DBQ: How did the Treaty of Versailles help cause World War II? Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “Our greatest glory is not in never failing‚ but in rising up every time we fail.” This was Germany’s philosophy after losing the war. WWI began on July 28‚ 1914‚ with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a secret group of people who originated from Serbia. Austria’s anger sparked World War I by declaring war on Serbia. This led to a chain reaction in which countries from all over Europe
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Group 1 Johann Gottfried von Herder and Ernest Renan both tried to give a definition to a notion of a nation‚ and the ways they used to do so were‚ seemingly‚ similar. First‚ they both incorporate the idea of nature and its barriers and unifications – mountains and rivers – in their works; however‚ each of them proves different points. Herder argues that “if otherwise mountains had arisen‚ rivers flowed‚ or coasts trended‚ then how very different would mankind have scattered over this tilting place
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Hero at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 05 Dec. 2010. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hero>. 2. Hitler‚ Adolf. "Years of Study and Suffering in Vienna." 2001. Mein Kampf. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 2001. 64. Print. 3. Spider-Man. Dir. Sam Raimi. Perf. Toby Maguire. Marvel‚ 2002. Film. 4. "Why Hamlet Is A Hero." Slashdoc. Jgomer3‚ 23 Oct. 2002. Web. 06 Dec. 2010. <http://www.google.com.hk/url?sa=t&source
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Why did attempts at cooperation in Europe between 1919 and 1939 end in failure? (Nov 11) There were many reasons why attempts at cooperation in Europe between 1919 and 1939 failed. These included the Treaty of Versailles‚ Great depression‚ and failure of the League of Nations However‚ the Hitler’s foreign policies and the appeasement of Hitler were probably the most important factors in the failure of cooperation in Europe throughout the interwar period‚ as it cemented the start of WWII. The
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was in it was still able to handle massive uprisings by extremist parties. Nevertheless‚ this success only went so far. After the failed coup‚ Hitler was captured and put into jail‚ allowing him to elaborate his plan upon his exit‚ write his book “Mein Kampf”‚ and gave him access to courts which served as a stage for his speeches. This nonetheless short term success for the Weimar republic as a coup with massive potential was kept under complete
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Germany‚ started a mass genocide focusing on the Jewish religion. The defining concept his ideas were based off of was known as eugenics; getting rid of traits that are viewed as inferior by a group of people. Hitler spoke of the ideology in his book‚ Mein Kampf. In this text‚ the dictator stated that any ethnic group other than the Aryan race was subordinate. People within the Aryan race can be recognized by their blonde hair‚ blue eyes‚ and strong jawline. These people can be found in the European areas
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He learnt that the only way to gain power is to stand in elections and destroy the system from within. He also realised that he did not have enough big friends and by 1932‚ he had won the support of the army and industrialists. Hitler also wrote Mein Kampf‚ which
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organized his supporters into fighting squads into "storm troopers" who fought battles in the streets against communists and other enemies. In 1923‚ Hitler made a failed attempt to take control of Munich‚ and was arrested. While in prison‚ he wrote Mein Kampf. In his campaign for power‚ he told Germans to unite into one great nation‚ and to have other inferior races bow to Aryan needs. After leaving prison‚ Hitler found followers among veterans and lower-middle-class people who were frustrated with
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Power is considered to be the anthem of success-whoever holds power holds ascendancy over the society. However‚ whomever has ascendency over that society has to have means of communicating to the inferior. The way rulers communicate to their inferiors is a key part of society‚ and dictates the syntax of the language. Therefore power reflects on the flexibility and structure of the language. In Mrs. Brady’s class lectures describing “The History of the English language” she states that before Viking
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Shaheed Awati Ms.Pindar ENG2D April 17‚ 2015 The Book Thief Essay The Book Thief written by Mark Zusak‚ which is narrated by Death who is also a character in the story. Death states‚ “It’s just a small story really‚ about‚ among things: A small girl‚ some words‚ an accordionist‚ some fanatical Germans‚ a Jewish fist fighter‚ and quite a lot of thievery” (Zusak 5). Humans are capable of both great compassion and great evil based
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