What Is A Leader? ... There are many leaders and types of leaders that are encountered everyday. ... King was a prominent speaker and activist and is widely considered to be the father of the modern civil rights movement. King was committed to holding non-violent protests, which did not always sit well with others involved in the civil rights movement, who argued for more aggressive tactics. ... It is only because of King and the movement that he led that the U.S. can claim to be the leader of the "free world." ...

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A household name, Hitler led the genocide, or mass killing of a specific group of people, in a movement known as the Holocaust. ... As Germany yet again sunk into chaos, they were desperate for a leader who could rescue them. ... Germany was eager for an energetic leader who they thought could save them, and Hitler was the chosen one. ... The Germans sincerely thought that Hitler was the right leader for their country. ... From here on, Hitler made the Germans think that if the other religions in Germany were exterminated everything would be better, so he led the country in the Holocaust movem...

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This isn't a new idea, it's at the heart of almost every war, and it occurs today, but the significance of Hitler's belief in this idea was that he was the first leader to employ such a philosophy after the world had begun to view such ideas as evil. 3. ... Stalin's Soviet Union was a major factor in the defeat of Hitler in World War Two, and Stalin emerged from the war as leader of one of the world's two superpowers, quickly building a 'Communist Bloc' in Eastern Europe. 4. ... Mazzini Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unif...

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If the United States did not show how serious they were about stopping communism, the movement could have gone too far, just like Hitler's movement did during World War II. ... The leaders of the U.S. feared that if we let communists have Korea, or Asia, they could gain momentum and take Europe. ... When the leaders of the country faced the choice of deciding whether or not to intervene in communist aggression across the globe, they looked back to previous events in American history and saw that their powerful nation must exercise its authority and stop the spread of communism, an immor...

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Peaceful co-existence is started by the soviet leader Khrushchev in the mid 50s, it was after Stalin's death and Khrushchev introduced the new policies of "De-Stalinization" and "peaceful co-existence". ... During this invasion USSR poured large sum of money into this military movement. ... Therefore Reagan gave support to a lot of anti communist movement in Eastern Europe. ... After the inflation in Poland their influence on the public once again became vital, it operated openly and the leader was seemed the leader of the country. This time the leader of the USSR is the newly appointed M...

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The thought of reparations has existed since the end of slavery in the United States; however the movement has not progressed until recently. The African Reparations Movement is the leader for this argument, they believe that the country of Africa should receive reparations for slavery. ... (Parker 3) "The Civil Rights movement defeated many of the "external enemies of black progress" but it is now time for a movement to defeat their internal enemies" (Parker 3). ... Because people do not understand reparations, the reparations movement will not progress. Much like myself before I did my ...

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When a leader of the Socialist party, Giacomo Matteotti, spoke out against the Fascists he was kidnapped and found murdered. ... The movement he produced he called "fascism." ... A belief in leaders: good politics sees not representatives expressing the desires of those below but leaders who command; the goals of a country are imposed by leaders of vision from above. ... Prominent members of C18 are leader Paul David "Charlie" Sargent, Steve Sargent and Mark Atkinson. ... Blood & Honour sees its role as uniting the nazi skinhead movement. ...

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Mussolini, a former socialist journalist, organized the first fascist movement in 1919 at Milan. ... This newly created system of government (corporate state in Italy), was one of strong rule and one all-powerful leader, a Superman', who was to be upheld unquestionably. ... The success or failure of fascist's movements could be linked to the leader's personal charisma. Both Hitler and Mussolini managed to impress their respective nations with the help of an elaborate system of propaganda (Goebbles and Staracy), and in this manner the cult of the leader was emphasised. ... In g...

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He seized total power in Germany by elevating himself to the position of FÜHER, or absolute leader of the German nation and its people. ... Later, Mussolini centralized all power in himself as the leader (il duce) attempting to create an Italian empire in alliance with Hitler's Germany. He founded the Fasci di Combattimento, a nationalistic anti liberal, and anti socialist movement that attracted mainly the lower middle class. ... His Fascist movement started by his belief that the proletariat should unite "in one formidable fascio- (bundle), preparatory for seizing power. ... With their...

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The experience of the war meant countries leaders were encouraged to look for other option (than war). ... The six decided to create an economic community, built around the free movement of goods, workers and services. ...

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Due to the unique beliefs and ideals democracy has instilled in Americans, they feel obligated to act as leaders of the world and help other countries in need. ... The French created plans to bring down Ho, and replace him with a leader of their own. ... There was to be a free movement of populations allowing them to choose in which of the two parts of the country they wished to live" . ...

