Jan. 1923: Invasion of the Ruhr The Ruhr is one of Germany’s most valuable industrial and mining area. End 1922: Germany failed to pay reparations to France as part of TOV In response‚ the French occupied the Ruhr. Campaign of ‘passive resistance’ was Germany’s response and resulted in a decline in industrial productivity ‘Passive resistance’ affected Germany economy Weimar government still dedicated to maintain commitment to TOV o Reparation bill: US $32 billion Instead
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JJ Selwyn IV DJM AUH ESSAY – WORLD WAR II How significant a contribution did Australian troops make to the course and outcome of World War II? During World War II‚ of the 7 million people who lived in Australia‚ 550 000 served overseas in the armed forces. While this was a high proportion of the population and they all fought bravely in battle‚ it still can not be said that their efforts made a significant contribution to the course and outcome of the war. In campaigns such as Tobruk and El Alamein
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is here that we first meet Captain Miller (Tom Hanks). Despite heavy losses to the German machine gunners‚ a small group secures a foothold on the beach. After wave upon wave of Allied troops pour onto the beach‚ the Germans retreat enough for the Allies to set up a base. The wartime scene in France then cuts away to an office in Washington D.C.‚ where women are writing letters of condolence to the mothers of deceased soldiers. One woman finishes a letter and then looks at the name and proceeds to
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and began the inevitable decline and eventual defeat of Germany and her Central Powers allies. To begin it is necessary to briefly outline the nature and objectives of the battle itself. The Battle of the Somme was an epic battle that lasted from 1st July 1916 till the winter of the same year. It began with an 8 day bombardment of the German trenches‚ in which over 1 million shells were fired. The allies then proceeded to send wave after wave of men forward in a sustained but ultimately futile
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currency the Rentenmark was introduced it was equal to 1 trillion marks. This ended the hyperinflation. stable exchange rate was established with the dollar. In return for Chancellor Stresemann agreement to meet Germany’s reparations obligations the Allies agreed to set up a committee under the American banker Charles Dawes. his Proposals set a Moderate scale of payments‚ rising from ₤50 million to ₤125 million after five years. The french ended the occupation of Ruhr and ₤800 million was loaned from
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lacked artillery support. Furthermore‚ Allied nations’ tanks did not work on the Dieppe where is near from the ocean‚ thus the soil of the region is sand which is not suitable for tanks to move. 2. What happened in December 1941 that allowed the Allies to gain strength? 3. What happened to Benito Mussolini when the Allied Forces arrived in 1943? When the allied forces arrived in 1943‚ they destroyed the Mussolini’s government in the Italy. 4A. Fill in the charts below. Ensure to include
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will end up having to surrender before the country starved to death. Due to the fact all of Germanys fleet was stuck in their ports even after several sea battle which resulted in more German casualties but no break in the blockade‚ this meant the allies had control of the seas‚ therefore allowing trade and supplies to easily reach French and British troops and so there was very little risk of allied troops starving‚ this fact kept allied morale higher than the Germans. But their was a glimmer
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Napoleon had been working hard in building a powerful and great empire ever since the beginning of his rule as Emperor in 1804. Since before that time he had managed to expand French territory into Italy‚ he had annexed the Austrian Netherlands‚ The German States‚ the Batavian Republic‚ later on he annexed parts of Egypt‚ and Parts of Spain. It was because of this hugely successful foreign policy and France’s revolutionary background that the Nations of Europe‚ particularly Britain‚ Austria and Russia
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potential to influence the war and break the stalemate on the Western Front. The First Lord of Admirality Winston Churchill saw the potential for the campaign and pushed for it to become a reality. Russia was in desperate need of Supplies from its allies‚ Britain and France. However‚ Turkey had blockaded the Dardanelles Straits consequently preventing Britain and France’s help from reaching Russia. The Gallipoli campaign’s goals were to give Russia the supplies it needed to hold off and defeat Germany
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importance of psychological warfare thus reinforcing Hart’s claim that “dislocation is the aim of strategy” (p. 325). Though Normandy was considered a military victory that involved physical fighting‚ it was achieved with careful calculation taken by the Allies to surprise the
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