Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War‚ two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations‚ the EC‚ which became the EU‚ and NATO‚ while the Communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then‚ Germany has expended
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nineteenth century German cuisine was influenced by French and Italian cuisine‚ which offered new types of food and cooking styles to be adapted and changed into a unique German style of cooking. German cuisine in modern times using various meat and vegetables in cooking. Some meats include beef‚ sheep‚ goat‚ boar‚ rabbit‚ duck‚ turkey‚ pork‚ chicken‚ fish and goose. Some fish used in German cuisine are‚ carp‚ salmon‚ mackerel‚ herring‚ tuna and sardines‚ but the most popular used fish in German cuisine is
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goal. America just after the French and Indian war greatly lacked unity. Colonists saw that if they wanted to succeed as a nation they had to come together and become one. Once England began to unfairly tax and restrict the colonies colonists began to show rebellion towards the crown. Americans began to make their own goods to sell within the country. This just increased the unity in the colonies. Colonists were
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The Colonists’ Sense of Identity and Unity By the eve of the revolution‚ the colonists had developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans to a great extent. The colonists had their own vocabulary by this time. The colonists also had rights that were not available in Great Britain. The colonies had united for the first time during the French and Indian War‚ so they already had experience fighting for a common cause. Before the revolution against Great Britain‚ the colonists knew
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John Steinbeck’s novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ is a moving account of the social plight of Dustbowl farmers and is widely considered an American classic. The novel takes place during the depression of the 1930s in Oklahoma and all points west to California. Steinbeck uses the Joad family as a specific example of the general plight of the poor farmers. The Joads are forced off of their farm in Oklahoma by the banks and drought‚ and they‚ like many other families of the time‚ head out for the
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created the Schlieffen Plan 1905. Named after German general Count Alfred von Schlieffen who created the plan‚ which later proved unsuccessful (arguably‚ they didn’t actually follow the plan). The main idea of this plan was to avoid fighting a war on two fronts simultaneously‚ first take out France in the west and then move to the East and fight a slower mobilizing Russia to the East. Now it is true to say that expansionist Germany had the most aggressive and ambitious offensive plan of all the European
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The Constitution and The facts The Constitution contains the ten amendments all of which I will explain in this essay. I will also explain some key facts of which the Constitution is written by and some of the dates in which key points of the Constitution occurred. The Constitution is a very important document which was created more than two hundred years ago. The first amendment is the amendment of is the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ assembly‚ and press. Congress can make no law establishing
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NATIONAL UNITY 1.0 Introduction In the name of Allah‚ Most Gracious‚ Most Merciful. Malaysia is a unique country. It is made up of multi-ethnic group who are living in harmony. Conflict among ethnic group is rare and even if conflict occurs‚ is not to the extent of destroying the country. In fact‚ it is the diversity that drives the development of the country and makes this country colourful. Malaysia has been recognized by the world as a model for other plural societies. The concept of ‘unity in diversity’
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families my German ancestors moved to the United States with the goal to give a better life to future generations. They wanted their children to live comfortably in a reliable place‚ which promoted freedom‚ private property‚ and success. In order to receive this they were willing to uproot their lives in Germany and start their lives over in a strange place. It is this brave move that has made my family the hard working individuals they are. German immigration to America in the 1800’s typically happened
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German Imperialism German imperialism was the major concern of all rival nations in the years forgoing the war and their bid for continental supremacy‚ which intensified the closer to warfare Europe came‚ undoubtedly shaped the correct foundations for war but more importantly it portrayed it to be obligatory in order to achieve success. Many other nations such as Russia and Austria-Hungary adopted this belief and therefore aided generation of the war. “The German bid for supremacy was certainly decisive
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