The Revolution, The Second Reich, And The First World War
1. The Revolution, The Second Reich, And The First World War
Allie Dressel, 334718
German Civilization 2320 (WI)
December 29, 2014
Lesson 1: The 1848 Revolution, the Second Reich, and the First World War The Second Reich lasted from 1871 until 1918. The first era was known as
The Era of Bismarck where Germany started to become a powerful economic and political force in Europe. However, due to Bismarck's authoritarian
rule causing political and social tensions, he was removed from office. William I reined as emperor since the founding of the Second Reich but died in
1888. His son Frederick III then took over only to die of throat cancer months later. This string of events led to William II taking office in 1890.
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Islands were gained in the Pacific as well as a 99–year lease for the territory of Kiautschou in northeast China. This immediately led to conflict with
other European countries for the remaining territories as Germany was on the later end of colonization. Every European power except Austria and
Russia had established colonies in Africa causing conflicts among the nations especially Germany, France, Britain, and Italy. Germany rivaled over
Morocco with France, which almost led to war. Italy lost Tunis to France in a conflict causing turmoil as well. The European countries seemed mostly
at peace with one another and their colonies until Germany started to jump on the bandwagon. Overall, these colonization efforts were due to the fact
that each country in Europe wanted to be considered the most powerful. When these arguments and battles started breaking out over who owned which
colony, the international tensions became worse in Europe, starting the bigger conflict leading up to World War I.
As a result of all of this conflict, colonial and economic rivalry led to an arms race. Powerful lobbying groups in Germany desired a large navy to give
Germany a worldwide role and to protect a growing German colonial empire in Africa and the Pacific. Admiral von Tirpitz, German Minister of
Marine, launched the German naval expansion program, which had many domestic supporters. He ordered the building of a fleet of massive battleships
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3. How Jews were Discriminated Against in Germany from 1933-1939
How Jews were Discriminated Against in Germany from 1933–1939
The discrimination of Jews was prevalent in Germany in the 1930's. Attacks on the Jews had occurred in Christian countries since the Middle Ages, but
intensified between 1933 and 1939 due to the Reign of Hitler's power.
According to Hitler's racial theories, the Jews deliberately planned to destroy the German people, as they did at the time of war. He influenced the
Germans, that it was the Jews and such invalids, who caused the failure and collapse of Germany in World War I. The Germans, being in a vulnerable
and desperate state, believed this, and subsequently, the beliefs of anti–Semitism in Germany increased.
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Those who were of German blood were citizens of the Reich; a Jew could never become a citizen of Germany.
In September 1935, the Nuremberg laws were created, which stated that relationships between Jews and German citizens were forbidden, and that Jews
were not allowed to vote.
Over the next 5 years, Jews had to change their family names, and were forced to have certain names depending on whether they were male or female.
The Reich Minister of Education expelled Jewish children from German public schools, and instead, they were sent to Jewish schools.
Jews were socially prohibited from taking part in communal activities;
a law was made to ban Jews from all public recreational places; theatres, museums, amusement and sports parks, and public and private bathing
establishments.
Jews suffered economically as the Nazis urged Germans to boycott Jewish shops and stores. They chalked slogans everywhere to try to enforce the
boycott: "If you buy from a Jew, you are a traitor to your country". .
On the 9th November, the Nazis launched a government campaign against the Jews, after a young Jew murdered the German diplomat, Herr von Rath,
in Paris. His death led to Kristallnacht, where, in Germany, the murder had triggered scenes of systematic plunder and destruction. Every synagogue
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5. What Forces Led Up To War In The Early 1900's
Although the world seemed at peace in the early 1900's but world's powerful forces were pushing Europe towards war. These forces included
militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism.
Nationalism: is a strong feeling of pride in one's country and believing that one's country is better than other country and this aggressive nationalism in
the early 1900's was a source of tension in Europe, which fueled the war. Nationalism was very strong in France and Germany; it unified the Germans,
as they were proud of their growing military and industrial strength. While, France wanted to regain its position as a leading European power. Similarly,
Russia had encouraged a form of nationalism in Eastern Europe called Pan Slavism. It drew all Slavic people and Russia was the largest Slavic country
ready to defend small Serbia. Multinational Austria Hungary opposed Slavic national movements. After Napoleon's exile to Elba congress of Vienna
was held and it tried to solve the problem in Europe. Delegates of Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia agreed upon a new Europe whereas Germany
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During the year 1879 to 1914 many alliances were signed between countries and it meant that the countries were pledged to help each other in war if
one of their allies declared war. The details of these alliances is such as:
In 1879 there was an alliance between Austria–Hungary and Germany to protect them from Russia.
Similarly, Austria Hungary made alliance with Serbia to stop Russia from gaining control of Serbia. While, in 1882 Germany and Austria–Hungary had
an alliance with Italy to stop taking sides with Russia.
Russia also made an alliance with France against Germany and Austria–Hungary. There was another alliance between Russia, France and Britain to
counter the threats from
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7. Treaty Of Versailles Dbq
Treaties are used to establish peace and agreement between different countries, however, in the case of The Treaty of Versailles, it had the opposite
effect. It was signed on June 28th, 1919 by Germany and the Allies to put an end to the First World War. At this time it was unknown that it would
actually be the factor that contributed to the beginning of the Second World War.
The Treaty of Versailles greatly affected Germany's economy by forcing them to pay reparations for all the damage that had been done during the war.
Germany had to "make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated Powers" (Document C). It was
demanded of Germany to pay 244 billion gold marks, thus driving their economy into
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9. Why Was Germany Blamed For World War I
World War One took place from 1914 and ended in 1918. After the war ended, delegates from Britain, France and the United States went to Versailles
to decide what reparations Germany would be given for it's part in the war. The delegates decided that Germany should be blamed for the entire war,
and suffer serious consequences. These included Germany losing territory, colonies, military power and it's pride. I don't believe that the reparations
that Germany was given were not fair for several reasons. First, the Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the war. Second, the financial reparations
that were given to Germany at the end of the war were debilitating to Germany. Finally, the land reparations were humiliating for the German people. ...
