this might happen to them and started a war with the new-look French government. Challenges and problems the radical/revolutionary government faced were external threats, internal threats, and were criticized for their methods of dealing with internal threats. Was the Reign of Terror morally ethical, in other words, were these extreme methods justified? The Reign of Terror was justified for three reasons: the external threat did require it, the internal threat did deserve it, and the methods had to…
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violence. Radical and reactionary extremist often rationalize and justify acts of violence committed on behalf of their cause. 5. Jus ad bellum- Correct conditions for waging war. An element of the Just War doctrine. 6. Jus in bello- One’s correct behavior while waging war. An element of the Just War Doctrine. 7. Just war doctrine- A moral and ethical doctrine that raises the questions of whether one can ethically attack an opponent, how one can justifiably defend oneself, and what types of…
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The main threat to the stability of the Weimar republic in the period 1919-1923 came from the political violence of the extreme right There were many threats posing Germany in 1919, the political system formed on the back of failure produced resentment towards Weimar from both the extreme left and the right. Other factors linked to economic issues caused by war, such as hyperinflation and the war guilt clause which `led to much suffering for the German people through loss of savings and jobs and…
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as mercenaries to wealthy independents. For the few states that do develop most descend into civil war, rebellion, wars of succession and political corruption, "between 1958 and 1985, there has been 65 forcible changes of government in Africa alone." It would be inaccurate to presume that Europe is spared these problems but the Intra-war in ex-Yugoslavia shattered this illusion. A feature of the war in Yugoslavia was ethnicity, ethnic hostilities hidden under the silencing hand of communism were emerging…
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between the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War marked a significant time in America, where the colonies began to realize their capability of independence. After the French and Indian War, England found itself highly in debt, and ended a long period of salutary neglect with strict taxation on a newly confident and defiant America. Although most historians believe the American Revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the French and Indian War was the fuel that ignited…
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onset of war with Revolutionary France in February 1793. Pitt’s Government strategy for dealing with the radical threat from 1793 was coined ironically by the radicals themselves as his ‘Reign of Terror’ in attempt to equate his policies with the ‘terror’ in France, however Pitt’ government was far less violent than the Jacobin regime. Although Pitt’s heavy-handed approach concerning repressive policies was occasionally criticised, he operated on different levels and controlled radical threat using…
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greatest heroes Cuba had. Marti was a delegate of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and developed plans to invade his homeland. Marti sought to prevent any one class or group from taking total control of the country. He also wanted to overthrow the existing leadership quickly. Marti had concerns that Cuba's neighbor would try to take over the island. Marti soon joined forces Maximo Gómez and Antonio Maceo, two nationalist generals from the Ten Years' War, and raised funds from Cuban exiles and political organizations…
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The ideas of enlightenment philosophes were revolutionary is because it changes the way people act. By being enlightened it lead to many people to do many great thing. To a certain extent enlightenment was very revolutionary. This is because it changed how people saw the world that they were free and did not need a king to rule over them and that the people had free will. “That everyone possess rights to life liberty property and possessions” (Document 4). Enlightenment was able to deal with intolerance…
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government and avoid concentrating powers in the hands of a few individuals. However to assess the effectiveness of the government set up by the Articles of Confederation it is paramount to discuss the problems faced by the country during the post-Revolutionary decade from 1781 to 1789 and to what how effectively and to what extent those issues were dealt with. However, by doing this more problems were created than the government could solve. Additionally, the word “effective” is a bit ambiguous. In terms…
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involvement in the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war was a long conflict that pitted the communists government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam.The U.S involvement in South Vietnam stemmed from 20 long years of political and economic action.The causes of the Vietnam war was from November 1st 1955 to April 30 1975. The us hated communist and with Vietnam’s independence and fall of anti effect of one country turning communist and the ones around them then falling.The military won the war,but the politicians…
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