| Unification of Germany | | | | HISTORY | | | Unification of Germany Introduction Economic success‚ political failure‚ and diplomatic tension marked the idea of a unified Germany in the period after the Napoleonic Wars. It was not clear around which power‚ Austria or Prussia‚ Germany could achieve national unification (Merriman 2010). Prussian merchants‚ with the support of the Prussian crown‚ established the customs and trade union known as the Zollverein in 1834 (AP
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“The Last Man in Europe” precisely because he adheres to the importance of the individual mind. Orwell shows that totalitarianism paradoxically intensifies solitude by forcing all the isolated beings into one overpowering system. “Much of Orwell’s success in Nineteen Eighty-Four‚” writes history professor Malcolm Thorp‚ “lies in his creating a plausible description of how totalitarianism can destroy the individual and turn him into an automaton.” Here‚ the term “automaton” is particularly
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During the 1920’s and early 1930’s‚ Germany was unstable socially economically and politically. The government was very often in a state of confusion. The population was disappointed and scared‚ as the Great Wall Street stock market crash of 1923 pushed the economy to a collapse before the people’s eyes. These unfavorable events made a nation in a state of insecurity‚ while fed up‚ the people looked for a rescuer. This came in the form of fascism‚ an ideology in which the individual is controlled
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brought together many countries throughout its existence. For instance‚ Germany‚ Italy and France were all unified due to this powerful force. "At the Congress of Vienna‚ Prince Metternich stopped unification of Germany from occurring before the movement grew to large." (Watkins‚ Jefferey) The Congress of Vienna made Germany into 38 sovereign states. In these 38 soverign states was Prussia. Prussia consisted of present day Germany‚ Poland‚ Russia‚ Lithuania‚ Denmark‚ Belgium‚ Czech Republic‚ and Switzerland
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Two nations arose from the ashes of the Third Reich‚ West Germany‚ the BDR‚ occupied by the Western members of the Allied powers‚ and East Germany‚ the GDR‚ occupied by the Soviet Union. As a result of conflicting ideals between East and West‚ the two Germany’s would develop separately until their eventual reunification at the end of the 20th century. It is an indisputable fact that German culture was forever changed as a result of the outcome of World War II‚ and the horrors perpetrated by Adolf
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Before tackling the issue of racism in Germany or elsewhere‚ we first need to be aware of the term “racism” and its origins. According to Professor Marion Kaplan’s lecture‚ racism is a 15th century idea created following European observations of perceived biological markings. Racism denotes a hierarchy of superiority and inferiority based on factors such as gender‚ skin tone‚ and other biological characteristics. The word race stems from Arabic ras‚ which means beginning‚ origin‚ or head (Burleigh
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establish a democratic form of government in Germany? 1871 marked the start of the new German Empire with Wilhelm I as Kaiser and Otto von Bismarck as chancellor. The National Liberals wanted a democratic constitution‚ which would limit the power of the Kaiser and give more power to the people of Germany by allowing them to vote. Despite his traditional conservative views‚ Bismarck joined the National Liberals in order to fulfil his wish for a strong‚ united Germany. The Kaiser‚ who was also the King of
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Instability of Totalitarianism in George Orwell’s 1984 A government enforces procedures in which a society must follow. Governments contrast by deciding to either be stringent‚ lenient or even moderate. The protagonist‚ Winston realizes that the government which he resides in maintains absolute control. Revolution results in extreme punishment that eventually leads to death. With the rest of the society brainwashed Winston tries to successfully find a way to revolt. Throughout the novel‚ 1984
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The turbulence of the early and mid-20th century spawned some of the most extremist ideologies to ever guide major world powers. On the left‚ the Soviet Union gripped eastern Europe with its militant enforcement of communism. On the right‚ Nazi Germany sought to assert its rule of racial hierarchy across the continent. The struggle for these states to achieve their respective ideals of utopia manifested in death tolls that reached millions. While many contemporary scholars point to the differences
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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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