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Austria–Hungary wanted to declare war on Serbia, but Serbia was allied with Russia, which had the most powerful army at the time. Austria–Hungary
wanted Germany's support in case Russia went to war with Austria–Hungary. Another reason that this part of the treaty is unfair is because Germany
was surrounded on two sides, with the Russians in the east and the French in the west. Germany didn't want to have to fight a war on two fronts, so they
decided to quickly attack France, and get them out of the war so they could go fight Russia. However, they were stopped before they could capture
Paris, Finally, this part of the treaty is unfair because it was written by Britain and France. These countries (along with the United States) were the
forces that fought Germany the most. Because they had primarily fought Germany, the triple entendre had 7.5 million casualties. The sheer loss of life
on the western front made the combatants see Germany as the aggressor in the war. Finally, this part of the treaty was unfair because Russian
mobilization technically started the war. Russia was not the first country to declare war, bot was the first European superpower to mobilize it's troops. If
Russia had chosen not to mobilize it's troops against Germany, Germany would not have entered the war, because Russia planned to attack Germany
and it's ally
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11. Two Sides of the Same Mark: Bismarck and Metternich Essay
Prince Otto von Bismarck and Prince Klemens von Metternich can be compared to the dual sides of a German Mark. A German Mark that has sported
different faces when repeatedly tossed over the years. After 1871, the Prussian–friendly German historians hailed Bismarck as the national hero, who
had united Germany while Metternich was deemed a failure. Then after the loss of the two world wars, the coin sides were flipped and Bismarck was
seen as a bloodthirsty power monger while Metternich was hailed as the national hero. The things that lead to the diverse opinion of these two men
were their characters, ideological backgrounds, goals and the means by which they reached their goals, their achievements and lastly, their failures. The
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Prince Otto von Bismarck was seen as both a political genius and a power monger, like a German version of Alexander the Great by the people.
Bismarck was a conservative, who used the people around him to reach his goals; and in doing so, he pitted people against one another. According to
the book 19th Century Germany by John Breuilly, modern historians have found it very hard "to separate the man from his achievements" (Breuilly
172). The historians have run into a roadblock that consists mostly of "Bismarck's individuality and his responsibility for the political development of
the Empire" (Breuilly 172). Bismarck was known to support nationalism and patriotism, and he believed in the Burschenschaften or student
organizations. He also believed in the concept of faith in power, more in ideas. Bismarck only cared for two things: Prussia and Prussian power, and he
would do anything to obtain Prussian domination. Although Bismarck did not care for Germany, he was all for German Unification. Historians cannot
decide if Bismarck's legacy is positive or negative but they agree that he was a "brilliant and shrewd tactician who succeeded in postponing the problem
of political mobilization for 60 years" (Breuilly 172). In Otto von Bismarck, some people saw a great man who was ahead of his time, while others saw
nothing more than a bloodthirsty power monger, who wanted a united Germany to
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13. Why Is Nazi Germany Considered Against The Quotations
Appeasement, when talking about Nazi Germany in 1930, is considered to be against the topics discussed in the quotations. There are a few reasons
why I believe that it is considered against the quotations. The first quotation states that, the human realizes the dignity and rights in relationship with
others, in community. "If one member suffers, all suffer together with it: if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it." (1 Corinthians 12: 26).
We are called to respect each other and work for the good of others, the common good. Germany did not respect the other countries and did not work
for the common good. Instead, the Nazi's bullied other countries by threatening them and demanding unreasonable demands. The country's actions
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15. German Left Wing Terrorists
Prior to Germany's Autumn of Terror in 1977, concrete events lead the country down a path where a necessary political student movement transpired
and very quickly turned the student group into a terrorist organization. Specifically, the attacks in May of 1972 launched the Red Army Factions
crusade against the government and the public. Just like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, by Bosnian Serb
nationalists sparked World War I, the killing of a teenager, Benno Ohnesorg, by German police sparked a radical student movement that would change
Germany once again. The death of Benno Ohnesorg was also a reminder of government–sanctioned murders during World War II under Hitler, which
was once again present in post war Germany. Moreover, individualism from youths inspired the idea of needing an opposition party so Germany does
not keep bonds with old practices. The youths felt that conservatives needed to be pushed a side in order for the country to move forward. Deriving
from the student protest movement in West Germany, the Red Army Faction's attacks and juvenile reactions, during their first and second generational
existence, ultimately led Germany to a third reign of terror giving even less credibility to the left–wing radical group and their political ideology;
further leading to the leaders suicidal, arguably homicidal, deaths.
Although the RAF only had fifty official members, who were all privileged and well educated youths, hundreds
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17. Why Is The Great Depression Important To Germany
Assess the significance of the Great Depression to Germany
In order to access the importance of the Great Depression, we must consider the different ways in which the Great Depression was significant. The
Great Depression was primarily known for the impact on Germany and the rise of Hitler. It was a very remarkable event. The impact was mainly on the
Weimar Republic. Germany played a big role in the Great Depression. The Great Depression affected Germany politically, economically, and socially.
The Great Depression made Germany lose a lot of power. Germany needed a lot of help at this time. Germany was trying to figure out ways to get loans
so that they could fight in wars. Also at the moment, Germany still had to worry about the rise of Hitler.
The United State loaned Germany money to pay for the many wars they were involved in around the early 1920s. Germany's economic growth began to
increase but was soon diminished by the United States' stock market crash. This crash that occurred in New York City, was a significant cause of the
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The Nazis made Germany economy weaker and affected Germany socially. They made Germany feel like they did have any control over their country.
Germany had to worry about both Hitler and his crew. Every time Germany fought off the Nazis, Hitler was gaining power. Germany tried to get
money and loans but, Germany had done so much damage that no one wanted to help them find a way to fight off Hitler. While Germany was trying to
find out a way to gain all their land and country back that they had lost. While Germany was trying figure out a way to take over their land Hitler had
hepatized the German people into believe everything he said. Also, Hitler was killing the Jewish people that disagreed with him. Hitler gaining power
had influenced the German economy very horribly. Germany had to pay for a lot of things while Hitler was in
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19. Realism Theory And The International System Essay
World War I was a war of unfathomable magnitude that devastated millions and still compels historians today to question its complex causes. At the
heart of it all lay Germany which seemed to be at the height of its development. It was the economic and industrial leader of Europe as well as the
unparalleled producer of great literature, music, and educational opportunities. Unfortunately, this rose–colored lens was not shared by German
leadership who believed that the country was declining militarily. This growing insecurity is the key to understanding Germany 's actions and motives
for entering WWI. This essay will discuss the overarching theme of insecurity through realism theory used to examine the international system during
this Westphalian era, and how inept governmental policies supplemented by specific human decisions, societal factors, and public opinion contributed
to Germany 's entry into WWI.
