in my choice of Germany would be to learn their culture. I would start by going to a German pup and getting click wasted until I can dance as the Germans do. Next I would take a trip up to mountains and visit the yodelers‚ buy an outfit and yodel. The last thing I would do before I left would be to drive a car on the opposite side of the road‚ with no speed limit on the autobahn. The diets of the Germans consist of many strange things such as meat pies‚ bratwursts‚ pretzels‚ and sauerkraut
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is divided in five parts which are Economy‚ Society‚ Culture‚ the Realm of Politics‚ and World War I. Each part has numerous under parts giving the reader detailed information about each part. In addition‚ the author did tremendous research on the German Empire‚ founded by Otto von Bismarck in 1871 and lasting until the end of World War I‚ to clarify the broader outlines of the development between 1871 and 1918 and to explain why Germany went to war in 1914 and lost that conflict four years later
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Analyse the Causes of WW1 There were a number of causes that played a key role for WW1; however the most significant was The Alliance System due to the fact that it had the most direct impact on the war. In this essay I will explain how this specific historical event was the main cause of WW1. On top of that I will talk about how the other causes effected the decisions made and their impact at the time. The Alliance System was the most significant cause of WW1 due to the fact that all the great
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which reflect different political realities‚ the former is based on the principle of territoriality with Brussels‚ Flanders and Wallonia‚ while the latter was created on the premise of cultural and linguistic solidarity with the Flemish‚ Walloon and German-speaking Communities (Francard 2013: 29-30). The concept of Community as understood in the Belgian constitution is of particular relevance in the frame of this master thesis as communities are responsible for linguistic‚ cultural‚ and educational
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the cousin of King William of Prussia. Napolean III feared that German conquest of Spain would negatively influence the French in that providence. Bismarck‚ whose goal was to start a war announced the Ems dispatch. Bismarck made King Williams report open to the pubilic albeit he edited it to make it subdue the French into war and it worked. Because France initiated the war Bismarck was able to get the support of the Southern German states seeing as how Prussia would seem to be in a defensive position
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Stanko Nick Use of Language in Diplomacy USE OF LANGUAGE IN DIPLOMACY Stanko Nick A n old and funny catchphrase says that one should use many languages to be properly understood: speaking to God‚ Latin; to the military‚ German; to the merchants‚ Greek and Arabic; to the musicians‚ Italian; to his cook‚ Chinese; to the sailors and engineers‚ English; to the artists‚ Russian; to friends‚ Spanish; to enemies Dutch or Hungarian; to his girl-friend‚ French; to his wife‚ Japanese... What language should
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receive‚ because you ask amiss‚ that you may spend it on your pleasures.” This belief helped cause the war in two ways. It made countries such as Britain‚ German and France to become more aided in causing the war. A previous war between Germany and France‚ in which France had annexed the mineral rich region of Alsace-Loraine caused the French to the Germans and they became enraged whenever they insulted their beloved
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Historians have heavily debated the causes of the First World War. Fritz Fischer‚ author of Germany’s Aims in the First World War‚ wrote that Germany was undeniably responsible for the war. Fischer argues that Germany took advantage of the Austro-Serbian conflict in order to stage a preventive war‚ and pull herself out of European isolation. His research showed that Germany had similar aims in both WWI and WWII‚ setting out to consciously to become a world power. He argued Germany’s aim to gain
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culture. And in Germany‚ US Wal-Mart was not able to transfer their exceptional service approach‚ because what the Americans saw as “exceptional service”‚ the Germans experienced as bad service because of cultural differences. For example‚ the 10-foot rule was interpreted as flirting and sometimes even harassment. Next to that‚ the Germans did not like other people touching their groceries. 2. What distance components (relative to the US) do American retailers face in Germany? Give examples.
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remain our undisputed possession‚ in order that the sun’s rays may fall fruitfully upon our activity and trade in foreign parts... The more Germans go out upon the waters‚ whether it be in journeys across the ocean‚ or in the service of the battle flag‚ so much the better it will be for us. A speech by Kaiser Wilhelm to the German Regatta Association‚ 1901. The argument which follows suggests that Europe in 1914 was RIPE for war to break out
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