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Question: TMA04 History 82%

1.) What kind of primary source is this, and what strengths and limitations does it have as a source of study of Robespierre and the French revolution?

2.) Are there any particular words and phrases in the document that require elucidation or special comment before you can make use of it?

3.) What can you learn from this source with respect to Robespierre and the French Revolution?

Answer: As the extract is from Robespierre’s personal diary it is a private source, and for this reason it could be assumed that...

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Question: Culture and Politics in the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich –Essay 1

Compare the portrayal of violence and aggression in Masse Mensch (Ernst Toller), Mario and der Zauberer (Thomas Mann) and Im Westen Nicht Neues (Erich Maria Remarque).

Answer: Masse Mensch (1920), Mario und der Zauberer (1930) and Im Westen Nicht Neues (1929) were all published at significant times in German...

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Question: How far were the revolutions in Germany (1918) and Russia (1917) the consequence of defeat in war?

Answer: Whilst there are many definitions of the term “revolution”, it is generally considered to be a process involving total governmental breakdown which...

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Question: Can industrial change during the early modern period most accurately be described as slow and faltering?

Answer: In this essay I shall be looking at some of the most important factors in the development of industrial change in Europe...

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Question: Was the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Hitler inevitable?

Answer: The fall of the Weimar state and the rise to power of the Nazis in the early 1930s was not a historically...

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Question: What do you understand by the term ‘totalitarian state’? Illustrate your answer with reference to Germany under Hitler.

Answer: Totalitarianism is characterised by strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all aspects of individual life through coercion, repression and...

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Question: ‘While man makes his supreme sacrifice on the field of battle woman fights her supreme battle for her nation when she gives her life to her child.’ To what extent was the Nazi view of women actually put into practice?

Answer: When Hitler came into power in 1933 he set out a number of policies to ensure women knew their place, and stayed...

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Question: Why was the Bolshevik Party able to seize power in October 1917? (Distinction)

Answer: February 23rd 1917, International Women’s Day. Women workers in Petrograd leave their factories and enter the streets demanding food and peace. By...

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Question: Was Leni Riefenstahl a Nazi Propagandist?

Answer: Leni Riefenstahl (22nd August 1902- 8th September 2003) was a renowned German film director, actress and dancer. She famously produced films such...

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Question: “The uncrowned King of Ireland” What were the causes and consequences of Parnell’s Calamitous fall in 1890-1891.

Answer: Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish protestant landowner whom was also a nationalist political leader and founder of the Irish Parliamentary Party...

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