Germany during WWII‚ a ruthless place for Jews in concentration camps. A large number of people who got put into concentration camps died either from being gassed or being worked to death. The bodies of those Jews would either be cremated or buried in mass graves‚ or not even buried at all. Hitler thought that the loss of WWI was the Jews fault‚ thus Hitler started the mass murder and Genocide of all Jewish people in Germany and Central Europe. There were approximately 20‚000 German concentration
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‘consensus’ manifest itself in the political system of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)? In Arend Lijpharts Patterns of Democracy (1999‚ 34)‚ he describes the ‘consensus’ model of democracy as a model that tries to share‚ disperse‚ and restrain power as opposed to the Westminster-style majoritarian model‚ which aims to concentrate power in the hands of the majority. This essay will analyse the Federal Republic of Germany and aim to show to what extent the principle of ‘consensus’ is manifested
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Why did Germany unify under Prussia and not Austria? Thesis: Prussia was economically powerful‚ militarily advanced‚ politically stronger with progressive government Economic Policies: Powerhouse: Prussia debt 11%‚ Austria debt 26% 1) Zollverein 1818 : customs union * Ended internal tariffs‚ encouraged development and communication between the States * Economic leader of the German Confederation; other states looked to Prussia economically * Austria didn’t remove internal tariffs
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Describe the terms in the Treaty of Versailles which caused the most bitterness in Germany. The treaty of Versailles was very harsh on the Germans and they hated it. There were several different terms in the treaty which affected different people in different ways. The first was Clause 231. This was the guilt clause. This was important because it meant that Germany had accepted responsibility for the damages caused in the war. By accepting this they also accepted punishment that came with it
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Does the Kaiser have personal rule in Germany? Kaiser Wilhelm II had personal rule to an extent‚ however most historians generally believe that in fact‚ he did not. Wilhelm had an enormous influence over the chancellor’s he chose. Mainly because he believed that they would do as he told and abide by what he said. This control over his chancellor’s allowed him to set the agenda and manipulate them into doing exactly what he wanted. In 1892‚ Caprivi proposed legislation that would restore some
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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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Before WWII stretches from Europe till the Pacific Ocean. Germany‚ (the most notorious country that caused the most damage) was enraged about the Treaty of Versailles that limited their power of their government. As a result‚ a man by the name of Adolf Hitler‚ promised to destroy the Treaty of Versailles‚ and to restore Germany to its rightful state in Europe. While the rest of Europe and the world‚ is aware of Germany attempt rebuild itself and invasion among countries. Their only solution to this
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differently‚ in this case according to Hitlerʼs needs‚ wants and demands. Such minds need to be cleared of standard thinking and the need to listen to‚ protect and serve Hitler needs to be implanted in them. How a life of a standard teen living in Nazi Germany at the time looked like was quite horrific by todayʼs standards. They had special schools in which only the best and strongest of the children could get into. Being in these Nazi schools was quite the privilege and not being in them was a public disgrace
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D-Day‚ was bloody battle that pushed Germany out of France‚ and helped the Allied powers win the war. Allied forces and Germany both had reasons for attacking each other. Allied forces wanted to push Germany out of France. The goal was to save France‚ or Normandy‚ from Germany. Germany on the other hand‚ wanted to stand their ground and fight for France. Germany wanted to keep France to stay in power. And then there’s the basic want of winning the war. Both Germany and the Allies knew‚ the winner of
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BLITZKRIEG (LIGHTNING WAR) In the first phase of World War II in Europe‚ Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany’s strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks‚ planes‚ and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would
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