Explain how defeat in the Great War affected Germany between 1918 and 1923 In 1871 following defeat in the Franco-Prussian war Alsace-Lorraine and Prussia became part of Germany forming a bigger state. Germany had everything it needed after this including the second largest population in all of Europe and an incredibly strong industry. Germany had the strongest army in the world in 1914 consisting of 2‚200‚000 men. Before the Great War in 1914 Germany was ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm
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in Italy‚ Adolf Hitler in Germany‚ and imperial Japan. Under these regimens the government held tight control over labor systems‚ media‚ and even family life. Germany was under a brutal Nazi government and both the German and Japanese governments would launch mass killings of people under their control. Germany was quickly gaining control over places such as Czechoslovakia and Sudetenland and eventually Poland‚ which would cause France and Britain to declare war on Germany. However on 14‚ 1940 German
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2013 How Far is Too Far? In 2012 there were eight major public shootings‚ and since Columbine occurred in April 1999‚ 28 public shootings have occurred. The rate of people who have succumbed to fatal gunshot wounds in public areas has increased to 19.5 times higher than those of similar income countries‚ and there have been at least 61 mass murders since 1982 (Shen‚ Timeline of Mass Shootings). Whenever any type of mass murder occurs‚ the same question always remains; what is the motive? How could
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Gustav Klimt (July 14‚ 1862 – February 6‚ 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter . Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) Gustav Klimt Klimt took three years to complete the painting and is made of oil‚ silver and gold on canvas‚ showing elaborate and complex ornamentation. Her name is Adele. Adele Bloch-Bauer was born in 1881‚ the youngest daughter of a large‚ wealthy Jewish banking family. There is speculation that Klimt and Adele were lovers a brief time. Adele was the only woman that he painted
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October 2014 Classwork How successful was Stresemann in Resolving Germany’s Problems between 1923 and 1929? Stresemann was successful in resolving Germanys problems between 1923 and 1929 as he helped Germany with the economy‚ culture‚ politics and foreign policy. Although Stresemann was only chancellor for a few months he was a leading member of every government from the years 1923 till 1929. Stresemann’s greatest achievements was in foreign policy where Germany was accepted in to the League
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but not with some drawbacks. But how exactly did deregulation help America? First of all‚ deregulation helped push the economy forward. In the early twenties‚ the Government of the United States created policies for tax cuts on businesses. They also stopped enforcing antitrust laws. This allowed businesses to pay the working class better and use some of the saved money they acquired to improve their manufacturing process. Thus‚ Making their products cheaper. The help of the new stock market allowed
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The pact of Versailles was fairly negative to Germany on the grounds that it destroyed their economy even more. The terms for the treaty had been for Germany to take responsibility for their actions. The treaty of Versailles called to take away German territories and colonies‚ reduce Germany’s armed forces‚ make them disarm and to also have them pay reparations to the allies for the damage caused by the war. Germany’s economy was already in a bad shape and the 6‚600 million pounds they had to pay
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had on Germany The affect the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany is truly eye opening and amazing. “Viewing Germany as the chief instigator of the conflict‚ the European Allied Powers decided to impose particularly stringent treaty obligations upon the defeated Germany.”1 After the treaty was in place Germany had experienced very difficult times economically and politically. From the reparations they owed to the land that was compensated‚ Germany struggled to get off the ground. Germany also gained
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As Foreign Minister‚ Stresemann had numerous achievements. His first notable achievement was the Dawes Plan of 1924‚ which reduced Germany’s overall reparations commitment and reorganized the Reichsbank. His second success was the Locarno Treaties with Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ and Belgium‚ signed in October 1925 at Locarno. Germany officially recognized the post World War I western border for the first time‚ and was guaranteed peace with France‚ and promised admission to the League of Nations and
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Already disheartened by the major embarrassment they experienced when they were defeated in World War I‚ Germany was only further degraded by the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was forced to take full responsibility for the devastating war and had to pay immense reparations for it. In response‚ the entire country took a turn for the worst‚ with their economy in shambles‚ significant territorial losses‚ and their military a mere fraction of its original size. Germans felt they had been mistreated and
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