The peasants did not have the same advantages, and the ability to better their lifestyles severely limited as they have to pay tax to the Lord of the land on which they lived, there came, and the church. ... It is notable that the ideas of Rousseau were adopted by many of the participants during the French Revolution, including Robespierre as well as Saint-Just, taken to the extreme in order to create what may be seen as a higher level of equity. ... When Louis XVI came to the throne his extravagant lifestyle, along with his support for the Americans during the War of Independence, increased t...

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At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put during World War I in order for the armed forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... All that everyone needed was for someone to take advantage of the anti-radical legislation, and that is what Attorney General A. ... These Russian immigrants identified with the Bolshevik revolution in Mother Russia because of their similar lives of poverty and squalor. ... Nationalist Americans called for the stop of the Bolshevik Revolution that was taking place in America. ... Even though after the Red Scare,...

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America has come a long way since its Independence. ... One of these periods in which number of reforms took place was the during the period between 1870- 1914 five political parties dominated the American politics of that time. ... Coincident with the rise of the modern professions, large business firms developed during this period. ... The hopes of the some republiucs during the time of reconstructing was to help former slaves gain dignity and equality in American life. ... The public felt as if they were being cheated by these "robber barons," a term given to those who took advantage of...

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The bourgeoisie developed from the old feudal society with the increase of commerce, navigation, and industry that the discovery of America, and the industrial revolution caused. Marx continues by saying "The bourgeoisie, during its rule of scarce one hundred years, has created more massive and more colossal productive forces then all preceding generations together" (Marx 40). ... This revolution will bring about a new classless society. ... One of the consequences of this revolution will be the abolition of private property. ... I don't agree with it and I have the advantage of livin...

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Proudhon's part in the second French revolution, particularly his writings, had a great effect on the some noteworthy thinkers of his day, including Karl Max. ... Proudhon and Marx met during the latter's exile in Paris-they failed to see eye to eye, and on more than a few occasions responded negatively to the others work. ... On which the American ambassador at the time wrote, the Commune was guilty of "unparalleled atrocities", and the retaliation "awful vengeances" (McCullough). ... Using railways a san example Engels says, Here too the co-operation of an infin...

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