In the UK there was still a lot of bitterness over the war – the huge memorial at Thiepval had been started in 1928 and was not finished by the time the Young Plan was signed. The Menin Gate in Ypres was only finished in July 1927. So the scars of World War One were still very raw in the UK and with an election due in 1929 no one political party wanted to be seen as being ‘soft’ on Germany. However‚ the persuasive pull of the USA was strong – hence why the plan was adopted. 1) 12 million people
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Account for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 The outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 did not arise as a result of any one single event‚ but rather as a product of interconnected long term and short term issues. Early Nazi propaganda‚ the German policy of ‘Brinkmanship’ and the British policy of ‘appeasement’ resulted in a situation in which war was inevitable. Historians differ in opinions as to whether the outbreak of war in September 1939 was planned by the Nazi party‚ earlier than expected
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million German speakers were placed in the new state. Austria was reduced to a small mountainous country of 6.5 million people. A third of the population lived in the great city of Vienna.Austria was forbidden from ever seeking unification or ’Anschluss ’ with Germany.The Austrian army was limited to 30‚000 men. This treaty is very fair in my eyes because all the damage that happened due to Austrians as they were the one’s who started the war. The treaty makes it fair and square for all countries
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AP Euro Timeline 1348-1351 Black Death 1337-1453 Hundred Years War 1378-1417 Great Schism 1440 Lorenzo Valla disproves Donation of Constantine 1485 End of War of Roses 1492 Columbus sails to Americas; Grenada falls to Spain ;Moors are driven from Spain (Ferdinand and Isabella) 1509 Erasmus’s In Praise of Folly 1513 Machiavelli’s The Prince 1517 95 Theses (Tip: 1+1+7=9‚ with 5— 95 Theses) 1527 Sack of Rome‚ crucial imperial victory by HRE against France and Italian
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government took away his passport‚ accusing him of various un-American activites. His employment opportunities plummeted and his income dropped a few thousand every year. Robeson and the entire issue of real equality for blacks‚ had been contained. Anschluss-occupaton and annexation f Austria in the the Nazi Germay in 1938. This was forbidden because of the Treaty of Saint Germain and Treaty of Versailles peace treaties. There were a lot of ethic germans and that made it a expection. Appeasement –
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1. Weimar Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles November Revolution • triggered by a mutiny in the navy ( spread to Kiel where sailors were joined by soldiers ( wanted democracy • 9th November ( announced the Kaiser had abdicated and a National Assembly was to be elected‚ to draw up a democratic constitution • the Chancellorship was handed to Ebert‚ head of the SPD ( called for elections for the Assembly 19th Jan 1919 • the National Assembly
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Origins of WWII - understanding the outbreak of the Second World War requires keeping a perspective on interplay of and convergence of several factors…many historians are tempted to see WWII as a continuation of WWI‚ and call the period 1914-1945‚ the Thirty Years war 1) Legacy of WWI and its Peace Treaties - the “politics” of Versailles very nearly destroyed Weimar in the early 1920’s‚ contested territorial settlements and state power (especially for Germany and to a lesser extent for Italy)
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Germany had just lost the war and was being blamed for everything. They needed a strong‚ powerful leader. That’s when Hitler came into the picture. Adolf Hitler became Germany’s dictator for over 10 years‚ broke the Treaty of Versailles multiple times‚ and caused the deaths of millions of poor and innocent people during the Holocaust. War conquest is what Adolf Hitler was aiming to do. He started war with Europe and then proceeded to majority of the world‚ leading to the most aggressive war of all
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Franco Prussian War: July 1870-January 1871 • Louis Napoleon surrenders to Prussians in September 1870 • Sept4: Parisians declare 3rd Republic o Government Of National Defense instituted • Government flees Paris to Bordeaux • Offers no help for Paris • Siege of Paris begins by mid-September o Most well to do have left city • Servants and workers are a majority---Unusual o Public meetings legal again o Starvation Increases o Economy falters o Cold and Disease o December: Bombardment
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There was a specific critic of the Treaty of Versailles that stands out more than others; a failed painter‚ turned war hero who was ignited with the incendiary fuel of nationalism. That critic was Adolf Hitler. Hitler gained support relatively quickly following the Treaty of Versailles. In fact‚ Hitler used the Treaty of Versailles to rise to power. As I’ve stated‚ many germans (including radicalists) felt the treaty was immoral‚ and deprived Germany of self-determination. In fact‚ abolishing the
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