The Westphalian era of international relations began in 1648, the year in which the Treaties of Westphalia concluded the Thirty Years ' War and marked
the beginning of a period that introduced territorial borders and the concept of sovereignty – the idea that a state 's government is the highest authority
within its territorial boundaries. WWI exemplifies the key characteristics attributed to this time, such as expansionism, imperialism, militarism, and the
sole dominance of states. During this era, most leaders thought of the world through a realist lens. Realism is the
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21. Woodrow Wilson: How Far Did His Actions Cause More Harm...
World War 1 could have been a war to end all wars were it not for the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty blamed Germany and its allies for the war. This
caused financial turmoil in Germany, causing the events that eventually led up to the second World War. I believe that Woodrow Wilson was just trying
to help, but his actions caused more harm than good. The Treaty of Versailles changed Germany's boundaries and had it pay for all the reparations from
the war. John Maynard Keynes predicted that it would lead to Germany's economic destruction. It did eventually, especially after 1931 when the
German economy collapsed. Adolf Hitler came to power just three years after, blaming as many people as possible for their lack of economic security.
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23. Otto Von Bismark: The Rise Of The Unification Of Germany
A unified German nation was the single most significant political development in Europe between 1848 and 1914. Germany was split between the
liberal parliament and conservative ideas of opposing Prussian Prime Minister. For years, the conservatives and the liberals would battle each other in
the government and prevent the unification of Germany as one state. This impasse started to end when Prussian Monarch William I appointed Otto Von
Bismark to be his Prime Minister. Prussian Monarch William I regarded the Prussian military as his first concern. His war minister and chief of staff
proposed an idea to increase the size of the army. However, liberal opposition in the parliament blocked such proposals from succeeding. In the
September of 1862, William I turned to Otto Von Bismark for help. Otto Von Bismark was elected as the Prime Minister and began to move against the
liberal parliament. He contended that the Prussian constitution permitted the government to function by previously granted taxes. With this, taxes could
be collected and spent on whatever was necessary. The Prussian army and most of the bureaucracy supported this interpretation of the constitution.
However, the 1863 elections sustained the liberal majority in parliament, and they opposed such views. Bismark needed to find a new way to attract
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Bismark now awaited an opportunity to complete the unification of Germany by bringing the Southern states unto the Northern Confederation. An
opportunity arose in 1870 when complex diplomatic negotiations took place to discuss the possibility of a cousin of William I becoming the new King
of Spain. The French opposed this and Bismark set out a plan. His plan was to edit the press dispatch to say that the Prussian monarch William I
insulted the French ambassador, even though this was false. After that had occurred, France declared war on Prussia on July
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25. Nazi Reparation Essay
The Holocaust goes without saying in the sense that it is the most well–known act of human violence ever, but not only was it the greatest human
genocide in the history of mankind but was also the greatest theft of human property as well. The Jewish people lost an estimated worth of billions of
dollars in current monetary terms. Many countries throughout Europe during World War II profited from the plights of the Jewish people including the
so–called neutral countries of Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Sweden. The previously listed countries conspired with Nazi's to hold, launder, and buy
items taken from the Jewish people during the Nazi Regimes occupation of Europe. Gold that was being taken from occupied countries was being
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In 1951, the Israeli government made a claim to the four major powers occupying post–war Germany regarding compensation and reimbursement,
based on facts of Israel absorbing and resettling 500,000 holocaust survivors. The calculation was that each person since absorption had cost 3,000
dollars ($27,000 current dollars), thus they were owed 1.5 billion dollars ($13,800,000,000 in current dollars) by Germany. They also had figured that
six billion dollars' worth of Jewish property had been stolen by Nazi's, however stressing that that could never be made up for with any type of material
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27. Effects Of The First World War On Society
The effects of the first world war on humanity are indisputable in the context of historical documents. However, what can be easily disputed more than
anything are the direct causes of the war. It has been debated among scholars as to whether the reasons for the war were institutional or by a select few
powerful individuals. There are historians who write about the shared blame among Western European countries such as Christopher Clark in The
Sleepwalkers. On the contrary, there are many historians who would place the blame for the war on Germany for varying reasons. In The Kaiser and
His Court, John Rohl argues that monarchy and religion in Germany helped to spawn the first world war. His reasoning shows that Germany had a right
to expand their power by handing Austria–Hungary a "blank check" to go to war against Russia and that the ultimatum was hastily offered to Serbia to
protect Germany's political interests. This paper argues that Germany had the largest role in initiating World War I because it took a separate path from
the rest of Europe during the twentieth century. The points to be discussed include why Germany introduced the "blank check' document, the motives
behind the Serbian ultimatum, and the overall religious and political ideologies which led to the outbreak of the war.
The reasoning behind Germany handing Austria–Hungary the blank check can be debated, but it is most likely because of the political views of
Wilhelm II. The assassination of Archduke Franz
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29. What Are The Causes Of World War 1
Nationalism: Being fully devoted and influenced by a culture of certain nation. This led to countries becoming competitive with one another creating
rivalries. Imperialism: Where countries wanted full control of other countries politically as well as economically. The Europeans were huge on this and
many countries supplied them with materials. Militarism: Many countries spent a lot of money on their armies. Different countries wanted to be the best
and become stronger than another. They used it in following diplomacy. Alliance System: The Triple Entenete which were the Allies which included
France, Britain, and Russia. Triple Alliance which were the Central Powers are Germany, Austria– Hungary, and Italy. Each side wanted power.
Germanys going on Austria– Hungary's side against Russia so they showed their loyalty. The Assassination of Archduke Franz– Ferdinand Nations
fighting for sea power. Germany going to Belgium. Germany going into war against France The alliance system created an outbreak by causing other
countries to enter on either side creating commotion
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This led to countries becoming competitive with one another creating rivalries. Imperialism: Where countries wanted full control of other countries
politically as well as economically. The Europeans were huge on this and many countries supplied them with materials. Militarism: Many countries
spent a lot of money on their armies. Different countries wanted to be the best and become stronger than another. They used it in following diplomacy.