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During this time there was a Resistance movement. Charles de Gaulle a army general called for a widespread participation in the Resistance movement and this led to de Gaulle becoming one of the main leaders of the movement. As years passed the movement gained more and more support. The Resistance movement united all political elements within France, Conservative, Communist and Socialist. ... Politically the unity between the resistance movement had weakened due to conflicting ideas over policies. ...

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Meanwhile, Lech Walesa, an electrician that had been a leader of the strike in 1970, arrived, and was accepted as the leader of the strike. ... The Soviet leaders did not want a civil war in Poland. ... Solidarity was also a Catholic movement for three reasons. ... At the same time, the Polish leaders were under pressure to end Solidarity. ... Eventually, the Communist leaders agreed to votes for Congress and the Senate. ...

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The next movement, which reacted against naturalism, was known as symbolism. ... They broke free from the strict conventions of the Realism movement. ... The movement dominated between World War One and World War Two. The movement survived but was greatly diminished after World War II. Spanish painter Salvador Dali was also known as a great leader of surrealism. ...

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In the late sixties there was a huge movement among the young generation known as the hippie movement. ... Many black leaders spoke out against the war saying, "They weren't going to fight in a white man's war". ... They weren't the only civil rights movement group to stand up against the war. ... Black leaders such as Martin Luther King challenged the American spending, saying that they were neglecting the more pressing social issues, such as racism, social security and many other internal affairs that were bothering America at the time. ... The sickened public were appalled at...

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Communist parties were pushing their labour movement on to the people that inevitably made a large portion of the middle classes shift further to the right. ... Adolf Hitler left the army and joined the German Workers" Party (DAP) as the fifty-fifth member and soon became its leader. ... Adolf Hitler was the leader of the uprising with the support of Ludendorff. ... Although he only served eight months he wrote a book addressed to Rudolf Hess (who later became the deputy leader of the Nazi Party) titled Mein Kampf (My Struggle). ... Many people believed that this was the end of the Nazi Moveme...

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Paul says his father "is curious, about the war, in a way that I find stupid and distressing; I no longer have any real contact with him" The fact that he does not wish to talk with his parent shows Paul's movement away from the past. (146). ... Dictionary.com defines leader as: "One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor. ... Without true leaders like we have our daily lives could have possibly been very different than they are today. ... Good leaders act in the best interest of their people and I believe that we are fortunate to have great leaders who keep all o...

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Some main changes included the movement of "modern" women, new technologies, and the political threat of communism. ... The Australian government and industry leaders were threatened by the speed and size of the pro-Communist views among the workforce. In an attempt to strike back at the Communist movement the government released numerous propaganda channels. ...

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As the century progressed more and more colleges began to accept women, therefore enabling women to become educated and obtain resources that would make them leaders, writers, poets, and so on. ... The movement seemed to be making more and more progress as the months rolled by. By 1920, much progress in the Women's Right Movement had been made. ...

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Hitler's military leaders had delayed movement of troops, which many believe to have played a major part in not successfully taking over Russia. ... Nazi Germany now had divided and limited troops, supplies and created for leaders to try and prepare and strategize for two totally different styles of war. ...

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Causes of World War I "The Great War" or World War I was the result of nationalism supporting the aggression of the leaders of other countries in the European nation. ... One particularly prominent nationalistic movement, Panslavism, figured heavily in the events preceding the war. ... The reason is because it stated that the military leaders had an influence as well as the country and the people in it. ...

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They fueled the machine that would bring us, as a county, out of the depression and into a secured position as world leaders. ... This was a coal that helped light the fire in the women's rights movement. ...

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Many new political pressures arose during the rise of the New Social Movements and the level of comfort that the world had gotten used to by living under the old world order would be drastically changed by new social reformatory ideas with radical and lively leaders steering them into the 21st century. ... Also, democratic leaders with democratic ideals ruled Britain, France, and the USA while Germany and Italy were led by military dictatorships that placed the constitutional leaders in the sidelines. ... It is a situation like this that will foster, nurture, and raise a new leader among a ...

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Adolf Hitler was born and reared in Germany. He was just like any other man, de-voted to his country. Hitler served as a soldier and a statesman. He gained the trust of mil-lions that fought and died in his name. We must understand how he gained and abused power. ...

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Roosevelt threw himself into the role of wartime leader with determination and enthusiasm. ... A whole subculture, the hippy movement, had developed among teens opposed to the war. ... Reagan's insistence on the Star Wars program brought strategic arms control talks to a standstill and provoked strong protests from Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, during his summit meetings with Reagan in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. In 1987 the two leaders did agree to scrap land-based nuclear missiles of intermediate and shorter range, a small fraction of their nuclear arsenals. ...

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