During the period between the great world wars of the first half of the twentieth century‚ military institutions had to come to grips with great technological and tactical innovation. Some succeeded‚ others were less successful and failed to innovate effectively. The most significant obstacles hindering military organization from innovating during the interwar period were rigidity of military organizations‚ the political and strategic environment and limited defense budget. There is no doubt that
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The period between the end of the World War I and the beginning of the World War II known as “the interwar period” was a turbulent era that marked and generated several changes in how commanders led the war. A number of factors promoted as well as limited innovation not only technological but also in other different forms. The purpose of this paper is to describe that the economic-financial crisis‚ the innate conservatism of officers‚ and political and military leaders with insufficient technological-minded
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questions in military history is how was the German Army able to decisively defeat a numerically equivalent Allied Army in France during May and June 1940? One of the primary reasons for Germany’s success was their innovation in armored warfare‚ particularly at the tactical and operational levels during the interwar period. The study of the German Army during a period of prolonged peace and constrained resources reveals that one of the most important qualities that a military should possess to innovate
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A Brief History of African Music through The Colonial Period Music before the 20th century was very different when compared to the music of the 21st Century. There were distinctive occasions for each type of African music. West African music‚ the African Diaspora‚ and the music of the Colonies each had different musical instruments. West African music was the music of the African people before the Europeans captured and sold them into slavery in the Americas. It was unique in the manner in which
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Investigations and explanations of this observation that fail to take into account colonial relations and their lasting legacies miss a crucial part of the puzzle. In examining the cases of Ghana and India in their contemporary context‚ we encounter an amalgamation of factors resulting in their current underdeveloped (as Gunder Frank terms it) states. Following Gunder Frank’s analysis‚ this will be a primarily economics-centered discussion with obvious political and sociocultural aspects; the merits
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The period of the Middle Ages is widely known amongst the people of the modern day. Told as a time of knights and castles‚ codes of chivalry‚ massive battles with bows and armored men with swords‚ kings and queens and royals ruling over the peasant class‚ and sometimes‚ even dragons and other folklore. Many have heard tales of King Arthur and the legendary Knights of the Round Table‚ or the popular and supported thievery of Robin Hood. However‚ what isn’t told on the same scale is how these feudal
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The Pre-Revolutionary and the Soviet Periods in Russia Just like any other countries‚ the people in Russia were not exempted from injustices during the pre-revolutionary period. The revolutionary Russia faced various economic problems due to the many unfavorable political conditions it faced. Majority of the people were poor and some of them did not even own lands (Go Social Studies Go). Aside from that‚ working conditions were unfavorable for the workers‚ and Russia’s corrupt bureaucratic system
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Design a modern country Modernism in Australia during the interwar period Yiting Zheng 7270585 Faculty of Life and Social Science Though the start of the modernisation may trace back to the beginning of Industrial Revolution. “Modernism in the design world did not exist in a fully developed form‚ until well after First World War.” (Wilk‚ 2006) Causing the great loss of lives and other countless damage to the world‚ it reshaped many people’s way of thinking the world. With the inspiration
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DBQ: How much economic opportunity truly did exist in colonial America‚ and what factors affected the colonists’ opportunities to succeed? America‚ the “land of opportunity”. Most people came to colonial America for this reason. They wanted the opportunities America had to offer. The biggest attraction was that people coming over as laborers could gain three times the wages as they were making in England. However‚ there were distinguishing factors that were considered pertaining to how much
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During the Classical period‚ Greek philosophy was developed and the human body became an artistic subject that was considered a self-governing‚ individual‚ intelligent being. There was a change from sculptures containing animals and animal worship to human form through artistic expression. In the past‚ other items‚ such as gods‚ animals‚ etc. were the subject of the artwork and now‚ humans became the focus or the subject. During this period of time‚ the study of man and artistic expressions of the
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