from the recession, so these will create future hurdles for Eurobrands to succeed as a European strategy. However, if launching Eurobrands, UC will be able to cut their product development and marketing costs by 10% to 15% over 3 years. It will also give UC to be a step ahead of their competition. By being the first one to introduce such an idea, it will give UC a strong market penetration if the idea turns out to be successful. This launch will also expand responsibilities of country managers as a lot of cross-country interaction will be required.
There were many factors that created a base for the reformist groups to flourish at that time in Russia which in turn created a Revolution. Alexander III was determined to upkeep Russia’s image as a major European power, unlike his father; however he was a conservative, believing that his father’s reforms were a mistake and took to reverse them as much as he could. The counter-reforms initially may have looked like a success due to the period of stability during Alexander III’s reign; however with the Revolution a few years later it seems to be that the counter-reforms were not as successful as they may have seemed. The political oppression resultant of these counter-reforms meant Russia politically was behind its major European counterparts, whilst England and France by now had a form of democracy, Russia was still being ruled by total autocracy, and this increased the resentment against the government and added to the growth of reformist groups. Because of the political structure in place in Russia at the time, without a revolution the only way change was possible was from the Tsar being willing to change things, the Tsar was not willing and he clearly demonstrated this through the counter-reforms, leaving an angry population
With the replacement of the Girondins faction in 1793, the Jacobins had complete control of the National Convention, and France as a nation. Both the Jacobins and Robespierre wanted quick change. The ‘quick change’ desired by these individuals was a monumental task that proved nearly impossible considering the highly divided 600-member legislature in France at the time. Still, the driving force behind the Terror would not have been present if not for the Jacobins Club. Even though the Jacobins were completely controlling the government after the arrest of the Girondins, they still feared that the Revolution would fail if they failed making them very unstable.
“It is more accurate to talk of a potential revolution which ran away into the sand than the genuine article” Before we can assess whether a ‘genuine’ revolution took place in 1918, or if held many promises and yet failed to deliver, we must look at the term ‘Revolution’. This often refers to a substantial change in power/structure that takes place within a short time span. Germany was in a vulnerable position, susceptible to change as the defeat in the war had shaken people’s faith in the government. There was undoubtedly political changes undergone in Germany but whether they fundamentally shook the German foundations of society can be seriously questioned. It can be argued that the ’Weimar Republic’ , the outcome of the revolution was a facade of the old authoritarian regime, carrying out change under false pretences of a democratic institution, with the Right Wing Conservatives still in control.
Causes of the French Revolution: Compare and Contrast The French Revolution seems to be an event that both Wikipedia and the textbook agree was heavily influential to the decline and removal of absolute power in monarchies and the introduction of new forms of government with the power in the citizen’s hands. To compare Spielvogel’s chapter on the French Revolution to the Wikipedia page on the event would almost be to compare the two sides of a coin, both very alike but still different in many ways. While the exact causes of the French Revolution seem to be debated by most historians there seems to be a common group of causes that are agreed upon. The main ideas of those causes being unfruitful taxation, increasing debt, years of poor agriculture, and no governmental power or say for the people. However Wikipedia and the textbook place different levels of importance among these main causes.
The way that they could have done this is by giving fair taxes and giving people the freedom of opinion and speech. (Give examples) Counter Argument: ----- Argument: Louis XIV summoned Estates General because he wanted to slow down the French Revolution. Louis XIV tried to stop the French Revolution but failed because he hasn’t paid much attention to how to rule a country. Louis XIV thought that he understood finance but he didn’t understand them at all. (William Doyle) After some time he realized that he wasn’t going to get anywhere with this, so he changed his plan to staying alive.
Various historians argue that it was in fact foreseen to fail due to the various complications that the Republic encountered, such as opposition from both sides of the political spectrum, the implications of the Treaty of Versailles and the impact of the Great Depression. Others argue that the Weimar Republic was a product of complex and painful compromises, and may in fact have survived had it not been for the economic conditions that riddled both Germany and the international economy. It was indeed inevitable that the Weimar Republic would have faced difficulties from the start; however, to say that the Weimar Republic was doomed is to some extent incorrect. The republic was beginning to overcome its difficulties during the mid-1920s as economic, political, and cultural improvements were occurring, and if it hadn’t been for the economic circumstances, the republic may have prospered for many years. From the very beginning, the Weimar republic encountered resistance from both sides of the political spectrum.
Louis Napoleon claimed that sovereignty of the people was his first priority, but it is obvious that his authoritarian rule actually came first. However, The Bonapartist regime became a little more liberal in the 1860’s as Louis Napoleon became more lenient on press censorship, he allowed for open debates to take place in the parliament. He also began urban renewal and development projects in Paris and constructed railways which encouraged and created economic development. He appeared to be a very reliable and suitable emperor, but his main downfall was his terrible decisions when it came to his foreign policy which ultimately led to his demise. France was in a bad state after the revolutions of 1848 which was sparked, because the King Louis-Philippe and his ministers refused an extension to the franchise.
France thought the war would not only help by stopping Germany’s increase in power. It would also help Napoleon III to regain his popularity after some of his failures after the commencement of his dictatorship, such as the Mexican adventure of 1867. I will now go onto the short term reasons. Firstly, Spain needed a king and Bismarck saw his chance to send Prince Leopold to become king there. France protested because they thought that having German influence on both sides would be too much if conflict would have occured.
2. First mistake is that he did not prepare enough for this short meeting with Norio, and he just rushed into the signing the contract part. Second one is that he did not sense what his client wanted and obviously had a difficulty to understand cultural differences. 3. I think Norio thought the company he cooperated with was not respectful for their meeting, because he sent out some messages to Michael about missing predecessor Roger was disturbing and the duration of the meeting was only five minutes.