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Vor einem Tag · Democracy - Representation, Equality, Participation: Is democracy the most appropriate name for a large-scale representative system such as that of the early United States? At the end of the 18th century, the history of the terms whose literal meaning is “rule by the people”—democracy and republic—left the answer unclear. Both terms had been applied to the assembly-based systems of ...
Vor 3 Tagen · The new government issued a Declaration of Socialism on December 20, 1974. Ethiopia - Haile Selassie, Imperialism, Revolution: Iyasu was replaced by Menilek’s daughter, Zauditu. Since it was considered unseemly for a woman to serve in her own right, Ras Tafari, the son of Ras Makonnen and a cousin of Menilek, served as Zauditu’s regent and ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Spain - Dictatorship, Franco, Autarky: Throughout Franco’s rule, his authoritarian regime was based on the emergency war powers granted him as head of state and of the government by his fellow generals in 1936. The first decade of his government saw harsh repression by military tribunals, political purges, and economic hardship. Economic recovery was made difficult by the destruction during ...
Vor 4 Tagen · History of Latin America - Colonialism, Independence, Modernization: The last two decades of the 20th century witnessed a generalized economic crisis in Latin America, triggered in large part by external factors but aggravated by domestic mismanagement; in search of a way out, countries put their trust in neoliberal approaches favouring a free ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Representative Nancy Pelosi is one of the many House Democrats who were unhappy about Trump 's return to the Hill last week, saying that the former President "didn't have the courage" to return to the actual Capitol since leaving office. "He didn't come to the Capitol. He doesn't have the courage to set foot at the scene of his crime," said Rep ...
Vor einem Tag · Toward the end of the empire, his centralizing vision took over completely, reinforcing his personal will to power. France was merely a launching pad for Napoleon’s boundless military and imperial ambition, its prime function being to raise men and money for war. In utter contrast to the Revolution, then, militarism became the defining quality of the Napoleonic regime.
Vor einem Tag · In 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching power and the new title of Augustus, marking his accession as the first Roman emperor of a monarchy with Rome as its sole capital. The vast Roman territories were organized into senatorial provinces, governed by proconsuls who were appointed by lot annually, and imperial provinces, which belonged to the emperor but were governed by legates .