Alliance System: The Triple Entenete which were the Allies which included France, Britain, and Russia. Triple Alliance which were the Central Powers
are Germany, Austria– Hungary, and Italy. Each side wanted
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31. How Did The Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War Two?
People often would assume that a peace treaty would bring peace to those involved and would end all violence. In the case of the Versailles Treaty and
after the World War I ended in November 1918, that was not what appeared that happen. After the Versailles Treaty was officially signed on June 28,
1919 by victorious Allied nations and defeated Germany, that was when the beginning, prior to World War II began. Prime Minister George Lloyd
Clemenceau of France had a voice in the Versailles Treaty and Germany did not. He specifically wanted Germany to pay France in land, gold, riches in
general to pay for their suffering because of Germany's mistakes during the First World War. English representative John Maynard Keynes argued that
in doing this to Germany, it would lead to pure bitterness and potential future conflicts. Eventually, time proved Maynard right. So how did the
Versailles Treaty help cause World War II? It all erupted due to unjust, limitations, struggle for economic and political power and pride.
What unjust was decided and done to Germany? France treated Germany as a guilty criminal and used their mistakes against them simply for France's
own gain. "Clemenceau wanted Germany to pay – in gold, in land, in resources, and in reduced military ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
"...Germany must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers..." (Doc B)One of the many restrictions held on Germany that affected their
army and power. This made Germany a weaker country compared to the other allied countries and gave them little to no control over their country and
they were prone to more attacks. Overall, the Versailles Treaty caused Germany to lose their control, power and defense system which was which was
clearly unjust with the additional
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33. Nazi Germany Research Paper
Nazi Germanys' poor response to the air raids leveled against it by the Allied Forces inevitably cost them the war. Nazi Germany did not utilize their
antiaircraft artillery assets effectively, leaving their infrastructure vulnerable to the Allied Forces relentless bombing campaign. The initial volley of air
raids between Britain and Nazi Germany inflicted very little damage to either side. As the battles of World War II waged on, the American Air Force,
banded together with the British Royal Air Force, delivered a devastating blow to the Third Reich and their war fighting efforts. The skies over Europe
were rife with planes and artillery that lit up the night skies. In September 1940, the Luftwaffe began targeting cities in the British Empire and shortly
thereafter, the exchange of nightly air raids between Germany and Brittan became a battle of attrition. The British Empire began bombing Nazi
Germany in earnest in 1942. They increasingly used less restrictive targeting strategies. Germany then had to develop the weapons and means to
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That, coupled with the fact that the German leadership failed to develop an effective and coherent strategy for a long war, and failing to make air
defense a top priority were disastrous mistakes. As they learned at the end, failure to defend important strategic assets as well as their own defended
assets, also known as cities and areas of importance, cost them not only the loss of the war, but also massive loss of life and property. These mistakes,
when added up, led to Germany being ill equipped to fight a sustained campaign and with the inability to protect their population, factories, and
resources from the onslaught of Allied Air Raids, they eventually ran out of steam and capitulated when their leader
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35. How Did Germany Survive Before World War I?
The turn of the century set the stage for today's world in a big way. Despite much technological and medical advancement that came as a result of the
Great War it may have been avoidable. Germany was widely accused of starting the war and therefore paid drastically for it after it was over. Although
Germany is accused of technically starting World War One, if they hadn't been so involved and bound into the politics of the Austrian–Hungarian
empire the war may have never happened. If I were to travel back to 1900 I would advise the leaders of Germany to rethink their alliances and their
depth of involvement with the Austria–Hungarian empire. The leaders of this time need to understand the limits of nationalism and that world
domination will never happen. I will be referencing: Speilvogel Western Civilization: A brief history, Volume II: Since 1500 unless otherwise cited.
First, I would brief the Kaiser and his military leaders of the harsh reparations and losses the country faced as a result of starting World War 1 leading to
the rise of Hitler and the horrors of the holocaust. Then I would urge the partial reinstatement of the Bismarckian System. Otto von Bismarck created
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Yet, this system would prevent Austria and Serbia from truly believing they were strong enough to beat each other. They wouldn't have strong support
from either Germany or Russia because of the treaty agreements they made in the Bismarckian System. I believe the tension would have caused a war
or a serious battle but not to the extent of World War I. Remaining uninvolved at this point would allow Germany time to mobilize their army. During
this time of German and Russia alliance France and Britain would have developed their own alliance system. This alliance system would be basically
the triple entente minus Russian
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37. Bismarck Vs Erhard
Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) and Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977) shared similarities and differences within each of their
influential political careers, in which these similarities and differences would shape the country of Germany between 1862 and 1966, based on their
respective visions for Germany, their implementation of their policies within Germany, and the nature of which they left Germany when they ended
their political careers. Bismarck and Hitler were similar in their respective visions for Germany, in which they wanted to unify Germany as a country by
their use of policy. Erhard's vision, however, was to recover the economy of Germany and reconstruct Germany. Bismarck and Erhard were similar in
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Bismarck exercised secular power by using repression. For example, after the unification of Germany, the Kulturkampf took place, in which "The
National Liberals insisted that two philosophies of life were in conflict – clericalism against the modern spirit of secularism." (Taylor, 151) Thus, the
formation of the May Laws was initiated, giving the state control over education and undermined the power of Papacy in Germany when disciplinary
authority over the church was given to state authorities, which was the repression of the Catholics in Germany. For Bismarck's use of Realpolitik, he
went against the political ideologies of the Socialists (in which Socialism arose due to the growing working class) by which he saw as a threat to social
and political unity in the Reich and did what he saw was needed for Germany. Another example of Bismarck using Realpolitik was when he passed
Social Welfare reforms, such as sickness insurance, accident insurance, disability insurance and a retirement pension, helping the country, while hurting
the Socialists. Bismarck's vision for Germany, his use of war, repression, Realpolitik, and exercising secular power was left as a legacy when Bismarck
left office in 1890, leaving Germany as a unified country, feared and respected by the Great
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39. How Did The Veersaille Treaty Cause Ww2
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War II. But instead of peace it produced German anger and humiliation
sowing the seeds of World War II. It did this through territorial losses, military restrictions, economic reparations, and the war guilt clause.
