Under the guidance of Bismarck‚ the Prussian chancellor‚ the unification of a Kleindeutsch (small Germany) took place in 1871 after Prussia defeated France. There is often historical debate over who was responsible for the unification of Germany. Controversy is caused amongst those who believe that Bismarck was fully responsible for German unification and those who believe other factors played an equally or even more important part. The historian Pflanze is an example of someone who considers Bismarck
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To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles fair to Germany? This essay will be based on whether the Treaty of Versailles was fair upon Germany. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement signed after World War 1 had ended in 1918. Most of it was decided by the ‘Big Three` Woodrow Wilson‚ David Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau. In my opinion‚ I think that the Treaty of Versailles was not fair to Germany. Moreover the aims of were too harsh‚ due to the fact that George Clemenceau (president
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Success of a Totalitarian Government Totalitarianism is a political system where the leader of a state or country has no limit to his or her power and tries to control every aspect of people’s lives. Today totalitarianism is present in many countries around the world especially the Middle East‚ Asia‚ and South America. Some specific examples are North Korea‚ Iraq‚ and Cuba. All of these counties have dictators that oppress their citizens. Totalitarian governments successfully reign and oppress
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Retrospectively‚ the First World War seems as if it was inevitable‚ but the arms race between the European powers can be conceptualized as a defensive response to the increasing military power by a country’s neighbours. Though some plans were indeed offensive‚ they were building not towards deliberately offensive maneuvers but rather an attempt to protect their borders should a neighbour invade. Germany’s answer to this in the Schlieffen Plan was an aggressive form of defence‚ hoping to avoid a war
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During World War II many governments made the jump from a democracy or monarchy to a totalitarian society‚ with most modeling themselves after Nazi Germany. Argentina was no exception‚ becoming a model of Germany‚ even harboring exiles and Nazi generals after the war. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the government is portrayed as totalitarian‚ ruling over its people with an iron fist. The book served as a warning‚ informing people of the dangers of communism and the abilities that it granted the government
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the outbreak of WWI? There is much debate about the degree of responsibility that should be given to Germany for the outbreak of war. One could argue that the outbreak of war was entirely Germany’s fault due to their aggression with the other Great Powers of Europe and the very presence of the Schlieffen Plan. One could also argue that Germany was merely protecting herself against aggression and the idea of encirclement. Or was it a misfired attempt at
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International Peace Collapsed by 1939? When Hitler came into power in 1933 he had three main aims. His first was to destroy the Treaty of Versailles. He believed that the treaty was unfair and it reminded him of Germanys defeat in World War One. Hitler promised he would abolish the Treaty of Versailles if he came into power. He wanted to expand Germanys territory as much of their land was taken away from them after World War One. Hitler wanted Austria to join Germany and for German minorities in other
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the most important reason why he became Chancellor in 1933". How far do you agree with this statement? Hitler’s personal qualities were a very important reason why Hitler became a chancellor in 1933. Hitler was very well organised and a natural public speaker as well as being a good propagandist. These personal qualities showed Hitler to be a credible‚ alternative leader. However there were other aspects as to how he became chancellor in 1933 such as the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic and the
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In “The Killing Fields”‚ totalitarian rule is demonstrated countless times throughout the course of the movie. Totalitarian rule is a type of dictatorship where usually one person rules the state and strives to control every aspect of his or her citizen’s private and public life. The type of government that uses totalitarian rule is a dictatorship because totalitarian rulers take power by force and there is a single lone person in charge. Totalitarian leaders maintain their power by strong propaganda
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Fascist Italy and Communist Russia‚ Hitler’s Nazi Party was equally skilled in its manipulation of control by a single party. Coming to power in 1933‚ Hitler was in place to establish his vision of Germany. With the support of Nationalists and Center Party members‚ the Nazis capitalized on the Enabling Act that effectively gave Hitler emergency powers in government. Hitler was now in a position to fully actualize his dictatorial governance of Germany. The government immediately dissolved all political
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