early 1920’s‚ hyperinflation and £6600m worth of war reparation payments sent Weimar Germany into deep finiancial decline and a economic slump. It was in 1924‚ shortly after Gustav Stresemann introduced the Rentenmark when the situation started to improve‚ started by implementation of the American ’Dawes plan’ in August. The key factors of this plan were the agreement that the reparations should paid over a lengthened period of time‚ and the £100m worth of gold given to Germany to strengthen the currency
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and external threats‚ the Third Republic was able to survive in the period 1871-1914. Explain why. After the collapse of the Second Empire‚ the Third Republic was set up in France. During its reign‚ different internal crisis and external threats had occurred which threatened the existence of the republic. However‚ the unrests were solvable and the republic could finally survive. Internally‚ it was due to the own strength of republicans‚ the weaknesses of the opponents and the political climate of
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John le Carré: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold This book is a spy story‚ about bluffs between the British Secret Service and the German Democratic Republic. I found it very difficult to understand. The stroy occurs during the Cold War‚ in the 1950s and 1960s. The main character is Alec Leamas‚ a british agent in charge of East German espionage. He is recalled to the Circus‚ because there are no agents left. Control asks him to ’stay in the cold’. That means one last mission for
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To what extent was the effective government of Germany in the years 1919–33 handicapped by the nature of the Weimar Constitution? It is for certain that the Weimar Constitution had an impact in the effective government of Germany in the years of 1919-33. However‚ it can be argued from both sides whether this constitution had a negative or positive impact on the effective government. One could say that the constitution was a dominant factor in the ineffectiveness of the government‚ while on the
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the Weimar Republic allow for the rise and power of the Nazi Party to 1933? The Weimar Republic was the federal and democratic government that was adopted in 1919 by a constitution. Under Weimar constitution‚ Germany was divided into 19 states. All citizens had the right to vote‚ electing members of the Reichstag or German Parliament along with the President. Weimar Constitution was a brilliant document but many weaknesses‚ extremists on the left and right rejected the authority of the Weimar Republic
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peacefully that is or use violence for their right to become a self-governing nation? Without violence conducted on by peace‚ would any movements be ignited? In some cases yes‚ violence is acceptable for social change. More things have changed throughout history by violence then peaceful protest has ever done. Also‚ peace will eventually turn to violence. Violence will be viewed as acceptable to some and evil to others. James Lawson‚ a Civil Rights activist‚ believed that "the violence was accepted" by African-Americans
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The Ruhr Crisis 1923 Question 4: Using the sources and your own knowledge‚ analyse the results of the Ruhr Crisis of 1923. In January 1923‚ after failing to keep up with the agreed reparation payment schedule‚ French and Belgium troops invaded the Ruhr industrial area in Germany. Source A tells us that the consequences were poor for all countries involved‚ as passive resistance was encouraged in German workers so production ground to a very near halt‚ and the military efforts expended by France
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To what extent did the Weimar Republic recover between the years 1924 and 1929? The statement about the Golden Years of the Weimar Republic is definitely to some extent true. The Weimar Republic grew in strength by virtue of Gustav Stresemann and his intervention‚ the introduction of a new currency and a cultural blast however there were still a number of factors holding Germany back. Opposition from the Left and Right‚ coalition governments and the introduction of the fuhrer principle were great
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Ancient Greek and Roman Republic Political Developments Throughout history there have been countless individuals who have etched their experiences and depictions of events during their lifetime. The legendary Greek poet‚ Homer‚ is a perfect example of an individual who encompassed his culture into his writing. In the Iliad Homer unknowingly stated‚ “A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground‚ while others the burgeoning wood brings
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STABILITY STRATEGY Stability strategy implies continuing the current activities of the firm without any significant change in direction. If the environment is unstable and the firm is doing well‚ then it may believe that it is better to make no changes. A firm is said to be following a stability strategy if it is satisfied with the same consumer groups and maintaining the same market share‚ satisfied with incremental improvements of functional performance and the management does not want to take
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