Historians’ Views on Trump During the Election (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Main challenge when historians write contemporary history
Main challenge when historians write contemporary history
Working with incomplete evidence & unknown future
Brexit
Brexit
UK's decision to exit the European Union
Fascism
Fascism
Political system w/ powerful leader, state control, no opposition
Robert Kagan's political background & 2016 stance
Robert Kagan's political background & 2016 stance
Conservative Republican who left party to oppose Trump
Title of Kagan's May 2016 article on Trump
Title of Kagan's May 2016 article on Trump
This is how fascism comes to America
Timothy Snyder's book on Trump's presidency
Timothy Snyder's book on Trump's presidency
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Putinism
Putinism
Strongman rule emphasising personal power over institutions
Richard Evans' view on calling Trump 'fascist'
Richard Evans' view on calling Trump 'fascist'
Not useful; term spread too widely to be meaningful
Niall Ferguson's caution about Trump-Hitler comparisons
Niall Ferguson's caution about Trump-Hitler comparisons
Not every authoritarian leader is Adolf Hitler
Rule of law
Rule of law
Principle that no one is above the law