responsible for many allied merchant and warship losses throughout the war. At the start of the war the Germans had 29 U-boats in service. The Germans primarily targeted allied warships and merchant ships‚ until the allies found ways to protect themselves from the u-boats using different methods. These were Q ships‚ decoy ships that were actually merchant ships armed with heavy guns‚ so when the Germans fired at them and the merchant ships fired back they were fooled into thinking they were actually warships
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Menz German Expressionism and Early Cinema German expressionism is one of the most fundamental movements of early cinema. With its basic foundation stemming from the creation of the Universum Film AG in 1917 by the German government‚ expressionism found a happy home in Germany until‚ arguably the late 1920s (Wolf). Expressionism changed the canvas of cinema with its technical innovations as well as its impact on Hollywood‚ not only with its borrowing of ideas‚ but with the emigration of German actors
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The Rise of Hitler and German Fascism I. The Weakness of Weimar Democracy * Why did Weimar Implode? * The legacy of WW1 tainted the new government with military defeat * The “stab in the back” legend – betrayed by left * Economic Turbulence * Hyperinflation to pay reparations * It lacks a strong popular mandate * The Extreme Left and Right both oppose Weimar – battling each other in armed street battles and attempting
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favourite breed‚ the German Shepherd. Due to the couple’s busy lifestyle‚ adopting this breed of dog may not be a suitable choice. The German Shepherd may not be an ideal pet for this couple due to its exercise and enrichment requirements and the challenge of travelling with this breed using public transit‚ but there are alternative breeds that would better adapt to their lifestyle. The first issue is in regards to a German Shepherd’s exercise and enrichment needs. The German Shepherd is intelligent
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Epoch making means it marks the beginning of a new age for Germany’s economy. What type of source is the petition by Friedrich List? The petition by Friedrich List is a primary source. What are some problems List identifies with the trade in the German states? List states that it is impossible to travel to another state without paying tolls/tax and going through customs. He wishes for the states to become on so free trade is allowed like from the Rhine to the Pyrenees. What industrial development
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Brigitte Lau argues that the image of German turn-of-the-century soldiers as plotters of Herero “genocide” is inappropriate and certainly inaccurate. I‚ for one‚ certainly do not agree with Lau’s statement. I will be discussing the recent work of Casper Erichsen and a few other writers and scholars to support my argument: The German-Herero war of 1904-8 was genocide. The concept of genocide is a widely debated topic. The determination of genocide within the German-Herero war of 1904-8 has to start with
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German Immigration into the United States Name Here College/University Name Here Over a period of three centuries‚ beginning in the early 1600’s‚ more than seven million Germans immigrated to America. Some immigrated due to the unstable political situation in their country or forced state religion‚ while others immigrated due to famine or disputes over inheritance laws which restricted who land could be passed down to in a persons will (German Migration‚ n.d.). By the middle
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Treaty of Versailles. After Germany’s defeat in WWI the nations sentiment was becoming increasingly nationalistic; the people were looking for a leader who would promise economic recovery as well as a restoration of German pride. Hitler and his national socialist party were‚ in many German opinions‚ the hard lined party who would deliver such promises. 2) 30th January 1933. The collapse of the Weimar Republic gave way to the rise of the National Socialist party‚ which was then solidified by Hindenberg’s
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Germany and Racial Ideology In order to even comprehend why the holocaust happened one has to look deep into German Race Ideology. In other words‚ one has look at the ways this ideology portrayed race and why it mattered. The men behind this ideology believed "the idea of race was essentially and respectively scientific.”(Mosse‚ 88) They thought that they could classify any ethnic group into a specific race. Hitler and Volkish thinkers believed that race was defined by purity of the bloodline
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InNei Chio Dr. Brennan Smith Cors 213 February 9th 2016 German Immigrants Germans present the biggest group of incomers to the American society. Indeed‚ about twenty percent of Americans links their origin to German roots. It should be noted that their immigration was not welcomed in the first decades of American history. For instance‚ one of the founders Benjamin Franklin expressed his disturbing about Germans overrunning American shores. He claimed them being too stupid for learning English that
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