both in Europe and Africa. In Europe‚ Germany lost territory in the north to set up new states in Poland‚ Lithuania‚ Estonia‚ and Latvia. Germany had annexed these states from Russia just a year earlier. German land in East Prussia‚ Posten and Upper Silesia was also taken away and given to Poland‚ giving the Poles access to the sea. The Rhineland was demilitarised as a buffer zone to stop the Germans from attacking France‚ and disputed land in Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France. The Saarlands and
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Having occupied Austria in March 1938‚ Adolf Hitler turned his attention to the ethnically German Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Since its formation at the end of World War I‚ Czechoslovakia had been wary of possible German advances. This was largely due to unrest in the Sudetenland which was fomented by the Sudeten German Party. Formed in 1931 and led by Konrad Henlein‚ the party worked to bring the region under German control. Though not recognized by the Czechoslovak government‚ it was
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The French and British constantly came into conflict as they began to establish global empires in the 1600s and 1700s. This was not the beginning of the two nations’ feud with each other. Not only was it not the beginning‚ but it was not the only thing the French and British fought over. The French and the British have had over hundreds of battles with each other. These deadly battles ranging from the year 1066 to the year 1815 and it is what the French and British are well known for. The disputes
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in the 1920s‚ the League ultimately proved incapable of preventing aggression by the Axis powers in the 1930s. In May 1933‚ Franz Bernheim‚ a Jew‚ complained that his rights as a minority were being violated by the German administration of Upper Silesia‚ which induced the Germans to defer enforcement of the anti-Jewish laws in the region for several years until the relevant treaty expired in 1937‚
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IT’S INTERESTING to see how history is distorted in the act of grasping it: how it bends to fit the mind of the person who takes it in. You can investigate a historical epoch and watch as others‚ arriving at disparate conclusions‚ paint a portrait with a selection of colors chosen to fulfill their needs. A man is bound to feel that in the careless approach of others‚ he himself stands accused: is he not guilty of the same crime‚ of distorting history to his own ends‚ lacking merely the person with
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Brooklyn Sims Axis Powers Report Adolf Hitler was leader of the national socialists party and chancellor and fuhrer of Germany. He was chancellor from January 30th‚ 1933‚ and‚ after Paul Von Hindenburgs death‚ assumed the twin titles fuhrer and chancellor. (August 2‚ 1934). Mussolini gained support from the king of italy and many landowners/ factory owners and upper class people by using his blackshirt militias to put an end to socialists strikes. This‚ combined with other factors‚ resulted
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World War 2 Treaty of Versailles Final Draft Essay World War Two had many causes that led to it happening‚ but in my opinion pride was one of the main causes of WW2. After World War One the Allies won against the central powers and the Allies established a treaty also known as The Treaty of Versailles on Germany which made Germans have less self-respect towards their country. First‚ one of the causes of The Treaty that made Germans feel resentment towards the Allies is the War Guilt Clause
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and small countries‚ e.g The Dunger Volker – The Dung people. The army was limited to no more than 100‚000 men. In Northern Europe new states were set up. Clemenceau was keen to ensure that Poland was large and powerful (West Prussia & Upper Silesia were given to Poland). He hoped that if Poland was now strong that it would weaken Germany. Germany resented the loss of land to Poland as Germany was now split in 2 by the Polish Corridor. German
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Versailles on June 28th‚ 1919 Germanic Situation Germanic Territorial Changes- Alsace-Lorraine given to France‚ Eupen and Malmedy given to Belgium. Northern Schleswig given to Denmark‚ Hultschin given to Czechoslovakia‚ West Prussia‚ Posen and Upper Silesia given to Poland‚ The Saar‚ Danzig‚ and Memel are put under the League of Nations‚ alongside oversea colonies‚ Germany returns Russian territory taken during the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk‚ creating Estonia‚ Lithuania‚ and Latvia‚ in which some is given
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Henry IV. (1589-1610) He was assassinated by a Catholic Was a Huguenots (calvinist) James 1:8. Double minded main Matthew 16:26. Gain whole world and lose soul Advisor was de sulle Cardinal Rochelieu Chief council to Louis XIII (1614-43) Great cardinal Real ruler of France Founded French absolute monarchy Raison d’état - "reason of the state" The good of the state is the supreme good "Man is immortal‚ salvation is hereafter; the state has no immorality‚ it’s salvation is now or never"
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