the initial page to briefly describe the impact of nationalism in each of the four countries during the mid-late 1800s: *France- France strove to solidify its own identity as a nation as its territory diminished. *Germany- They wanted to create a German state as much in opposition to Austria as in the interests of national unity. *Italy- Fought to reunify disparate Italian forces‚ after they were subjugated by French and Austrian leaders. *Russia- Tsar Alexander the 2nd began working on making
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ground" Etymology of Term #3: 1680s‚ in sports (tennis‚ etc.)‚ from serve (v.). Etymology of Term # 4: "round object‚" Old English *beal‚ from or corresponding to Old Norse bollr "ball‚" from Proto-Germanic *balluz (cognates: Old High German ballo‚ German Ball)‚ from PIE root *bhel- (2) "to blow‚ inflate‚ swell" (see bole). Etymology of Term #5: 1590s‚ "discharge in a volley‚" from volley (n.). Sporting sense (originally in tennis) of "to return the ball before it has hit the ground" is
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movement of Russia and Germany’s transfer of soldiers. The resistance of the Belgians and British Expeditionary Force hindered this. Russia’s troops were mobilized sooner than expected‚ and within ten days‚ they had infiltrated into Germany. That caused German troops to be moved over away from Europe to put a hold up on the Russian Invasion. Both sides of the war now had to secure what land they claimed as their territory. Trenches were dug and machine gun posts were placed properly along these trenches
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opinion all the major powers helped to start the war‚ moreover‚ they should share the blame. Firstly‚ Germany was being forced to admit that they started the war‚ however‚ according to Count Brockdorff-Rantzan (head of the German delegates at Versailles in 1919)‚ the German people felt they were fighting a war of defense. If Germany had caused the war the other countries would have only fought defensively. Furthermore‚ Germany only declared war due to the alliance system. Besides‚ Russia had already
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In the twentieth century a tremendous war broke out and affected the entire world. This war began because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. After this Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany‚ who was allied with Austria-Hungary‚ also declared war on Serbia. Russia had to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary because they were allied with Serbia. This was mostly caused by nationalism‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. Nationalism is when you are proud of your country
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He lived to see the Manhattan project that was worth 2 million in U.S. currency. Americans buried Germans and stuff during their missions to kill German Commanders. Before that Hitler was convinced that he would win battles on top of battles. But since the British were helping the Americans they had an advantage. On top of that‚ bombing runs killed thousands. Pretty soon the Russians really put German soldiers into many of their graves after deploying another corps. They already deployed a tank corps
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misdirect Germany threat to neighbouring areas‚ leading to continental feud‚ thus damaging local trade through mercantilism‚ political alliances such as that between Austria and Prussia‚ and future democratic recessions such as those in the north German Confederation of the year 1876. Otto Von Bismarck was now the Machiavellian politician who kept the European powers on high alert through the process of signing treaties and
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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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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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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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