The first reason the Versaille Treaty helped cause world war II was territorial losses. This was a reason because in the Versaille Treaty the other nations
punished Germany by taking away land. This impacted Germany a lot because a lot of the land taken away from Germany was industrial land, meaning
the land taken away from them produced a lot of their goods and supplies. Another problem Germany had to face in response to territorial loss was that
the people living in the regions lost by germany were resentful to their new nations and their new nations despised them as well. The Germans felt
angry including Adolf Hitler who wrote in his book Mein Kampf commented that " The restoration of the frontiers of 1914 could be achieved only by
blood....by the sword." This is showing that the Germans were eager to take their land by force. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This was a reason because in the Versaille Treaty the other nations punished Germany by reducing their military. This is shown in the Versaille Treaty,
Article 160 when it states that " After...March 31, 1920...the total number of ( military troops)...in...Germany must not exceed one hundred thousand
men, including officers." The German political cartoon, 1920's shows that France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Belgium had more troops than
Germany. So the Germans felt weak against these nations, regarding their military power to protect
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41. How Did Zollverein Contribute To The Unification Of Germany
German nationalism was a crucial part of the country's unification that developed over time. Germany's nationalism began during the Napoleonic Wars
of 1799 to 1815. France's leader at the time, Napoleon, lead in the invasion of German territory. This destruction prompted Germany's bourgeoisie to
want a modern German nation–state with its own cultural identity. The state would ideally be built on liberal democracy, constitutionalism,
representation, and popular sovereignty. The Treaty of Vienna was created after the Napoleonic Wars in attempt to establish a German–nation state.
Instead, a collection of German states that lacked strong federal institutions joined together under Prussian rule. This was known as a "Customs Union,"
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Tensions between the two states developed with the rise of Otto von Bismarck, a political figure of Germany, to power. In 1848, an all–German
parliament in Frankfurt was created. The goal of this parliament was to make a constitution for all German states. The series of liberal revolutions that
had occurred over time reached a climax when people rebelled against the parliament, mainly because of Prussia and Austria's rivalry. This caused
supporters of the parliament to advocate a small German nation–state with Austria excluded (Gale). As this revolution took place, Bismarck was
persuaded to reenter the government in order to protect the monarchy. Bismarck attended the Frankfurt Parliament and made his traditionalist opinions
known through speeches. Bismarck was then appointed envoy to the Bundestag in 1851, which is when he began to gain power (Otto Gale). As can be
seen, a parliament was created as an attempt to unify all German states, but tensions between Prussia and Austria caused a rebellion against the
constitution. In an attempt to end the rebellion, some of the promoters of the parliament opened up the idea of a unified Germany without Austria to the
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43. The World War I Was A Second Attack Front Against Nazi...
Throughout World War 1, FDR's leadership decisions shaped the post–war Cold War in Korea, Poland and Vietnam. During the main three conferences
of Tehran, Potsdam, and Yalta, the "Big Three" agreed on terms and agreements for these regions, which would later continue to affect these areas for
multiple decades to come. The three main conferences/policies during the second world war were Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam. The first of the three was
The Tehran Conference codenamed Eureka, which was held in 1943 from November 28th to December 1st. During the Tehran Conference, the Big
Three organized their military strategy against Japan and Germany, along with making a number of important decisions concerning the post World War
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One of the more controversial points addressed at Potsdam dealt with the revision of the German–Soviet–Polish borders and the movement of millions
of Germans from the disputed territories (The Potsdam Conference, 1945). During these three conferences, there were many different outcomes that
were caused by the agreements of the Big Three leaders, but there were certain outcomes that easily stand out. The first of the main outcomes would
consist of the free elections and free governments that were supposed to be established, although this often is not what would actually happen. The
biggest case of this was agreed upon in 1945 at the Yalta Conference where Churchill pushed for free elections and free governments in Central and
Eastern Europe, specifically Poland, while Stalin demanded a Soviet sphere of influence in these Eastern and Central European regions (The Yalta
Conference, 1945). Poland was the first item on Stalin's political agenda, where Stalin believed that poland was a question of honor because poland had
served as a historical blockade for forces attempting to invade Russia. Stalin demanded that he would keep the territory of Eastern Poland that they had
already annexed in 1939. Meanwhile, Poland would be compensated for this by extending their borders western at the expense of Germany. Agreeing
with his prior statement, Stalin promised free elections in Poland despite the Soviet government recently installed by
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44.
45. Isolationism Against Germany
Is isolationism effective? Some people believe that the united states government should not spend taxpayer money on european wars. But how much do
you really believe our freedom is worth? Isolationism is not effective, not when it comes to a leader that has no control, a leader that will take Europe
over, then take America over. So here is the question should America invest in the future of the freedom of the citizens? There is lots of evidence, such
as proof that Hitler will not stop until he has world domination. This paper explains the reasons why America must join the war against Germany.
Germany just took control of Sudetenland, but yet America has done every effort to stay out of Germany's way. " The Neutrality Acts, 1930s"1 explains
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Accessed January 08, 2017. http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for–teachers/lesson–plans/dr–seuss.html. 3. Weinberg, Gerhard.
"Hitler's Plan to Attack America." History News Network. Accessed January 08, 2017. http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/32084. 4. "U–boats."
History Learning Site. Accessed January 09, 2017. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world–war–two/war–in–the–atlantic/u–boats/. 5. Weller, Grant
T. "U.S. Isolationism: How did U.S. Isolationism Contribute to the Cause of World War II?" Galegroup. 2007. Accessed January 09, 2017.
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46.
47. Why Was The Treaty Of Versailles Responsible For World War...
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war that occurred between Germany and the Allied
Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. World War II happened, based on some
sources because of the intense anger over the Versailles Treaty. Germany was very angry over two things and the first of which was the many territorial
losses they had to endure as a result of the treaty. They lost two cities which were on the French–German border and as per Wilson's thirteenth point
Poland was re–formed with access to the Baltic Sea, which went right through Germany. Giving Poland Sea access split Germany into two parts, the
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World War I was a major shock for the world. It left much of Europe devastated, in debt, and the victors looking for revenge .They were making
Germany, as weak as possible. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919 and was supposed to create peace, but instead it ended up creating
another disaster. Secondly, Germany who was forced to lose territory endured serious economic problems. The Treaty of Versailles had an impact and
weakened the government of Germany and because of that, allowed for the rise of fascism and Hitler in Germany after World War I. Because of all of
these factors, and added up to the beginning of World War II, they were all caused by the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was the major
cause of World War II. The smaller nation of Austria was created and replaced what had been Austria–Hungary before the war and the new nation of
Czechoslovakia from German land. Because of the Treaty of Versailles a lot of major problems were created in Germany which led to the resentment of
the German and their desire to destroy/ what the treaty had done to their country. The restrictions that the Treaty of Versailles put on Germany led to
economic destruction, an unsatisfactory government, a radical population, and a separated people. The German people could have nothing but hate for
the treaty and its effects that destroyed their country. The resentment and desire to restore Germany as it once was created by the Treaty of Versailles led
to the rise of Hitler and fascism in Germany. If the Allies' delegates creating the Treaty of Versailles had been more concerned with the future of Europe
rather than the punishment of Germany, World War II may have never happened. But with all these restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, World War II
was inevitable because it was natural for German people to desire the
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48.
