Germany 1918 – 1939 1. The Weimer Republic * Emergence of the Democratic republic and the Impact of the Treaty of Versailles * REVOLUTION AND THE BIRTH OF THE WEIMER REPUBLIC * October 2nd 1918: Reichstag (parliament) informed GR couldn’t win war * Prince Max von Baden: became chancellor‚ brought Social Democratic Party (SDP) majority socialists into his cabinet hoped to maintain monarchy * Allies wouldn’t sign Armistice until Kaiser no longer ruled. * October 28 1918:
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Timeline of W.W.1 1914 1. Assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand: (June 28‚ 1914) the archduke visited Sarajevo to audit the armed forces. While travelling through Sarajevo in an open car a Serbian nationalist threw a bomb at their car which ended up bouncing off the car and injuring an officer. The archduke later visited that officer at the hospital where he later took off again‚ unfortunately‚ the driver took a wrong turn. Gavrilo Princip (Serbian nationalist) spotted him and took a shot
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were multiple challenges faced by democracy in Germany in the period 1918 to 1923‚ the most important of these being the ending of World War I. Along with the ending of World War I‚ other challenges faced by democracy in Germany included‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ the German economy‚ the creation of the Constitution‚ opposition from the Right and opposition to the left. All range in importance but each played their part in challenging democracy in Germany in the period 1928 to 1923. The ending of
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“Civil Peace” Analysis Paper When trying to survive through the Nigerian Civil War‚ the key to happiness is to have faith and stay positive. To get through the bad situations‚ one must be optimistic and hope for the best. In the story Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe‚ the main character Jonathan Iwegbu uses this throughout the story. He faces a variety of obstacles like‚ dealing with thieves‚ poverty and losing family. Chinua teaches the reader that keeping an optimistic mindset will give you
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Civil Peace: Introduction • Print • PDF • Cite • One of Africa’s foremost contemporary authors and spokespeople Chinua Achebe has always taken as a primary concern understanding and accurately depicting the African people. In 1964‚ he wrote that the writer’s duty ‘‘is to explore in depth the human condition.’’ In his pre-civil war novels‚ Achebe focused on the culture of his people and their emergence from colonial powers. However‚ with the outbreak of the Nigerian civil war‚ Achebe
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Civil Peace Chinua Achebe The short story “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe is about a man named Jonathan Iwegbu‚ his wife Maria and his three surviving children. Chinua Achebe’s emphasis in his short story is how Jonathan and his family are trying to get on with their lives after the Civil War in Nigeria. Moreover‚ there is a phrase that Jonathan says several times through his story‚ “nothing puzzles God”. What does Jonathan means when he says this? The story starts off with Jonathan realizing
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Freshman English 102 [ 7 February 2012 ] Civic Peace In the story‚ the first major scene I felt that was important was when Jonathan used his family earnings to buy wine. His family picked mangoes near the military cemetery and sold them to the soldiers wives for some pennies. Jonathan uses the money to buy palm-wine for his bar that he opened up for the soldiers and other lucky people with a lot of money. Jonathan cheats his way out of many things. One was with the running public tap water
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Plot summary The story starts off in eastern Nigeria after the civil war has ended. The protagonist‚ Jonathan Iwegbu‚ was able to keep his bicycle‚ which he turns into a taxi to make money. In two weeks he makes 150 pounds. Jonathan then travels to Enugu to search for his home‚ and to his surprise it is still standing when other structures around it are demolished. The house needs some repairs‚ so Jonathan finds some supplies around and hires a carpenter. He then moves his family back in. The entire
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toughest times of war and even trials and tribulations? It all starts off with a civil war that began when the eastern region of Nigeria declared itself the independent Republic of Biafra‚ with Enugu as its capital. The city was invaded by Nigerian Federal Troops just five moths after Independence. The war resulted in a horrific famine as well as violence. Civil Peace on the other hand‚ starts off in eastern Nigeria after the civil war ended. Jonathan Iwegbu is lucky the he‚ his wife‚ Maria‚ and three of
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‘‘Civil Peace’’ opens in eastern Nigeria after the civil war has ended. Jonathan Iwegbu considers himself and his family lucky. He‚ his wife‚ Maria‚ and three of their four children are alive. He even has maintained possession of his old bicycle‚ which he puts to use as a taxi. His taxi service allows him to make money‚ and within two weeks‚ he has earned £150. Jonathan then travels to Enugu‚ the capital city‚ and finds to his great surprise and delight his house still standing‚ even though some
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