The main reason why a severe downturn in oil prices during the early '80s was detrimental to the Soviet economy is because Russia was one of the world's leading exporters of oil in the world--meaning that when prices dropped, so did their GDP.
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Holocaust.
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The<u> Holocaust was the greatest genocide in the history of the world which led to the mass murder of the European Jews in Germany</u>. This <u>mass killing executed under the order of the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler</u> became and will remain one of the most heinous crimes ever carried upon a specific race and ethnicity.
The Kristallnacht or the Crystal Night or Night of the Broken Glass and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising are also all forms of discriminatory acts against the Jews. The term <u>"Holocaust" is coined and used as a reference to the mass murder and discriminatory act against the European Jewish </u>people after the end of the war. This genocidal act was carried out in numerous concentration camps and gas chambers, where they are gassed if they are "not up to the mark" or are unhealthy while the good ones are made to work in the camps until they fall sick and die.
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A. Babylonian King, Nebuchadnezzar
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Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar who lived around 600 B.C was the King who initiated the idea of providing incentive to laborers. An incentive is something that is given to motivate a person to do something or to become more productive at what he does.
Back then, laborers who wove clothes wear rewarded with food. Those who produced more clothes were rewarded with more food. This served as an incentive to the workers to work harder if they were to receive more rewards.
Absolutism is a form of government where one person or small group of people have unlimited power. The term "czar" means "caesar" ("king"), and therefore can be considered a type of absolute ruler. Ivan the Great of Russia (r.1462-1505) took the title of "czar" after marrying the niece of the last Byzantine empire. After the fall of Constantinople (and thus, the Byzantine Empire), Moscow became the most powerful city in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Thus, the "czar" of Russia would from then on claim to be the inheritor of the Byzantine emperor and protector of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Two rulers of Russia stand out as being "absolute rulers": Peter the Great (r.1682-1725) and Catherine the Great (r.1762-1796). Peter wanted to make Russia into a modern nation, and forced Russians to adopt European culture. To do this, Peter created a new class of nobles that were given land in exchange for their loyalty to the government. Nobles were given total control over their peasants, who saw their freedom decrease during Peter's rule. To reform the government, Peter created a centralized bureaucracy of non-elected advisers and local governments were placed under the direct control of the czar. Peter also brought the Orthodox Church under his authority and created a council of bishops appointed by him. While many of Peter's policies improved the Russian economy, he divided the Russian people. (See image: Courtesy of saint-petersburg.com)
Catherine the Great began her rule by seizing power from her own husband! Catherine greatly admired Peter I and continued to expand and modernize Russia. Many people consider Catherine's reign a golden age of Russia because she supported the arts, education, and culture. Despite being influenced by the European enlightenment, Catherine feared chaos and peasant uprisings were brutally crushed by her army. She allowed nobles to treat their serfs (peasants) however they wished. More peasants than ever were forced into serfdom than ever before, and their position worsened.