49. War Against Great Germany Research Paper
This paper mentioned that at first Germany did not have an intention to conduct the war against Great Britain and the United States but several failures
piled up and the result they went into the war. On the other hand, Germany had to gain their resources for industrialization. Therefore Germany had
preparedness to war against Great Britain and the United States sooner or later. Indeed Germany needed to get resources for industrialization in this era.
However if they needed them, they could buy another countries. For example, Sweden of neighboring countries of Germany had tons of iron. German
acquisitions of colonies were not relevant with the lack of resources and getting their markets. It was just national "honor" and "interest". Germany
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50.
51. The Treaty Of Versailles Necessary
World War II was one of the bloodiest wars ever fought. World War II cost over 60 million lives and trillions of dollars. However, the entire war could
of been prevented. Many wars in history could have been prevented. Rash decisions ignite wars and change history forever. One example of a rash
decision is the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to pay excessive reparations. This was impossible at the time, as the
country was just in a long and expensive war. Another irrational decision was the laws of the League of Nations. The League of Nations was a good
idea, but it had flaws. Allowing members to leave the League of Nations at anytime without consequences is an example of a flaw. Germany used this
to their advantage and left it in 1933. Finally, the leaders of Europe should not have pacified Hitler, like they did in the Munich Conference in 1938.
Changes to the Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations, and by not practicing a policy of appeasement against Hitler could have prevented
World War II.
The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the losses France experienced in World War I. The treaty required Germany to pay for these losses.
Germany was required to pay France 132 billion marks in reparations. This fine was excessive in order to show that Germany was weak and to further
weaken the German government. This caused inflation. The German government inflated the amount of money so much that it became so worthless
that people used
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53. Military Alliance System Essay
Firstly, the Alliance system contributed to the outbreak of WWI. One such example of the Alliance system would be Bismarck's Dual Alliance in 1879,
Triple Alliance in 1882, and the Triple Entente in 1907. In 1878, Germany and Austria–Hungary formed the Dual Alliance, in a bid to increase security.
It was enlarged to the Triple Alliance when Italy joined in 1882. The Triple Alliance was a defensive military alliance where the signatories were
required to provide military support to each other should one of them be engaged in a battle. In response to the Triple Alliance, Russia, who considered
Austria–Hungary as her main rival, sought to ally herself alongside with France, and eventually Britain as well, hence creating the Triple Entente. The
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Another example would be the July Crisis in 1914. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 was significant as it raised the
serious rivalry between Austria and Serbia. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in the morning in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, who was a Bosnian Serb
nationalist who was a member of the Black Hand, an anti–Austrian terrorist organization that was sponsored by the government of Serbia. On 5 July,
Kaiser William II of Germany had promised to support Austria and agreed that Austria should be given a free hand to start war with Serbia, and gave
the "First Blank Check". Austria then presented Serbia with a list of unreasonable demands and only gave Serbia 48 hours to reply. However, when
Serbia replied that they would agree with all the demands except allowing Austrian army into the country, Austria rejected this reply and declared war
where she began bombing Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. With this declaration of war, Russia, being involved in an alliance with Serbia, ordered her
army to mobilize against
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54.
55. The History Of Churchill's Involvement: The Outbreak Of...
After violations of the Treaty of Versailles, the reoccupation of the Rhineland, the annexation of Austria, and the overall aggressive nature of Germany,
Europe appeared to be headed towards another international war. Germany continued to be aggressive and demanded for the annexation of the
Sudetenland, a territory plentiful in industrial resources that contained many important frontier defense's of Czechoslovakia, and made evident that he
was willing do so through force if he had to. Following WWI, most European countries were in no condition to fight another great war, which made
peace the top priority for Europeans. The countries of France, represented by Monsieur Daladier, and Great Britain, represented by prime minister
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Churchill's opinion on the appeasement and Munich were that they were a "disaster of the first magnitude." He believed that the appeasement was
another sign of weakness by Great Britain, and further emphasized that Great Britain wouldn't take action against Germany's behavior. Churchill also
disliked that the Czechs weren't invited to Munich, seeing that the Munich Conference dealt with the territory of Czechoslovakia. Churchill stated,
"And I will say this, that I believe the Czechs, left to themselves and told they were going to get no help from the Western Powers..." Chamberlain had
a more positive view of the appeasement policy and of the Munich Conference. Chamberlain believed that Germany's control over Czechoslovakia was
inevitable, and appeasement was the only way to prevent Czechoslovakia from getting obliterated by the Germans. German hostility against
Czechoslovakia had already been displayed by Hitler in May as he said to his generals that he intended "to smash Czechoslovakia by military action in
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56.
57. Journal Response: Air War Against Hitler Germany
Journal Response One Adolf Hitler is the main character in the book I read called Air War Against Hitler Germany. A little background about Hitler is
that he is very cruel, yet smart, but is an unfair man that held little apathy towards the Jews. He was an unbalanced man that admired conflict. Wars
were started due to his irregular behavior. In this paper I will be describing more about Hitler and discuss my feelings towards this nonfiction novel.
Then I will compare what is happening in my life to the actions in this novel. As stated, Hitler isn't the most thoughtful leader. A big reason is due to
him leading the genocidal group called the Nazi. The Nazi are a members of the National Socialist German Workers Party. This group of people led
directly to World War II and the Holocaust. Hitler could be considered a man of many things, he cunning however he lacked apathy towards other
leaving him as an unfair man. Not to mention, Hitler and army built their very own planes to be used in World War II. ... Show more content on
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It gave plenty of facts about the main planes that Hitler and the Nazis used. This plane that was talked about mainly was the model B–17. It's a good
book if you want to have a prolific amount of facts on planes that were used in World War II. Learning about World War II it self would better be
advised to choose a different novel. In all honesty the assignment was a challenge for me with the type of content in this book. To fully understand
World War II this book those not go deep enough for anybody to firmly grasp an idea of what actually happened. Even as to why it happened, or where
it all began, but mainly how many lives were sacrificed for this war and how many actually
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58.
