impressions as to wether Germany’s leaders are responsibe for the outbreak of the First World War. Source 1 seems to strongly suggest that German leaders and the German Government did in fact push for the war with Hewitson blaming the Army and suggesting that Germany was looking for an opportunity to start war however he does not fully support the view that German leaders were responsible.Porter and Armour (Source 2) strongly supports this view by again pointing to the millitary and prime minister Bethmann
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history with the formation of the German Empire. No power alone‚ (perhaps with the exception of Russia) could defeat the new German Empire‚ and all the European powers with the exception of France were willing to allow Bismarck to consolidate German gains provided there was no further expansion. Bismarck having successfully won the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and having united Germany‚ sought to ‘preserve the settlement of 1871’ by maintaining the status of the German empire as a great power amongst
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willing to sacrifice his fellow Germans for his vision of a powerful Germany. Even with the great idea to bring Germany together‚ I believe it was the farthest example of the best in effective leadership. In fact based on the video and research I believe Bismark used blackmail and temper tantrums to get his way which is not the mark of a great and powerful leader. When the King of Prussia asked Bismark to be his Prime Minister‚ he wanted Bismark to unite all Germans under one power‚ and one crown
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in this and its other series. Please see the Notice to Contributors at the back of this Essay. The author of this Essay‚ Harold James‚ is Professor of History at Princeton University. His publications include The German Slump: Politics and Economics 1924–1936 (1986)‚ A German Identity (1989)‚ and International Monetary Cooperation Since Bretton Woods (1996). He is also a coauthor of The Deutsche Bank 1870–1995 (1995). PETER B. KENEN‚ Director International Finance Section INTERNATIONAL
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The German word Kulturkampf refers to the struggle between Otto Von Bismarck -chancellor of the newly formed German and the man in charge of German Unification – and the Catholic Church. Kulturkampf was in introduced by the newly elected chancellor Bismarck in 1871 as a targeted attack towards the Catholic’s political influence in the newly unified Germany. The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 after the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian war‚ naming the king and prime minister of Prussia
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wished to prove superiority and dominance through their armament forces. Due to the Russian’s increasing army size‚ the Germans felt forced to increase spending on their own army so as to be undoubtedly superior to the Russians. The Germans also believed that strong navy and army forces were necessary to survive as a country and as an imperial power (2). Soon enough‚ the Germans had the largest army amongst the soon-to-be Central and Allied Powers. Great Britain stood their ground with the largest
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mutual interest and friendly neutrality corner stone of the alliance. Identifying enemies and choosing allies depended on geographic weaknesses. Each of the Great Powers had geographic weaknesses. Germany’s weakness lay in its North seaports. German shipping along its only coast could be concurred by a powerful naval force. An event like this could have destroyed their international trade. Powerful land forces could surround Germany. Austria-Hungary was Europe’s second largest nation in the
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Settings Hurtgen Forest- It is near at German-Belgian boarder where there is a mother and her son. They lived in a little cottage. Aachen- It is the hometown of the mother that partly destroyed by allied bombers. Heidelberg- Where one of the German soldiers studied before he become soldier. Characters Mother- The main character of the story‚ she knows how to speak French. She is hospitable because she is the one who let the American and German soldiers to have a dinner before Christmas
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‘German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914’. How far do you agree with this judgement? Many historians argue that the reason for Germany going to war was due to the aggressive behaviour of Germany in the build up to the war. Throughout this essay I will be addressing this issue looking at whether Germany was responsible for the outbreak of a general European war in August 1914. There are many factors which contribute to the outbreak of the war from
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background but that did not stop him from achieving greatness even in his younger years. Otto von Bismarck was born the first of april in 1815 in the german
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