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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Germany was solely to Blame for WW1 – How Far do You Agree? World War 1 was fought from 1914 to 1918‚ in which Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Belgium‚ Japan‚ the United States‚ and other allies defeated Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ The Ottoman Empire‚ Italy‚ and Bulgaria. World War 1 began as a small regional conflict in the Balkans (South-East Europe). The Ottoman Empire had lost many states in this part of the world so political power in this area was very unstable. Later Austria-Hungary annexed
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(The Book and the Swords‚ 2010). Jin Yong used a method called cultural nationalism to write this novel; in this story‚ Jin Yong expresses the cultural nationalism in four ways: Martial Arts‚ Imperial Chinese History‚ Confucianism‚ and religious aspects. First‚ we have to understand what is cultural nationalism; cultural nationalism is actually a small part of nationalism‚ which we can simply understand as culture plus nationalism. Culture is a term that has various meanings (Culture‚ 2010)‚ which most
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was the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany? It has been said by several historians that the second half of the nineteenth century was the ‘Age of Bismarck.’ In the mid 1800’s Bismarck provided dynamic leadership- a trait which had been lacking during the events of 1848-89. Ian Mitchell stated “Bismarck was everywhere.” However‚ there has been a considerable degree of debate concerning the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany. Some argue that unification would have been inevitable
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The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already
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Weimar: Destined for Failure by a Weak Constitution and Poor Popular Support? A thread that runs throughout many analyses of the legacy of theWeimar Republic contains the idea that the fledgling German democracy was somehow doomed from the start. With a constitution that contained items such as Article 48 – a constitutional provision that permitted the Weimar President to rule by decree without the consent of the Reichstag – and a clause that allowed the Reichskanzler to assume office in the event
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London 1750-1914. As an introduction‚ the lecture started with a question as to what the British empire and what variables is affected its strength. The question directed acted as method of reviewing my own personal knowledge on the Empire‚ I needed to understand the aspects involved. The trading that occurred which to gave the empire new materials to support its military and riches to support its monarchs‚ these merchandises were obtained through the efforts of trading with other empires or countries
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Article 231 in the Treaty of Versailles says the First World War was “the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies”. Survey the causes of the First World War. Was the wording of article 231 an accurate assessment? The wording of article 231 in the treaty of Versailles is an accurate
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Discuss the importance of two of the following in European diplomacy between 1870 and 1914: the Alliance System; global colonial rivalry; changing balance of power; nationalism. Introduction: - The years between 1870 and 1914 were very important when it came to European diplomacy. During these years‚ tensions built up and due to the formation of alliances‚ beginning with the Three Emperors’ League‚ two allied blocs were formed‚ defining the ally system before the world war. In addition‚ there
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Christians in the Byzantium Empire The Byzantine Empire was in fact the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantium was established in the year 395 and came to an end in 1453. During the Byzantine reign of power‚ we shall see imperial Christianity which was distinctive to Byzantium. This was a rule were the Pope was not the ruler over the Christians but it was effectively the Emperor who held control over the church. This included appointing prominent bishops and also appointed patriarchs.1 The religious aspect
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