a hard life‚ especially being so young. And soon enough I began to find no joy in art. After that it felt like I had no purpose‚ no meaning‚ I was lost. But one day‚ out of the blue I saw my future‚ my purpose. It was an enrollment poster for the German Army. My eyes lit up‚ as I realised this was my calling. To serve my country‚ to do my part. That was what I was born to do. As a soldier I was thought to be brave and cunning. But unfortunately that wasn’t enough. By the end of the war‚ I had been
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Pre-WWI 1) Otto von Bismarck’s foreign policy had the goal of securing the territory of Europe‚ staying peaceful with minimal conflict‚ and isolating France. In order to do this‚ Germany had to be on good terms with the Russians and Austrians‚ because a conflict between the two would not be beneficial for Germany. An agreement between Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Russia was made in 1871 to guard Germany against war with the French and to isolate them. It was known as Dreikaiserbund. This shortly
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Otto Van Bismarck began his reign when he was appointed as the prime minister of Prussia in 1862 by King William I. At this point in time‚ Prussia was in a mediocre state of power‚ considerably inferior in comparison to its other surrounding nations. As Bismarck steps into his role as ruler‚ he had distinctive and clear goals for the rise of power of Prussia over the unification of Germany. His reign consisted of strategies that were effective in the manipulation of domestic and international politics
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Imperialism is a belief that to be a strong country‚ you need to have a large empire and this will give great profit to your nation. Also in 1871‚ Germany defeated France in war. The Germans made the French pay 200 million francs in compensations and give the border territories of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany. The Germans knew that France would look for revenge as soon as possible. To prevent this‚ Otto von Bismarck (the chancellor and leader) made agreements with other countries so that France would
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Prussia was successful in their goals of industrializing their country and thriving during this time period. The strategy behind their success was increasing the size of their army and navy‚ as well as making strong trading alliances with other countries. The success of Prussia taught me how to capitalize on other countries weaknesses for the benefit of your country. During the time period of the industrial revolution having a strong military and navy is key for success. Prussia realized this
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realized in 1918 that they had been doing that for four years‚ slimming their chances of winning. This is my opinion on why they lost the war. The first reason for Germany’s loss was the Ludendorff Spring Offensive. This was a tactic used by the Germans to try to defeat the allies‚ which ended up failing and completely ruining
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Benya Kraus Period 6 HL History September 21‚ 2012 Finding the Middle Ground 1914 is arguably one of the most influential years in human history. Not only did it introduce the world to the practice of total warfare‚ but it also demonstrated the devastating outcome of rising political and economic tensions in Europe‚ as well as the inevitable conflict that is rooted in our global anarchic system. Almost a century later‚ historians continue to study the catastrophic events that occurred in
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ultimate power always in the Kaiser’s hands succeeded in maintaining the political status quo to a much further extent. The nationalism and patriotism upholding the Kaiser’s constitutional powers were very significant‚ as the vast majority of the German population and the breadth of the political nation valued the Kaiser‚ so he did not face any serious challenges in this period. This nationalism and patriotism was particularly felt by the traditional elites‚ who the constitution favoured‚ and pressed
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announced in 1914 the crowds of German people cheered for the Burgfrieden. From 1915 to 1916‚ by the middle of the WWI‚ people began to get tired of the war and the high prices for food it brought and corruption it brought about. By 1918‚ the opinions on Burgfrieden were divided between those who believed the war was necessarye and those who thought it was harmful. At the beginning of the war a majority of the German people supported the civil peace. In Doc 1 German Emperor Wilhelm II gives a speech
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