Germany – Summary Notes Weimer Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic: • On 2 October 1918‚ the Reichstag was told that Germany could not win the war. This was a shock to the German people who were led to believe that they would win. • The Allies demanded that the defeated Germans have a democracy before peace could be discussed‚ and that meant that the Kaiser had to abdicate. He refused to. • The German revolution started at Kiel‚ where there was a mutiny in the navy. Workers and
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World War II. We all either remember the actual war or remember learning about it in school. Being American citizens and looking in on the war we just naturally believe Germany was at total fault for this war. Germany did start the war‚ but we never really look into what was happening within the country. Hitler became leader of Germany. With this he took control and responsibility for Germany’s people‚ it’s economy‚ it’s military‚ and it’s politics. Hitler was given the job of chancellor in 1933.
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The GeheimeStaatspolizei or Gestapo was Nazi Germanys secret police ‚ founded in 1933 by Herman Goring the Gestapo fell under the SS to the point that The Gestapo was administered by officers of the SS. For most of its existence Heinrich Himmler directly controlled the Gestapo as he was appointed Chef der Deutschen Polizei thus controlling all police units within Nazi Germany. The Gestapo acted outside of the normal judicial process as it acted above the law and had rights of imprisonment or execution
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with new social platforms that reality has changed. For instance‚ in 2012‚ Joseph Kony‚ leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda‚ came under the global spotlight when millions of people publicly denounced him by sharing the video “Kony 2012” by Invisible Children‚ Inc‚ on Facebook.
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Unification The unification of Italy and Germany were one of the same yet different at the same time. Both unifications were headed by dominate males in their countries. Camillio di Cavour a liberal minded noble-man of great wealth was very influential over the people and through his ability to conduct business that was beneficial to his country was able to grow the economy which made it easy for him to build a mass army to declare war on his surrounding territories. Otto von Bismarck born and
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Political system. The Federal Republic of Germany is a federal state created by the German Federal Constitution (Grundgesetz‚ Art. 20 (1)). Germany consists of 16 states (Lnder) each with their own constitution. Articles 70 et seq. of the constitution allocate legislative powers between the federal government and the states. The general rule is that a power not expressly granted the federal government (expressed in Articles 70‚ 71 and 73 of the Grundgesetz) is retained by the state
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In 1871 the new German Empire was established and became one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century. This essay will outline the historical debate of whether Germany was unified by "coal and iron" or "blood and iron". The contributions of Otto von Bismarck will be looked at as well as economic‚ nationalist and military factors in the unification of German. Various sources will be used to show historians views on the subject and that of people who were present at the time.
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Jif Peanut Butter in Germany [pic] Man cannot live by bread alone. He must have peanut butter. - Bill Cosby Part 1: Executive Summary In order to maximize profit‚ J.M. Smucker could increase sales of Jif peanut butter‚ its best selling product‚ into growing markets. Prior to any expansion a full analysis of the market is necessary. The country with the largest market potential for peanut butter in Europe is Germany (ibid 79). The country climate of Germany gives a positive outlook for peanut
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Did you know‚ that in Germany‚ boys and girls were taught separately when they were young? Young boys and young girls were taught different things and different ways. They even went to different schools. The youth in Nazi Germany were only taught things that would help the Nazi’s in the future. Most of the time‚ they were left in the dark about a lot of things. They were raised‚ learning about Nazi ideas and eugenics. Little did they know‚ they would be apart of a huge event that changed the world
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Tacitus‚ in his writings of Agricola and Germany‚ states in chapter thirty-three‚ page fifty-four‚ “Long may the barbarians continue‚ I pray‚ if not to love us‚ at least to hate one another‚ seeing that‚ as fate bears remorselessly on the empire‚ fortune can offer no greater boon now than discord among our enemies." (Germ‚ p. 54) This quote from Tacitus‚ who was a prominent historical writer back around the first century in the common era‚ is a major point of discussion within the academic world
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