During a world economic crisis‚ two similar totalitarian regimes were able to emerge in Germany and Italy. The fascist party was led by Benito Mussolini in Italy‚ while the National socialists were led by Adolf Hitler in Germany. The education played a key role in these two nations‚ as since the future of Italy and Germany was in the schools. The public image of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were key factors in the popularity of the two leaders. Propaganda was an essential tool in both countries
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Richard Brown First draft of history essay Topic: Is it true to believe that Germany was the sole instigator of the First World War? No topic in the 20th century is more debated about by historians. The causes of the Great War‚ which raged on from 1914 to 1918‚ can be found as far back as the Franco- Prussian war which ended in 1871‚ the political and economic environment of Europe and the web of alliances which divided the empires of Europe into two tense and armed camps. As for Germany’s involvement
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Did Germany Cause The World War I? When Wilhelm II became a Kaiser‚ paths for ever-growing German industry were already set and Germany was becoming a world’s super power. New Kaiser‚ who according to many historians was disturbed mentally‚ wanted for Germany to become greatest of all countries in Europe through growing military power ( potentially war ) and through obtaining overseas colonies‚ what will later on bring Germany in conflicts with other European major countries. Kaiser’s offensive
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threat to Germany.” 2. “Why did you want to become the dictator of Germany?” “I saw an opportunity to give people jobs that didn’t have one‚ and to fix what world war 1 brought to germany.” 3. “ How did you feel when the allies took away land from Germany?” “I personally didn’t like that the allies took away our territory and our land. So when Germany needed a leader‚ I stood up and took the position so that I could gain back the land that was taken away.” 4. “How did you feel when Germany gave up
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War Memorial)‚ explains that the “the Treaty of Versailles related to establishing the conditions of peace with Germany.” (Australian War Memorial)‚ states the major sanctions imposed on Germany by the treaty included‚ disarmament of Germany‚ reparations of large amounts paid to allies and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. The treaty also included territories that were part of Germany before the war was to be surrendered to the allies. (Australian War Memorial)‚ states territories such as Alsace-Lorraine
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After the First World War‚ the economic condition of Germany became very weak. The German troops lost in the war and then Germany was economically destroyed. They were forced to pay war reparations to both Great Britain and France. Also‚ most of the people in the Germany were unemployed. Germans started making plans to find out the ways to generate new job in different fields like in power plants‚ transportation‚ and other related fields. Due to the huge increment in the social spending and sudden
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were accomplished with this treaty; the main accomplishment‚ in my opinion‚ being the economically crippling reparations placed upon Germany. The first step in economically damaging Germany was by using this treaty to assign sole reasonability of causing World War I on the shoulders of Germany. By allocating the blame to all of Germany the victors could force Germany to accept responsibility for all the damage caused. Which inevitability obligated the Germans to pay to fix the damages that were accrued
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Gustav Stresemann took Weimar Germany out of its hardest years and turned it into the ‘Golden Years of Weimar. Stresemann was able to restore economic stability. He created the Rentenmark which was a currency issued in 1923 to stop the hyperinflation. It also encouraged foreign investment in Germany’s economy. The Reichsbank was given control of this currency. Stresemann negotiated the Dawes Plan with an American banker called Charles G. Dawes. This reduced the size of the reparations to an affordable
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Why Germany Lost the First World War The Invasion of Belgium The German invasion of Belgium in August 1914 can be seen as a mistake for two reasons: 1. By breaking the Treaty of London (1839) Germany put herself clearly in the position of the aggressor. This meant that Germany‚ from the beginning of the war‚ lost the support of neutral opinion and gave the Allies the chance to justify their entry into the war in defence of ‘gallant little Belgium’. 2. It is very possible that Britain might
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selected to be Chancellor of Germany. At the time Germany had a Jewish population of 566‚000. Before Hitler was elected‚ the Nazi party was becoming extremely popular‚ claiming Jews were the reason Germany was defeated in WWI. Because of this‚ considering the fact Germans took their war defeat very seriously‚ people believed the claim and were influenced by it. Adolf Hitler believed in the Aryan Race-strong built‚ tall‚ blue eyes‚ blonde hair- should be shared all over Germany. As you may know‚ Judaism
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