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Outline the major changes brought about by Lazaro Cardenas. Did his sexenio make a contribution to Mexico’s later democratisation; or did it detract from democratic development?
Nominated by Calles, because he expected him to be easily manipulated[1], Cardenas instead radically changed Mexico and in many ways carried on the revolution that started in 1910. […]

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What are the main causes of revolution? Discuss, with reference to the Revolutions in Russia and Iran
Every so often, a country experiences a revolution – an event that radically changes their very society, often creating new forms of government never seen before. But why do these revolutions happen? What conditions are required […]

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Globalisation is often depicted as a drama in which the goodies (Africa and the rest of the developing world) are pitted against the baddies (the West). Is this a useful understanding of globalisation? Discuss this with particular reference to South Africa’s place and role in the world since 1994. Have we or […]

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According to Marx, the arrival of communism would not be a consequence of the failings of the bourgeoisie but because of its triumphs. Explain.

Marx saw history as a series of changes in the interrelations of society and production – the most recent being from feudalism to capitalism. He saw capitalism as a […]

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