has not always been the case. Weak determinism‚ however‚ holds that thought is merely affected by or influenced by our language‚ whatever that language may be. This version of determinism is widely accepted today. Wilhelm von Humboldt: The ’Weltanschauung ’ Hypothesis. Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) was the first European to combine a knowledge of various languages with a philosophical background; he equated language and thought exactly in a hypothesis we now call the ’Weltanschauung ’ (world-view)
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understanding the economic‚ social and political consequences of the 1923 hyperinflationary period‚ as well as in evaluating the economic policies and diplomatic strategies of Gustav Stresemann. Part B: The Weimar Republic under the leadership of Wilhelm Cuno faced numerous economic problems. Germany entered a period of hyperinflation from 1921 to 1923; caused by factors such as the conditions of The Treaty of Versailles‚ the financing of the war‚ the reparation payments from 1921 and the occupation
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vaccines for several other illnesses occurring in humans and animals. By figuring out how to protect the body from outside disease‚ Pasteur moved on to fighting against rabies since it could occur in both humans and animals. Starting with Joseph Meister‚ an unfortunate 9-year-old boy infected with rabies‚ Pasteur and his teammate worked diligently to make their newfound rabies vaccination work for his body. Once the vaccination was proven successful in eliminating the virus‚ Pasteur was immediately
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Defence of the Reich) experimented with a new bombing tactic which is known as the arpet bombing (dropping all bombs on the enemy from every aircraft at one time for maximum damage) .Hitler also send tanks to General Franco and for that on charge was Wilhelm Josef Ritter von Thoma ( he was a German officer who served in World War I‚ in the Spanish Civil War‚ and as a general in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight’s
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Article 231 in the Treaty of Versailles says the First World War was “the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies”. Survey the causes of the First World War. Was the wording of article 231 an accurate assessment? The wording of article 231 in the treaty of Versailles is an accurate
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Alliances also were a major impact on the ignition for World War 1. The chancellor in Germany‚ Bismarck‚ wanted peace with his neighbours instead of France to maintain the status quo for a safer Germany. Bismarck created the Three Emperors League in 1873 between Russia‚ Austria-Hungary(AH) and Germany – to retain peace with the neighbouring countries. However‚ it caused tension with France and later on Russia left due to their own dispute involving the Balkan War. In 1879‚ a dual alliance was formed
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(Linder‚ ww.famous-trials.com). The trial lasted 140 days with over 85 witnesses testifying and about 1‚500 documents presented. 16 of the defendants were found guilty. 7 were sentenced to death. The following are 3 of the guilty defendants. Wilhelm Beiglboeck was a consulting physician to the Luftwaffe. His 15 year sentence was reduced to 10 years on appeal. Viktor Brak was a Senior SS colonel and Chief Administrative officer in the Chancellery of the Fuehrer. He was hung on June 2‚ 1948
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Kaiser. Further Caprivi introduced the “New Course” which changed foreign and domestic policy towards conciliation with social democrats and a pro-british policy away from the Bismark policy. Caprivi was an ex‐military man who‚ as a result of this‚ Wilhelm II was quick to trust. He instigated his own ‘New Course’ – which aimed to ‘kill Socialism with kindness’. He wanted to allow some of the Socialists wanted‚ including re‐introducing Free Trade and extending the social welfare reforms put in place
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In response to Russian Empire’s and Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against each other after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria‚ Germany declared war on Russia on August 1‚ 1914. Three days later‚ the German Reichstag declared Burgfrieden or “civil peace” which declared for people to set aside their conflicts aside and unite to defend the country. Most Germans expecting a rapid victory‚ enthusiastically supported the war. Their views‚ however‚ shifted from ebullience to one of
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to describe and explain the human mind and behaviour began. The different schools of psychology represent the major theories within psychology. The first school of thought‚ structuralism‚ was advocated by the founder of the first psychology lab‚ Wilhelm Wundt. Almost immediately‚ other theories began to emerge and vie for dominance in psychology. In the past‚ psychologists often identified themselves exclusively with one single school of thought. Today‚ most psychologists have an eclectic outlook
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