importance of the railroads in the unification of Germany Germany‚ during the two decades of the first major railroads being built‚ was separated into three-dozen individual states. The railroads provided an opportunity for those states to merge into a united country. This was accomplished through a unified trading system‚ linking the industrial cities‚ uniting Western and Eastern Prussia‚ delivering a more effective structure to law and order and competition between states and private companies.
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Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union‚ Italy‚ and Germany (by the way‚ all my essays are not very in depth because we have to write 2-3 600 word essays every week!) A totalitarian government is a modern autocratic regime in which the state controls all phases of society. It not only seeks to control the economical and political aspects of society‚ but also tries to direct the daily lives of its citizens. Totalitarianism strives to influence the attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and opinions of its people through
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Italy 1 The Differences between Northern and Southern Italy Nicole L. Ault Cultural Anthropology Jonathan Sharpe 04-26-2010 Italy 2 There are major differences in culture between northern and southern Italy. These are demonstrated in myriad ways including food‚ intelligence‚ fitness/health‚ architecture. This paper will attempt to demonstrate the differences in culture in Italy. When you think of Italy what do you think of? I think of the warm weather‚ white sandy beaches‚ different
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West vs East Germany After World War II‚ Germany was in ruins and the world was divided. In a famous speech Churchill expressed his view that an Iron Curtain had now descended across Europe (Harbutt 551)‚ “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Atlantic‚ an iron curtain has descended across the Continent” (Perry 452). The “Iron Curtain” that had fallen across Europe‚ separated the West and East. A Cold War had begun between the two major powers: The U.S and Soviet Union. It was Capitalism\Democracy
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In 1871 Germany finally became a unified statehood. This was a long time coming for Germany because for so long they were just a cluster of twenty-five German speaking states‚ city-states‚ and duchies between France‚ Russia‚ and the north sea coast. When fighting for the right to finally be unified this brought fighting which was fueled by the rise in German nationalism in the early half of the 1800’s. Germany’s unification began with the uproar of 1848‚ when a series of revolutions came through
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Fascism in Germany and Italy Many similarities exist between German fascism‚ or Nazism‚ and Italian fascism. For example‚ both fascist movements were brought into power after facing very similar problems. One of the major problems that both countries encountered was a post-war economy teeming with instability. Germany’s fragile economy was undermined by widespread unemployment‚ hyperinflation‚ and burdensome reparation payments‚ while Italy’s economy was just as delicate. In addition‚ the Great
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Subscriptions and Orders Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data James‚ Harold. Monetary and fiscal unification in nineteenth-century Germany : what can Kohl learn from Bismarck? / Harold James. p. cm. — (Essays in international finance ; no. 202) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-88165-109-5 1. Monetary policy—Germany—History—19th century. 2. Fiscal policy—Germany— History—19th century. 3. Monetary unions. I. Title. II. Series. HG136.P7 no. 202 [HG998] 332.4′943′09034—dc21
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Name Professor Course Date Totalitarianism and Mussolini’s Totalitarian Italy Totalitarianism and dictatorship are two concepts that confuse people because they are often used under the same contexts. However‚ such a case is not true. There is a wide difference between dictatorship and pure totalitarianism. Totalitarianism encompasses all the social concepts of life. It was first introduced by the Weimar Jurists of German in the 1920s. Carl Schmitt and some other German Fascists later adopted the
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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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the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany? It has been said by several historians that the second half of the nineteenth century was the ‘Age of Bismarck.’ In the mid 1800’s Bismarck provided dynamic leadership- a trait which had been lacking during the events of 1848-89. Ian Mitchell stated “Bismarck was everywhere.” However‚ there has been a considerable degree of debate concerning the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany. Some argue that unification would have been inevitable
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