In 1870‚ Italy and Germany were unified. The unifications were different. Italy had its own way of unifying‚ and so did Germany. For instance‚ Italy was brought together when the Franco-Prussian war withdrew France from Rome. The German unification was also brought together by the Franco-Prussian war. The unifications wouldn’t have been achieved without the help of men and historical circumstances. When Italy and Germany were unified‚ they changed history. Italy had its own way of unifying. For
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became largely influenced by the prominence of fine arts (e.g. painting) movements‚ referred to collectively as Avant-garde. Avant-grade contained styles that rejected the realistic depiction of a concrete world‚ movements such as German Expressionism and Soviet Montage. German Expressionism attempted to express raw‚ extreme emotions‚ in painting through garish colors and distortion and in theatre through “emphasized gestures‚ loud declamation of lines‚ staring eyes‚ and choreographed movements” (Thompson
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German people Comrades! Seven years is a short time‚ the fraction of a single human normal life - barely one second in the life of a people. And yet behind us seven years seem to be longer than many of the past decades. In them‚ resonates together a great historical experience: the resurrection of a world threatened by the destruction of the nation. An infinite eventful time‚ we were allowed us not only experience‚ but make part‚ sometimes seems to be hardly be surveyed. Today we talk often of
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German Expressionism was a movement that started at around the beginning of the 20th century. It has many traits but the main ones being‚ trying to present the world from a single subjective perspective. Sometimes distorting it to evoke emotion‚ moods and ideas. Expressionism was mainly an artistic outlet before taking its place in film. It was used as a method of disposing with aesthetically pleasing works and focusing more on the abstract. The artist would often use bright‚ clashing colors‚ messy
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War‚ at the time known as the ‘war to end all wars’‚ owes much of its horror and length to the slow and laborious aspect of the offensive during it‚ which makes it difficult to understand the precise reason for it finishing in an allied victory in 1918 and not in any of the previous years. Any number of events could have brought about the end of the war or the capitulation of one of the main protagonists‚ such as the Battle of the Somme‚ Verdun or even as early as the Battle of the Marne‚ but none
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they use a lot of waterpower‚ and the country itself has a lot of lakes and rivers. Its diverse landscape and climate makes it really beautiful. The people of Switzerland are also quite diverse; they have four official languages and the population is German‚ French‚ Italian‚ Romansch‚ you name it! I think‚ with such variety of both culture and landscape‚ your trip should be really interesting. There are a lot of things America and Switzerland have in common. Take holidays; we celebrate many of the
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German Immigration to the United States Clint Tipps ETH 125 13 May 2010 Kelly Tabah German Immigration to the United States German immigration to the United States began even before there was a United States. German citizens fled their native country for many reasons: the desire for religious freedom‚ escape from oppressive taxes‚ work opportunities‚ and lack of available land. Most came here freely‚ they were not specifically segregated‚ and they did not experience overt racism or prejudice
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How far was Britain a democracy by 1918? At the beginning of the time period‚ 1850‚ Britain was not democratic. There was not a lot of choice concerning the political parties‚ there were only two parties: The Liberals and the Conservatives. Woman did not have any right to vote and were considered second class citizens. In England and Wales only one million and five men could vote and some men could vote twice. The distribution of seats did not take into account the migration of Britain. The House
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As the Great War came to a conclusion in 1918 with the armistice signalling the end of battle‚ the challenge was put on the Allied nations to ensure a war of this magnitude would never occur again. President Wilson arrived to the Paris Peace Conferences in early 1919‚ prepared to negotiate the implementation of his “Fourteen Points” into the post-war treaty. The European side of the negotiating table sought to administer harsh penalties on the Germans for their involvement in the war‚ which was contradictory
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My German Vacation There was a cool‚ refreshing breeze blowing as I looked up at the clear‚ midsummer night sky. I had just arrived in Germany and my mind was filled with thousands of ideas of what I thought I was going to see there. Any minute‚ I expected to see a man in lederhosen‚ Alpine mountain clothes‚ drive by in a Volkswagen‚ yodeling and eating Wiener schnitzel. However‚ as time passed‚ I began to notice that these stereotypes were simply American humbug. The luscious vineyards and towering
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