‘The Wilhelmine Germany was an entrenched authoritarian state’. How far do you agree with this judgement? The question of whether Wilhelmine Germany was an entrenched authoritarian state has been the subject of much debate. Those who have argued that it was have pointed mainly to the constitutional balance of powers to substantiate this view‚ which indeed appeared to give the Kaiser nearly complete authority over German politics. Some historians such as Wehler have offered an alternate version
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what extent was Wilhelmine Germany an entrenched Authoritarian state? Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power in 1888 after Wilhelm I died and a brief reign from Frederick III‚ his behaviour could be unpredictable and although he was the grandson of Queen Victoria he was anti-British‚ however he admired them at the same time. He believed in the divine right of kings‚ the theory claimed that‚ kings were only answerable to God‚ and it was sinful for their subjects to resist them. Wilhelm II was determined to
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powers‚ Wilhelminian Germany was clearly structured to maintain authority and keep the power concentrated at the top. The issue is whether or not in practice the state was totally authoritarian and how far Germany was stuck in authoritarianism‚ or in other words; how much potential for advancement towards democracy there was. It also needs to be established what is meant by an ’authoritarian state’ as the Kaiser’s power can be seen in the reflection of other powers; the Kaiser was the head of the army
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To what extent was Wilhelmine Germany rived by internal tensions’ There were many reasons as to why Wilhelmine Germany had internal tensions and strains. A lot of these reasons are to do with the political side and the contradictions to do within Germany being seen as constitutional and democratic and then not issuing any of these policies. There are issues within the political parties themselves and conflating ideologies‚ as well as with the chancellors‚ the Kaiser and the government. Again another
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2013 NOTION OF AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE Clearly explain the notion of an authoritarian state. Give examples GOMOLEMO PRUDENCE MAGANO 201200953 INTRODUCTION 2. Clearly explain the notion of an authoritarian state. Give examples. This question is meant to clearly discuss the notion of an authoritarian state and to further elucidate the information with relevant examples. In response to this question‚ key concepts will be clearly defined which are; notion‚ authoritarian and state. Furthermore discuss
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totalitarian state under the Nazi Regime. This was not‚ however‚ the case. Nazi Germany‚ although projecting the efficiency and organisation of a totalitarian government‚ was only successful in controlling some aspects of German life. The basic concept of the totalitarian state is best expressed by Mussolini’s well-known phrase‚ "all within the state‚ nothing outside the state‚ nothing against the state". The state is the master‚ and the individual the servant. A totalitarian state permits only one
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The Wilhelmine Period that helped force Germany and Europe down the Path to war in 1914 The Wilhelmine period (1890-1918) which will be discussed in this paper was led by German Kaiser‚ Fredrich Wilhelm II. During this period of time there is a multitude of situations that forced Germany and Europe down the path toward World War I (WW I) in 1914. There is not one defining situation and events that made WW I happen. It was a buildup of events over the past 50 years that resulted in one event that
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To what extent was Nazi Germany a totalitarian state Germany was a totalitarian state‚ however‚ only to an extent due to differing perspectives Nazi Germany did not fit the universal criteria of what constitutes totalitarianism. It is unarguably necessary that Germany was ran by a single party‚ had absolute control over mass communication & media‚ had a systematic terror & police control as well as total control over the army. However‚ many have argued that Nazi Germany was not totalitarian as it
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In 1871 the new German Empire was established and became one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century. This essay will outline the historical debate of whether Germany was unified by "coal and iron" or "blood and iron". The contributions of Otto von Bismarck will be looked at as well as economic‚ nationalist and military factors in the unification of German. Various sources will be used to show historians views on the subject and that of people who were present at the time.
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utThis article was downloaded by: [University College Dublin] On: 14 March 2013‚ At: 08:49 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Democratization Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fdem20 Authoritarian persistence‚ democratization theory and the Middle East: An overview and
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