Most of today’s population knows of Adolf Hitler as the man behind what was arguably the most inhumane act of all time‚ the Holocaust‚ and stop at that. But seldom do they consider how genius he must have been to carry out his plan and convince an entire world that what he was doing was necessary‚ or not even happening at all. He ruled Germany with an iron fist‚ using brutal force on whoever made the mistake of trying to retaliate against him‚ and would later cause the death of over 40 million people
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There are a few reasons why the Japanese chose to take over Manchuria. One reason is that the Japanese had owed a rail line and had claimed that the Chinese had sabotaged the railway; this was called the Mukden incident. The Japanese then sent in their own troops to Manchuria and claimed that they had acted in self defence and were just resolving that issue. Another reason is that the Japanese had suffered from the great depression and was seeking a way to overcome the depression by expanding its
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Napoléon Bonaparte’s rule is an example of nationalism demonstrated in the source. Napoléon Bonaparte emerged as a leader who united the French. He brought order back to French nation. France was an unstable nation after the revolutionaries had overturned the absolute monarchy because the government factions such as Jacobin -- a radical‚ left wing and Girondins were struggling for political power. Bonaparte took control; he modernized the government and laid down foundations for public education
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What was the Cause of World War 2? The seeds of World War 2 can be traced all the way back to the first World War. Many can say that Germany caused both World War 1 and World War 2. As well as the Treaty of Versailles‚ the main causes for the start of World War 2 was that Germany wanted power over the world‚ and the failure of The League of Nations. Germany’s desire for power‚ their economic downfall‚ and international tensions they provoked sparked World War 2. The Treaty of Versailles
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The Ruhr Crisis 1923 Question 4: Using the sources and your own knowledge‚ analyse the results of the Ruhr Crisis of 1923. In January 1923‚ after failing to keep up with the agreed reparation payment schedule‚ French and Belgium troops invaded the Ruhr industrial area in Germany. Source A tells us that the consequences were poor for all countries involved‚ as passive resistance was encouraged in German workers so production ground to a very near halt‚ and the military efforts expended by France
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Policy of Appeasement: Good or Bad? After the Great War‚ Germany and a couple other countries were greatly punished‚ having to pay reparations and territorial losses. Hitler‚ soon to be a dictator‚ wanted to change that. He believed that Germany had been punished too severely and wanted revenge; because he had such a strong government and military‚ there were many ways of going about stopping him. During the 1930’s‚ the policy of appeasement was the most effective response to Hitler’s aggression
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The Treaty of Versailles was considered a “Troubled Treaty”‚ because it had initially caused more trouble than it was intended to prevent. The purpose of the Treaty of Versailles was to end the long‚ four year conflict between the Allies and Central Powers‚ a devastating event known as World War One. Though the Treaty had managed to temporarily keep the peace between nations‚ it wasn’t signed by all the participants from the war‚ and had thrown Germany into economic chaos. First‚ Germany alone was
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Just as the fear of Russia’s potential power was responsible for the onset of World War I‚ World War II was initiated for the same reason. Punished greatly for their role as the aggressor in World War I‚ Germany fell into a deep economic depression. This depression and loss of land led to the rise of one of the most insidious actors’ in world politics: Adolf Hitler. Hitler desired a major war as soon as he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933‚ because he greatly feared Russia’s potential power
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I am going to be writing about the things that lead to Hitler becoming Chancellor in 1933. I believe that it was a combination of things such as propaganda‚ organisational skills‚ successful policies and good leadership skills (alongside others which I have included in this essay) that lead to Hitler acquiring the position as Chancellor in 1933. The great depression hit Germany in 1929 due to stock prices falling rapidly. This was brought on by the Wall Street Crash. Money became all but worthless
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Life in Nazi Germany was bad for the people in Germany. Germany was slowly slipping into bankruptcies and unemployment rates were high. Germany were also limited as to what they could do because the treaty of Versailles meant that they had to limit the size of their army and that they had land taken away from them. On top of all that‚ Germany had to pay repatriations for the damage done in the war. This Essay will elaborate on the following points. How Hitler and the Nazi party created a totalitarian
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