The Treaty of Versailles which was implemented by the allies had a great effect on Germany. The European Allied Powers implemented this treaty which forced Germany to concede territories to Belgium‚ Czechoslovakia‚ and Poland. It also took away all overseas colonies and gave them to the League of Nations‚ demanded they remove military personnel from the Rhineland‚ and the most humiliating of all was Article 231. In Article 231 also known as the “War Guilt Clause”‚ it forced Germany to take full responsibility
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The Spartacist Uprising Left wing group. Communist party Felt that Germany was ready to follow Russia’s example of a communist revolution Led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Wanted a Germany ruled by workers’ council or soviets In 1919 they launched their bid for power Rebel soldiers and sailors The revolution failed Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were murdered The Communist Uprising in Bavaria Independent socialist state led by Kurt Eisner‚ Elbert’s ally. Kurt Eisner
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appointed me as a delegate to the United Nation‚ which I had from 1969-1970. Four years later‚ when I was 48‚ President Nixon appointed me to be the ambassador of Ghana. In 1989 I was appointed by President Bush to be the United States ambassador to Czechoslovakia‚ which I kept from 1989-1992. I had won many awards‚ some for community service‚ others for acting. In 1972 I was diagnosed with breast cancer‚ but I went through surgery and survived it. I was healthy for a while‚ then in the March of 2014‚ I
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Europe and eventually set up satellite states to help extend communism toward Italy and France. In 1945‚ they set up a communist referendum in Bulgaria and seized Hungary and Romania in 1947. Poland also became communist that same year. In 1948‚ Czechoslovakia also became communist. When the Soviets expanded into the Balkans‚ they threatened Greece and Turkey. This led to the United States reacting with the Truman Doctrine. This led to what was called the "Iron Curtain". It divided Europe into communist
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Capitalism DEFINITION OF ’CAPITALISM’ A system of economics based on the private ownership of capital and production inputs‚ and on the production of goods and services for profit. The production of goods and services is based on supply and demand in the general market (market economy)‚ rather than through central planning (planned economy). Capitalism is generally characterized by competition between producers. Other facets‚ such as the participation of government in production and regulation‚ vary
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horror‚ Schindler emerged as an ultimately ethical leader that saved 1‚200 Jews. Schindler came to Poland as a member of the Nazi party‚ seeking exploitive ways to profit from the war. He was a womanizing philanderer that left his wife in Czechoslovakia while he went to Poland in the wake of the German invasion to find a way to profit from the war at the callous expense of others. Schindler used his flair for the dramatic‚ grand gestures‚ love of “the finer things” to create powerful contacts
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Foreign Policy Phase 1: The Cautious Policy Hitler’s main aim was the create "living space" for a German super-power in the East - Lebensraum i.e. the conquest of the USSR - it also meant subjecting Eastern Europe first. This would give Germany autarchy i.e. complete economic self-sufficiency. No need for seaborne trade. No more naval blockades. Hitler pleases the General Staff by promising to reintroduce conscription and re arming the armed forces. He need the Generals to be onside. A big
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the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on June 28th‚ 1919 Germanic Situation Germanic Territorial Changes- Alsace-Lorraine given to France‚ Eupen and Malmedy given to Belgium. Northern Schleswig given to Denmark‚ Hultschin given to Czechoslovakia‚ West Prussia‚ Posen and Upper Silesia given to Poland‚ The Saar‚ Danzig‚ and Memel are put under the League of Nations‚ alongside oversea colonies‚ Germany returns Russian territory taken during the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk‚ creating Estonia‚
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economic considerations (International Labor Standards‚ n.d). The Commission‚ chaired by Samuel Gompers‚ head of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in the United States‚ was composed of representatives from nine countries: Belgium‚ Cuba‚ Czechoslovakia‚ France‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ Poland‚ the Amalgamated Kingdom and the United States. It resulted in a tripartite organization‚ the only one of its kind assembling representatives of regimes‚ employers and workers in its executive bodies (International
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shocking images. It was found in between both World Wars‚ which was a dark time for many nations. People questioned the conventional understanding of reality‚ because reality seemed to be in total chaos. Years later the Cold War would occur and Czechoslovakia would become a communist nation. Filmmaker Jan Svankmajer from Prague made his first feature length film “Alice” (1988) which spawned from a time period that influenced surrealist films. Svankmajer’s rooting in surrealist film influenced his movie
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