Many fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler seized power in Europe by taking advantage of the hurt that citizens felt after WWI, especially in Germany.
Hitler was a veteran of WWI, and was disgusted at how weak his country had become after the implementation of the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was in ruins, and the people were suffering, so Hitler came in and offered the people a way to get back to their place of power.
Through popular political tactics, and intimidation by the street soldiers of the fascist parties who went out and burned buildings and terrorized citizens, fascists were voted into power, and then took over the government, establishing their regimes.
What costly mistake did the Confederate make before the Battle of Antietam? They divided their army. The Union army also found Lee's battle plan at an abandoned Confederate camp.
Candide is a satire by the philosopher Voltaire. It is very critical of the aristocracy and the church, It is also critical of certain tenets of the Enlightenment, especially ideas about social class. The novel uses humor to show the need for social reform.
As U.S. president, Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, proposed an affirmative action program in federal employment, expanded but then ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, and established direct relations with the People's Republic of China. He also resigned from the presidency in 1974.
