Throughout history, we have been aware of the presence of totalitarian states such as: Nazi Germany under Hitler, the Soviet Union under Stalin, Fascist Italy under Mussolini, and the People's Republic of China under Zedong. ... The establishment of totalitarian regimes in the course of history usually followed some sort of political and social upheaval. ... The chaos which followed WWI allowed totalitarian governments to be founded in Russia, Italy, and Germany. ... There have been many totalitarian states throughout the course of history including Germany, Italy, Russia, and China. ...

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Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev was an important figure in history because of his willingness to end the Cold War and Communism as it was known in the 1980s. ... In my opinion, this was truly the "end of history." After the tearing down of Russia, Europe as not broken out into war, thus making Gorbachev a key factor in European History. 2. ... Mazzini Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy; the first person that tried to unify all of Italy. 9. ... Michelangelo During Renaissance, Michelangelo attracted attention to Italy through his work ...

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Book burning also helped because they were able to rewrite history in a way that the kids and even the older ones would support Nazism. ... Mussolini Mussolini wanted to go back to the times when Italy was a glorious empire so in 1922 with the help of his Black Shirts, he gained political power and named himself Il Duce by marching in thousands to demand power. He first became the Prime Minister, named himself Il Duce and then eventually became Italy's Dictator. ... He acted as the emperor of Italy and wanted to go back to the Roman Empire. During this time, Italy was unorganized,...

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Following his reelection in 1940, President Roosevelt moved ahead with the dual policy of building up U.S. defenses while giving assistance to those countries resisting the aggression of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... He was convinced that the security of the United States depended on the defeat of Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... Nixon became president during one of the most controversial events in American history: Vietnam. ... On December 17, 1972 Nixon bombed Hanoi and Haiphong in the most severe aerial assault in history. ...

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English history is wrought with bouts of war, famine and chaos and near destruction of all British livelihoods. ... England has been a force to be reckoned throughout most of its history in all categories of life. ... The colonization of the original 13 colonies of modern day USA influenced the creation of the most technologically advanced, economically fueled, and politically savvy superpowers in history. ... Such attacks, as those in Northern Africa, Italy and France were all conglomerated forces of British and Americans. ... Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Ita...

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However, the Axis forces protecting German flanks were made up of weak, undermanned, and undergunned Romanian and Italian forces. ... Unknown until the Soviets swept around the Germans and through the weak Italian and Romanian troops to cut off German troops, under General Paulus. ... Operation Fortitude was appropriately coupled with the largest invasion because it was the largest deception plan in history. ...

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Taylor once said, "Nothing has been normal in German history except violent oscillations." ... The Treaty of Versailles was hammered out by the "Big Four," which were the leaders of the United States, France, Great Britain, and Italy (Mack 667). ...

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