59. President Woodrow Wilson's Decision To Go To War Against...
The United States Senate voted eighty two to six to go to war against Germany. World War I started in 1914. President Woodrow Wilson was a fan of
French and English history, but he still signed a pledge, that stated America's neutrality. American corporations were already selling military weapons to
both sides of the war. Sadly, President Wilson did not take action against this. At this point in time, America and Great Britain were the best of trading
partners. Germany was not happy with his arrangement. Germany quickly surrounded Great Britain. Germany sunk and shot down many of America's
ships. On January 8th,1917 Germany had announced that they had sunk the ship named William P. Frye. The ship was on its way to Great Britain
carrying
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60.
61. The Influence Of Discrimination Against The Jews In Germany
The nazis are everywhere. They fill up the streets of Germany and theres propaganda posters in every corner. There's a poster with a Jewish man and it
reads "who is to blame for the wars". They are giving the fault of the World War to the Jewish people. Discrimination against The jews is harsh here in
Germany. A man wearing a jewish patch got attacked and beaten down the street for no reason, he was just walking like an ordinary person. People
look scared especially when they walk by the police. It seems if like they were to be killed if they said a word to them. Maybe the police do torture and
murder people because nobody seems that scared of someone unless they are some sort of monster. The German people seem to be somehow mind
controlled
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62.
63. The Bombing Operations Carried Out by Allied Forces...
The bombing operations carried out by allied forces against Germany during the Second World War is an important part of the war. The bombings had a
dramatic impact on Germany at this time and shaped how the Second World War was fought ultimately future warfare. During the Second World War
aerial warfare was still a new concept that had been introduced during the First World War. Bombing was an even newer tactic, that offered the
advantage of hastening the defeat of ones own opponent without prolonged conflict and carnage on land, like trench warfare on the western front in the
WW1. The use of bombing during the Second World War also forever changed warfare, as the results of the bombing campaign and the effectiveness of
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Harris was responsible for the change of tactics that the British used, shifting from 'precision' bombing of key economic targets to 'area' bombing which
relied on the sheer destruction that bombing could cause and targeting cities and towns instead of key economic industries. On the Axis side and
important when looking at strategic bombing in Europe is Nazi dictator Adolph Hitler whom rose to power during the 1930s and transformed the
democratic Weimar Republic into the Single party state that is the Third Reich. During the Second World War Hitler appointed himself as Commander–
in–chief of the German army making him directly in charge of Germany's armed forces.
During the Second World War many interesting pieces of equipment and new technology came into use by both Allied and Axis forces. After the end of
precision night bombing by the RAF and the subsequent switch to area bombing a new and interesting piece of technology known as Gee came into
use. Gee was a navigational aid that utilized radio signals from Britain in order to determine both the aircraft's position and the location of the intended
target. Gee's intended use was to improve the accuracy of British bombers during night raids. Although Gee did work, it had a limited range and the
signals would not reach past the Rhine River. Still Gee was a success for about 6 months until the Germans implemented countermeasures to jam the
signals. Another interesting piece of technology
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64.
65. Schlieffen Plan Essay
At the outset of World War I, Germany wanted to avoid a two–front war at all costs. However, due to the Franco–Russian Alliance, Germany was
forced to issue an ultimatum to Russia. Meanwhile, Germany's ally Austria– Hungary mobilized it's troops to crush Serbia (This placed Russia in a bad
spot because the state believed that it was Russia's duty to protect the Slavic people in the Balkans). Russia did not want this situation to make them
look weak, so Czar Nicholas II ordered a partial mobilization. Unfortunately, the army reported to the Czar that they could not partially mobilize. It was
full mobilization or nothing at all. Left with no other choice, the Czar signed orders to fully mobilize on July 30, 1914. After full mobilization was ...
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He was the son of an expert Prussian general, and also had entered the army in 1854. He was involved in the Seven Weeks War against Austria in 1866
and also in the Franco–Prussian war of 1870–71, and by 1884, he had become the head of the military–history section of the general staff. Due to his
experience, Schlieffen was asked to formulate a plan to avoid a war on two fronts: Russia and France. The Schlieffen Plan became the operational plan
for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to social tensions, had mobilized. The German Army Chief of Staff, Alfred von Schlieffen
had been asked to formulate a plan to avoid a war on two fronts: Russia and France. His strategy was meant to ensure a quick victory for Germany,
which involved the bulk of the German Army, which was ninety percent, having to march through Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg, then
surrounding the French troops in Paris. After the French had been defeated, the French Army would combine with the German Army, and they would
defeat Russia. Schlieffen felt that it was more important to take out France first, because it was identified as Germany's most dangerous opponent.
Russia was not as advanced as France in many areas, so Germany made it a secondary
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66.
67. How Did The Treaty Of Versailles Treaty Help Cause Ww2 Dbq
Imagine a court in the 1900s where all the nations of Europe were gathered around to finally end the current conflict and possibly all future wars.
Tension built up in each country as each nation signed a treaty that would promise this goal. However, this treaty only caused even more conflict. Thus,
one might ask themselves, In what ways did the Treaty of Versailles lead to World War II? The Treaty of Versailles created tension and anger in
different countries that it helped cause World War II. One of these countries was Germany, which was the poor and weak after World War I. Thus, Adolf
Hitler seized this opportunity and "programmed" the Germans to follow him and his hatred of the Treaty leading to World War II. To begin with,
because of the Versailles Treaty the Germans lost a lot of land. In, Document A, the note under the map of Germany from the 1900s concludes, "The
treaty took coal–producing areas away from Germany, reducing German ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In Document D, the Versailles Treaty concludes that, "Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all of the loss and
damage..." This statement emphasizes the fact that the Germans felt guilty and needed a leader that will change the treaty. Therefore, Hitler starts to rise
into power to try to stop leading him to create WWII because he had so much control. Even though, the Germans accepted the blame they still had
mixed feelings, in which Laurene V. Mayer sums up in Document D, "the [Versailles] Treaty... most Germans saw it as an atrocious injustice, an evil
thing which must be destroyed..." This quote implies that Hitler would be using the Germans anger in order to agree with him to go against the treaty
and into war. This also, would help relieve some of the blame that the Germans felt. As one can see, as Hitler used the feelings of the German people to
follow him and created a
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68.
