A charismatic follower is more concerned with the political figure as opposed to the political party in which one is affiliated to. ... On the other hand, a non- charismatic follower focuses on the political party as opposed to the political figure. ... Charisma, in this case, is then viewed as an outline of political deeds and its more essential than being republican or democrat....

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According to the American Political Science Review, "they observe that democratic leaders are beholden to voters, and argue that voters oppose war because of its human and financial costs. " If the majority of the citizens in a nation oppose going to war, and the government decides to do so anyway, then any and all the negative aspects that come along with war, such as casualties and financial strains are the fault of the president and the country's government. A third factor of this theory is that democracies are more susceptible to viewing countries with similar governing styles and ...

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However, even before the closing stages of the war, competition between these two nations was brewing, fueled by ambitions on both sides for world domination and the opposing ideals of communism and capitalism. ... During the Yalta Conference, the President of America, Roosevelt, was much more moderate on his views on communism than his counterpart in the Potsdam Conference, Harry Truman. ... The differences in the views of the two American Presidents caused tensions to escalate between the West and Russia. ...

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With conflicting views on life in general, opposing nations are quick to express their ideologies by any means possible, including violence. ... Bush's ethnocentric views, and ignorance of other ways of life, will only hurt the Americans in the future and needs to be resolved before more innocent soldiers and civilians are killed. ...

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Though Russia's internal behavior was very similar to Nazi Germany, fascism and socialism are diametrically opposite and fiercely opposed to each other. ... It relies heavily on propaganda, and it practises strict censorship to silence opposing views. ... It believes in attacking and murdering blacks, Jews, lesbians and gays, and other minorities, and publishes hit lists containing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of those it views as "enemies of the white race" in a number of publications such as Red Watch, Putsch (not published anymore), The Order, Thorwould, and a mo...

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Additionally, the use of everyday conversational speech as opposed to rhetorical or literary dialogue was employed to give it an authentic feel. ... It also had a compassionate point of view and a refusal to make simple moral judgments. ... It had a grainy documentary-esque visual style that often had a gloomy look; this was partly due to the poor quality black and white film stock used as opposed to the popular Technicolor process popular in Hollywood film. ...

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Additionally, the use of everyday conversational speech as opposed to rhetorical or literary dialogue was employed to give it an authentic feel. ... It also had a compassionate point of view and a refusal to make simple moral judgments. ... It had a grainy documentary-esque visual style that often had a gloomy look; this was partly due to the poor quality black and white film stock used as opposed to the popular Technicolor process popular in Hollywood film. ...

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Others supported the revisionist view and would claim that it was not an aggression but a self - defence policy and that the American involvement in the South America and therefore its Imperialism resulted in the Cold War. The post - revisionist view is that the Cold War was an inevitable situation in the bipolar world and that both Superpowers are responsible for the events of 1945 -1990. ... However, in my view, it is important to go back in time and have a look at the historical background of that issue. ... However, I should mention that the US government could not simply accept the fa...

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Noelle Musco 9/27/03 SRS on American Foreign Policy Chapter 11 Dating back over 50 years ago, president-Congress relationships have always been strained over the power to declare war. In 1943 Congress declared its resolution to end isolationism and adopt collective security as the postwar for...

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The federal government opposed this, since neither the provincial govenerment nor the Mounties considered Japanese-Canadians a security risk and did not see the need to intern Japanese Canadians; however the federal government eventually craved in to the public pressure and began a series of events that ultimately would lead to the internment of Japanese-Canadians. ... The internment of Japanese-Canadians would probably be something Canadians would be ashamed of since, Canada has long been known for its diversity and acceptance; however this surely did not exhibit that point of view. ...

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For example, even though Monica wanted to learn ballet, her father viewed it as a vulgar and shameful act that only those from lower classes would do. ... While most Nisei tried hard to adapt to the life in America, a significant proportion of Americans seemed to resist, and even oppose, these efforts....

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The stronger the state was, from the military point of view, the less chances were, that it will undergo to an attack of the other states. ... We must not be oblivious of the fact that the potential users of weapons of mass destruction are mainly individual "desperados" and Third World states or movements opposed to the West. ...

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Prior to World War II, both Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler rose to power in their respective countries and brought about great change during their ensuing reigns. While both men are notoriously known as two of the most evil men in history, it is obvious that they accomplished great things for their ...

