declared war on Russia on the 6th‚ completing the outset of World War One‚ the bloodiest war fought yet in history due to the huge advances in weapons and technology. Many countries were involved‚ Germany being one of them‚ but to what extent were the Germans responsible for the outbreak of war? 28th June 1919‚ Germany was forced to take all the blame and responsibility for World War One at the Treaty of Versailles‚ which wasn’t entirely just‚ because even though German’s aggression might have made
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Did Bismarck really plan the unification of Germany? Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) could be considered one of the smartest leaders of Germany ever. He was a great National Hero who was respected greatly by the German people. It was only in 1847 when Bismarck became a Deputy in the Prussian United Diet that Bismarck started on his path to greatness. Even though Bismarck was originally from Prussia and he stuck to all his old beliefs as he climbed the political ladder until he became the Prime
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Greek- city-states By looking at oligarchy‚ democracy and military governments developed from overrule of tyrants from the Archaic to the Classical periods‚ it is apparent that Greece was in need of political unification. It was certain that Greece was in need of political alliance; however it was an impossible goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many
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The character of Iago in Shakespeare’s "Othello" is possibly Shakespeare’s darkest character‚ not because he kills other characters but for his almost supernatural ability to manipulate the other figures of the play. He manipulates the other characters into following their own agendas and all the while coming closer to his goal of bringing Othello to his downfall. However‚ Iago needs an ally if he is going to destroy Othello‚ this comes in the form of Othello’s own inner demons. Othello foolishly
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Evaluate the relative importance of Mazzini‚ Cavour‚ and Garibaldi for the Italian Unification between 1848 and 1871 In order to achieve the unification the Italians had to go through a long struggle starting from 1830 and ending in 1871. Thanks to the leading of Mazzini‚ Cavour and Garibaldi‚ the Mediterranean peninsula was able to defeat its foreign enemies‚ especially the Austrian Empire‚ and create a united nation under the King of Piedmont‚ Viktor Emmanuel II. Although Mazzini was the starter
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an alliance with Rome which seemed ‘To offer better long term security than Carthage’ Although the relationship between Carthage and Rome at this point was cordial they decided to ally themselves with the Mamertines making themselves solely responsible for joining into a wider conflict with the Carthaginians. The acceptance of the mamertines into the Roman alliance forced the Syracusans and Carthaginians to co-operate in order to prevent Messana
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The Unification of China‚ led by Qin Shi Huang – the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty – was a series of military campaigns launched in the late 3rd century BC. A part of a war called Warring States Period‚ the campaign was to unify all of what was Ancient China and to solidify Qin’s rule to all of it. But before the unification was achieved‚ the seven major states had their own customs and culture. Wu Qi‚ wrote a book entitled The Book of Master Wu wherein he declared that the government and nature
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To what extent were the weaknesses of the provisional government responsible for the October Revolution The provisional government was seen to be very weak during the lead up to the October revolution‚ however other factors such as Lenin and main events such as the Kornilov affair could be said to be the main cause and that the weakness of the provisional government had nothing to do with the fact that the Bolsheviks were gaining such huge amounts of support. To a certain extent the weaknesses
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Compare and contrast the roles of Cavour and Garibaldi in Italian Unification between 1852 and 1861 It is undeniable that both Camillo de Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi both played integral roles in the unification of Italy. These men dedicated their lives to the creation of one cultural and political entity. They also made many great strides towards this unification that very well may have not happened‚ or at least would not have happened in the same way‚ if they had not existed. Yet
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Unification of Italy and Germany By 1871 both the kingdom of Italy and the empire of Germany were united. Even though both countries used popular trends to that time‚ both liberalism and nationalism‚ the process unifying these two countries was very different. The end result was Germany emerging as a strong nation and Italy appropriately‚ the weaker. Italy’s problems started with the fact that it didn’t have one main ruler‚ but two people and a concept‚ resulting in a different approach to
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