Under fascism private ownership of property, including the means of production was permitted however the government reserved the right to intervene at any time in the national interest. 1) 2) I think some products might not follow the normal demand curve because for the demand curve to slope upwards is when quantity demanded increases as price increases. ... If people believe as in a period of rapid inflation that prices may rise extremely fast in the future they may increase their purchases now even though prices have already gone up, it may occur at the outbreak of a war. ...

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"Bismarck was a Machiavellian and immoral power politician-. (1) He used skill and opportunities to achieve his goals in the foreign and domestic policy. ... At the Congress of Berlin in 1878, after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, he confirmed his dominant position as negotiator between the great Powers, Britain Austria-Hungary, France, Italy, and Russia. Bismarck negotiated the exceptional Austria-Hungary alliance of 1879 which was "the first formal alliance between two Great Powers concluded in peace-time since the outbreak of the French revolution and the end of the ancien régime ...

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History Coursework 2, Question 1. In 1928, the newly empowered Stalin embarked on one of the most ambitious industrialisation programs in world history, leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the First World War and the civil war. ... The Nepmen were seen as capitalists and a reminder of the Old World'. ... Dissatisfaction was building among those who fought the civil war for the reds. ...

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Take the example of the pre-World War I progressives were elitists too; they were sure in their convictions that expertise could improve the processes of government and that rational discussion would lead to an enlightened consensus that would promote social progress in the interests of all. ...

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In the summer of 1914 Mises was called back to active duty for World War I. ... Later in the war he served with the Army's General Staff in Vienna working on economic problems until released in 1918. ... On January 1, 1927 Mises established the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research. ...

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"1 As one of the most influential thinkers in the nineteenth century, Marx has had a direct, deliberate and powerful influence upon mankind both during and after his lifetime. ... " 2 Marxism in other words are equality for all, which Karl Marx believed was the key factor to keeping peace in the world, since he proclaimed history as a repeating cycle of wars, caused by class struggles and uprisings. 3 In terms of economy, Marxism lays basis of labour and its relation to capital, abandons private ownership of property, and exploits surplus value made formally by the middle class unde...

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