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In his role as Minister of Munitions, Churchill wrote about his views that war can lead to social development and progress, although he was opposed to brutality and unnecessary force. ... Through the lat 1930's, Churchill's views on the policy of appeasement grew increasing negative, and he was not a fan of Chamberlain's methods or policies. ...

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State can be viewed as an organization that promotes the interests of its members in the fight for resources among different communities, on the other side, state is a threat to the life and wellbeing of its members. ... John Lock is the author who took positions opposed to the approach taken by Thomas Hobbes. In his view, human being is not able to divest himself of all natural rights, which he enjoys as a gift of nature. ...

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Inevitably this exaggerated view of the importance of one's own national identity led to a highly dangerous militarism or aggressiveness. ... It opposed its internationalism, its materialism, and its fixation with class, concentrating instead on loyalty to one's own country as the supreme good. ... In terms of both Italy and Germany, the use of violence or threats of violence to impose their views on others (fascism and Nazism both employed street violence and state violence at different moments in their development) was commonplace. ...

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Americans viewed the Soviet denial of the Yalta agreements as enmity between the two nations, which could in effect develop into a war, with the power to destroy humanity, hence both the United States and the USSR shared responsibility for the origin of the Cold War. ... These ethnic groups view the decisions made at Yalta as a political betrayal of their respective nations. ... Roosevelt's stance at the Yalta Conference can be explained by what he said to Francis Spellman, archbishop of Boston, in September of 1943, "There is no point to oppose the desires of Stalin, because he has the...

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In the aftermath of World War 1, lay a mutual understanding between the British government and society that never again should a catastrophe such as World War 1 occur, it was described as the war to end all wars reinforcing the view that it was a cataclysmic event which should never be re-enacted upon society. ... Instead the French sought the support of Britain, however the view that Germany had been to severely treated at Versailles was dominant within British society and Chamberlains policy was to appease Hitler's actions stating that Germany has the right to station their troops a...

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Since the men have been working on politics they have oscillate between two opposed explanations. ... According to the other view, politics is conflict, a struggle which power allows those who possess it to ensure their position on society and profit by it. ... I have some understanding of the European point of view, but I'm more understanding of the American position, because I look at what has happened over the last several decades, and the heavy lifting has been done by the Americans."" ... Protests were all over the world and obviously almost citizens of Australia opposed decision o...

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There were many reasons governments and individuals viewed participation in WWI as necessary, and two of the most significant of these reasons include propaganda and peer pressure. ... For the first time in three days we can oppose him; we feel a mad anger. ... The war guilt clause angered many Germans, and viewed the situation as Germany being forced to pay for all the damage of the war. ...

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For this reason, alliances can be viewed as both positive and negative, where it promotes peace or fear. ... Alliances can benefit countries if the fear of empowerment is so great that neither opposing sides will risk war, but if the desire to create havoc is so great that it is worth the risk, then alliances can become a deadly weapon. ...

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Correspondingly, "soft power" was presented as an opposing tactic to "hard power." As opposed to the idea of hard power, soft power is a nation's ability to take a more liberal approach. ... The relationship between hard and soft power cannot be viewed from only one perspective. ...

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His views on a new world order emerging after the Cold War relate to modernism, secularism, and the global economy, and how these have interlaced people from across the world; however, these intersections have not overcome fundamentalist religions, which continue to defy understanding. ... Huntington's thesis contains distinct points of conflict that can be viewed from a predominantly religious perspective, and he supports his opinions about how the aspects of religion are able to explain very troubled areas of the world. ... Competition necessarily has winners and losers, but that does n...

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To provide an answer, the views of six historians shall be considered. ... Yet, despite obvious opposing aims, the Great Powers were able to expand while preserving peace. ... Socio-political tensions within Britain had split Liberal and Conservative views, yet they both agreed on Britain's commitment to support France if she was attacked by Germany. The determination to go to war did not emerge from domestic pressures, or one party would have opposed war as a way to weaken the other one politically. ...

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Through viewing China's foreign policy under the CCP from 1949 to 1991 in the context of the Cold War, it can be seen that China's hostile relationship with the liberal-capitalist USA was brought upon by China's strive for hegemony and the clashing of capitalist vs. communist ideologies through different foreign policies. ... As leading capitalist power, America opposed the spread of communism in every manner possible; as the major Western supplier of military manpower equipment, she ringed China with potentially hostile military bases and alliances. ...

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