were actually spending more on their armaments than they had been before the First World War. In the wake of the Manchurian crisis‚ the members of the League realised the urgency of the problem. In February 1932 the long-promised Disarmament Conference finally got under way. By July 1932 it had produced resolutions to prohibit bombing of civilian populations‚ limit the size of artillery‚ limit the tonnage of tanks‚ and prohibit chemical warfare. But there was very little in the resolutions to show
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Rise of Hitler The impact of WW1 was crucial to Hitler’s rise to power After WWI‚ Adolf Hitler‚ politician and leader of the Nazi party‚ was able to steadily gain political support‚ leading to his ultimate reign as chancellor of Germany and casting the world into the turmoil of WWII. Some argue that it was mostly WWI that was crucial to Hitler’s rise to power. However‚ Hitler’s rise to power cannot be contributed to one event‚ but rather a number of factors‚ including events happening outside
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Leni Riefenstahl Outline the main features of the personal background and the historical context of Leni Riefenstahl. Leni Riefenstahl was a female German film maker whose confidence‚ good looks‚ and willingness to speak her mind demanded respect. She was born in Berlin on the 22nd of August 1902. Her parents were Alfred and Bertha Eda‚ and she had a younger brother of 3 years named Heinz. Her father owned a very successful heating and ventilation company. Leni’s father always pushed Leni towards
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Abstract The purpose of this research paper was to explore in depths of the time period that affected China during the years of the Japanese invasion and annexation from 1931-1937. The whole time frame of Japanese annexation actually began from 1894‚ the first Sino-Japanese War until 1945‚ when Japan lost World War II. However‚ I have decided to focus on the years ranging from September 1931‚ invasion of Manchuria until December 1937‚ Nanking Massacre. Through this research paper‚ I plan to understand
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Imperialism Both Iraq and Saudi Arabia were parts of larger empires during the heyday of global Imperialism. Imperial rule was a very formative time for both countries but the end of that rule was even more important. The Ottoman Empire Both Iraq and Saudi Arabia were part of the early of the Ottoman Empire by the early 16th century. The Ottomans were Islamic and their culture fit in quite well with their subjects. Under Ottoman rule‚ the various tribes‚ cultures and religious sects across the
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Pliability of the human being Pliability of mind is not in becoming something‚ in worshipping success‚ but it is known when the mind denudes itself of those resistances which it has brought into being through craving. This is true fulfilment. In that fulfilment there is the eternal‚ the permanent‚ the ever pliable. Since the period of time when Immanuel Kant and few philosophers tried to justify the belief in God by arguing it through Reason‚ God’s belief has been based on human life and
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In Germany during 1919-1933‚ the development of the nazi party was clear. A few dips in their success seemed terrible for the short term but successful of the long term. Hitlers rise to chancellor in 1932 enabled the nazi party to use the likes of the enabling act to rule supreme power in extreme times. The nazi party used propaganda to brainwash people into thinking the nazi ideals and morals were correct and the best way for German to move on. Their main target was children and young adults who
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photograph was also taken after the Great Depression. The Great Depression made a huge impact on most farmers and many other citizens in the United States in 1932 after it hit. The changes in time from 1930 to 1935 are very obvious. Before the depression‚ and coming out of the booming twenties‚ everything was great for the average American farmer. In 1932 when the depression hit it everyone was effected. The two forms of art that show the before and after effects of the Great Depression. The before painting
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Why was Hitler able to become Chancellor of Germany in 1933? Hitler’s ascension to power was due to a number of factors‚ many of which were a consequence of Germany’s weak Weimar Republic. The Weimar Republic was in a position of political crisis partly due to the lack of faith in previous chancellors and the split between left and right political ideals. As voters looked to more extreme parties the Nazi political campaigns gained a foothold‚ which translated to Nazi electoral success. Ultimately
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* NAME: Sylvia Plath * OCCUPATION: Academic‚ Editor‚ Author‚ Poet * BIRTH DATE: October 27‚ 1932 * DEATH DATE: February 11‚ 1963 * EDUCATION: Smith College‚ Cambridge University * PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston‚ Massachusetts * PLACE OF DEATH: London‚ England Sylvia Plath was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ on October 27‚ 1932. Plath met and married British poet Ted Hughes‚ although the two later split. The depressive Plath committed suicide in 1963‚ garnering accolades after
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