69. America's Contribution To World War I
World War 1 was an extremely deadly war with approximately 38 million deaths that included military and surrounding civilians. On July 28, 1914
Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia after the Archduke of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian Nationalist. America remained neutral for 3
years until they started to get triggered by the surrounding countries, especially Germany. America had enough when Germany sunk the Lusitania and
violated the Sussex pledge.
The Lusitania was a British ocean liner. It was sunk by a German submarine on May, 7th 1915, that shot it with two torpedoes. The Germans sank the
ship without any warning, this went against the Cruiser rules because it was officially a non military ship. This angered the the U.S because 120
American lives were taken. Many protests started after this. Along with protests many people changed their opinions on Germany and became against
them. Although America didn't join the war until two years after this event, it is still known to be a main contributing factor. ... Show more content on
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This was a pledge that promised a change in Germany's warfare so they would stop sinking non–military ships. It stated that they couldn't target
passenger ships and that they couldn't sink merchant ships until it was known that weapons were being carried on board. However, on February 1, 1917
Germany took back their promises and started unrestricted submarine warfare again. They began to attack American ships on the North Atlantic. To
justify this they said that they thought British merchant ships were actually war ships. America entered the war two months
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70.
71. A Brief Note On The World War II
Monika Gruca
Professor Moore
History 150
9 May 2015
Final Exam
Part I: Identifications
1. Fascism–
Fascism is a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power. It is usually emphasized by aggressive nationalism and often racism. Two
countries that adopted fascism were Germany and Italy. Germany was under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, while Italy was under Benito Mussolini.
Fascism led both countries to have extreme nationalism and instilled a great sense of pride in both countries. This great national pride can be seen
during the initial years of World War II. Both countries took aggressive actions in Europe and Africa because of their national pride.
2. Calvinism–
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Bismarck was a master political strategist who was able to make many alliances that helped secure Germany security. Following German unification
Germany became one of the most powerful nations in Europe.
4. The Black Plague–
The Black Plague or popularly know as the "Black Death" was one of the most horrifying and deadly diseases in human history. Between 75 and 200
million people were estimated to have died. From 1346 to 1353 the Black Death was expanding across Europe. The Plague created religious, social, and
economic problems all across Europe.
5. Glorious Revolution–
The Glorious Revolution also called the Bloodless Revolution occurred between 1688–1689. This resulted in the deposition of James II and the
accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband William III who was the prince of Orange and stadholder of the Netherlands. With their ascension to
the throne came the constitutionalized English Bill of Rights of 1689. The revolution permanently established Parliament as the main ruling power of
England.
Part II: Essays
2. Nationalism
At the beginning of the 19th century there was a turn from religious loyalty or loyalty given to a particular leader towards loyalty owed to a particular
nation. Nationalism came from the formation of the public sphere. It allowed for the institution of patriotic symbols such as national songs, literature,
and emblems. The French Revolution was the first to institute the idea of a nation–state, in which the
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72.
73. Germany and the European Union Essay
Germany and the European Union
As it began, our century drew to a close, with Germany once again the economic powerhouse and political hub of Europe. What is remarkable is how
quickly this happened, how unbidden and unanticipated: the toppling of the Berlin Wall in November 1989; the reunification a year later; the collapse
of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War in late December 1991; a resurgent impetus to West European integration in 1992; and NATO
enlargement, which was consecrated in April 1999. Unquestionably, this chain of events has profoundly affected Germany's situation over the past
decades. For the first time since the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in 1949 and the painstaking process of ... Show more
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And, after examining the likely results of this globalization on the three most important aspects of a nation's responsibilities – the social, economic, and
political spheres – we will find that it is, indeed, to Germany's advantage to continue to be involved with and integrated into the European Union.
Politically, the issue essentially boils down to a question of national sovereignty. Naturally, no country in the European Union is willing to sacrifice,
fully, the free will and power of their own governing body. Yet we are in a time where strides can be made successfully at keeping certain amounts of
sovereignty while allowing for a larger, supranational organization to pick up the slack. The classical nation–state has long since reached the limits of
its political and economic potential; in light of the recent terrorist attacks, it has become clearer that the serious problems faced by humanity can no
longer be solved as isolated matters by a nation–state, but instead must be addressed by nations acting together. Clearly, then, it is important for the EU
as a whole to have Germany, as a leading political (and recently even military) force, involved early and thoroughly in the Union.
Yet, what about for Germany? Almost for the exact reasons the rest of Europe would benefit from their involvement, it would seem that Germany
would be held back by political involvement in the EU. As the strongest economically and politically, many assume that entering
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74.
75. Effects Of The Treaty Of Versailles Dbq
The treaty of Versailles helped cause World War ll because it caused many germans to be angry and that caused them to want to follow Hitler and then a
second world war had began. Using document number one which is German Territorial Losses it states, "No nation can remove this hand from its throat
except by sword." This shows that I can use this document to show the Treaty of Versailles helped world war ll by making Germany angry and bringing
Hitler into power by him saying they he can help germany get out of the mess they are in by going to war or refusing to do what the treaty of Versailles
said that Germany had to do. Document number two which is Treaty of Versailles Article 160 states, "the total number of of military troops in Germany
must not exceed over one hundred thousand men..." This shows that the Treaty of Versailles helped cause WWii because it shows ... Show more content
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This document shows that the Treaty of Versailles helped cause world war ii because Hitler didn't make Germany pay all the reparations which made
the allied countries angry because Germany did not follow the rules of the treaty which they were required to. Document number four which is Treaty
of Versailles article 231 states, "most germans saw it as an atrocious injustice, evil thing which must be destroyed." This document shows that the treaty
of versailles help cause world war ii because it gives us evidence that the germans were angry with the treaty of versailles and wanted to destroy it. It
also explains that many germans supported Hitler not because he killed jews but because he made them feel like their country was going to get better
and he gave them self respect. Overall the treaty of versailles helped cause world war ii because it angered the Germans which caused Hitler to rise to
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