Germany‚ as we all know to have once been ruled by the infamous Adolf Hitler is Europe’s largest economy. It is also the second most densely populated nation following Russia. “Germany is a republic with a parliamentary democracy and a bicameral system of government.”(German system of government) This basically means that Germany has a government in which the party with the highest representation in the legislature forms the government. The leaders are either a President or a Chancellor. These people
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Erika Riemann’s oral testimony on life in East Germany during the Cold War Erika Riemann was a teenager living in East Germany at the end of World War II. Her oral testimony describes her experiences as a political prisoner during the cold war. She was arrested in 1945 for drawing a bow on a portrait of Stalin that hung in her school classroom. At the time of her arrest she was only 14 years old. After World War II Germany was left devastated and in ruins. There had been massive destruction
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were accomplished with this treaty; the main accomplishment‚ in my opinion‚ being the economically crippling reparations placed upon Germany. The first step in economically damaging Germany was by using this treaty to assign sole reasonability of causing World War I on the shoulders of Germany. By allocating the blame to all of Germany the victors could force Germany to accept responsibility for all the damage caused. Which inevitability obligated the Germans to pay to fix the damages that were accrued
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Gustav Stresemann took Weimar Germany out of its hardest years and turned it into the ‘Golden Years of Weimar. Stresemann was able to restore economic stability. He created the Rentenmark which was a currency issued in 1923 to stop the hyperinflation. It also encouraged foreign investment in Germany’s economy. The Reichsbank was given control of this currency. Stresemann negotiated the Dawes Plan with an American banker called Charles G. Dawes. This reduced the size of the reparations to an affordable
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would keep Germany weak and did not expect another worldly attack‚ but little did they know. Putting all the blame and consequences on Germany also led others to predict World War II. The peace settlement after World War I made Germany very angry and desirable for revenge‚ thus leading to World War II. The Treaty of Versailles put germany in a very poor state. The document consisted of fifteen parts and four-hundred and forty parts. Part one created a new League of Nations that germany could not
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War Memorial)‚ explains that the “the Treaty of Versailles related to establishing the conditions of peace with Germany.” (Australian War Memorial)‚ states the major sanctions imposed on Germany by the treaty included‚ disarmament of Germany‚ reparations of large amounts paid to allies and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. The treaty also included territories that were part of Germany before the war was to be surrendered to the allies. (Australian War Memorial)‚ states territories such as Alsace-Lorraine
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The Treaty of Versailles harshly punished the Germany in finance‚ military‚ and territories. Those clauses made the Germans feeling both humiliated and bitter‚ so I am agree that the treaty of Versailles is one of the important reasons to cause the World War Two. There are some reasons below. At that period‚ the German people were told and believed its army was only defending its border and taking back some lands previously held by the country. In addition‚ the exceedingly nationalistic sentiments
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Why was the Treaty of Versailles so unpopular in Germany? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that was drawn up by the Allies and Germany after the First World War. It was made to prevent Germany from starting a war again and to pay back the Allies for the money they had spent. The Germans had hoped that the Allies would treat them fairly in the negotiations for the treaty‚ but the Allies‚ in particular France‚ believed that Germany should be brought to its knees. France was not as satisfied
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failed Germany. If you are reading this‚ I failed to defend Berlin against the soviet armies and my beloved wife‚ Eva Braun. Our corps are now is ashes being taken by the wind‚ above the city that I failed to protect‚ and over thousands of loyal died Nazi soldiers that fought until their last breath‚ fighting for what they believed. In a better Germany. That was what I believed! Germany is my home and always will be. My heart belonged to Germany since I first arrived in 1913. Since then‚ Germany has
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Trans-Saharan Trade on West Africa | SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: Describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa and the influence of Islamic beliefs‚ ethics‚ and law. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS HANDOUT. Read the chart to answer questions on the next page. Impact of Trans-Saharan Trade |[pic] |CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARD 7.4.3 |Influence of Trans-Saharan Trade on West Africa
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