalism t...

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