The Stasi The Stasi were the primary intelligence and security agency of East Germany also known as The German Democratic Republic (GDR) during the cold war. They had a large amount of informants‚ agents and military trained police. They focused on espionage and political security. In its 39 years at least 1/3 of the East German population came under Stasi surveillance‚ arrest‚ detention‚ or torture. The East German government‚ with the assistance of the Soviet intelligence community‚ established
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Spain vs. Italy Similarities * Left-centred coalition government * Member of the EU * Low birth rate * High immigration * Declining competitiveness * Latin‚ Mediterranean (used to take siestas)‚ highly emotional citizens * High costs‚ low productivity firms (likely to be overtaken by Chinese competition) * Low spending on R&D * Poor educational system Differences * Italy has a high black economy‚ Spain does not (tax deficits for Italy) * Spain:
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How did the depression in Germany (1929-1933) affect different social groups? The great depression‚ a huge economic slump caused by a crash in the American stock market‚ had a global effect on a large number of countries‚ especially those who manufactured food and raw materials.1 Germany was in a particularly bad place financially after world war one and had been borrowing a large amount of capitol from the US to repay their allies and when the stock market crashed they were unable to continue
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Colonialism and Globalization 11-6-2009 The Driving Force of Nationalism: Economics Many regard nationalism as a primarily European phenomenon that was introduced to the rest of the world later (Chattarjee 1993). Benedict Anderson defines a nation as‚ “an imagined political community… both inherently limited and sovereign‚” (1991). Nations are chiefly the result of economic forces‚ rather than cultural and religious biases. According to James C. Scott‚ a political science professor at
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Nationalism can be defined as the feeling that one’s nation (one’s people) is superior to other nations. This helped lead to WWI in two ways. First‚ nationalism can breed arrogance because it makes people feel superior. It can lead them to want to prove their superiority through fighting. It can also lead them to think that they will surely win any war because of their superiority. Second‚ nationalism helped lead to WWI because it caused conflict. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated because
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To what extent would you regard Germany and Sweden as coordinated market economies? 1. Introduction In an era where internationalism is contemporary‚ it has become crucial for countries to liberalize markets and renovate traditional structures. This is particularly important for countries whose social values and economic relationships are based on public coordination. This essay is going to explore the degree to which we consider Germany and Sweden as modern coordinated market economies‚ and
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Propaganda is defined as ‘information‚ especially of a biased or misleading nature‚ used to promote a political cause or point of view.’ In Nazi Germany‚ propaganda was developed using slogans and images in order to win the support for the political party. One of the most important targets for this propaganda was German Youth and soon after the Nazis rose into power‚ they began the development of infusing the life of the German Youth with Nazi propaganda. German youth groups spent the greater part
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Upon the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany‚ gay men and‚ to a lesser extent‚ lesbians‚ were two of the numerous groups targeted by the Nazis‚ and ultimately became some of the millions victimized by the Holocaust. Since the development of the Gestapo in 1933‚ gay organizations were banned‚ any books about homosexuality (or sexuality in general) were burned‚ and homosexuals within the Nazi Party itself were murdered. In late February 1933‚ the Nazi Party launched its purge through
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During Nazi Germany‚ 1933 to 1939‚ propaganda‚ terror and repression within Germany through Youth organisations had an extensive impact upon everyday German life. In response to the Wall Street Crash around 1929‚ began the Great depression triggering the rise of Nazi youth organisations of the right-wing parties such as the “Jungstahlhelm‚ Scharnhorst Jugend and many others” during the 1930s. Youth organisations imposed fear upon German life through propaganda containing various symbols of patriotism
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described was an Allied military effort in Italy during World War II. American‚ Canadian‚ British‚ and French soldiers pushed through 20 months of fighting to reach Northern Italy. Heavy casualties happened‚ but they were able to defeat some of Germany’s best troops to gain the territory. The Italian Campaign‚ an Allied military effort in World War II‚ made an impact on World War II because of its advantages for the Allies and its effect on Germany and Italy. At the forefront
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