Austria is one of the 12 richest countries in the world in terms of GDP (Gross domestic product) per capita‚[7] has a well-developed social market economy‚ and a high standard of living. Until the 1980s‚ many of Austria ’s largest industry firms were nationalised; in recent years‚ however‚ privatisation has reduced state holdings to a level comparable to other European economies. Labour movements are particularly strong in Austria and have large influence on labour politics. Next to a highly developed
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Architecture between East and West: The Emergent Practices of Arbeitsgruppe 4 in Cold War Austria The Third Man immortalized post-war Vienna‚ creating the architectural images most closely associated Austria’s geopolitical position at the time. Physical destruction served as a constant reminder of Austria’s immediate past and its bleak outlook for the future. The decay also served as a material manifestation of the guilt and repression associated with Austria’s role in the war (Figs. 1-2).[1]
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Totalitarianism - a centralized system of government where the State has complete power over all aspects of a person’s life (politically‚ economically‚ socially and culturally); totalitarianism tries to abolish all freedom Fascism - the political ideology that considers individuals as inferior to the State. Fascism promotes a dictatorial one-party rule‚ centralized control of private enterprise‚ repression of opposition‚ an extreme form of nationalism‚ and a denial of individual rights. Fascists
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League of Nations set the treaties called the Paris Peace Treaties. Set by the Allies from War‚ not allowed membership! Memorize: GA NB TH ST L Treaty of Germain 1919 (with Austria) Recognized the spilt of 1918 AH. Austria wanted to be treated as a new state rather than successor of AH‚ this was denied war guilt still had to be paid‚ reparations‚ limit of 30‚000 forces. Old AH empire areas rewarded to Italy disputes. Italy received what they had been promised in Treaty of London 1915‚ South
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Tayva D. Caruth 05/08/2010 World History 08.04 Depression and Fascism 1. Describe the political views of Vladimir Lenin. 2. What did Lenin promise the people of Russia in order to gain their support for the revolution? In order to gain the people of Russia’s support Lenin promised them three things. He promised to withdraw the country of Russia from war‚ to give land to the peasants‚ and he promised to give the workers and The Soviets control over the factories. 3. How did Lenin gain control
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When he came to power in January 1933 he immediately started to build up Germany`s army again. This increased very quickly and simultaneously communism expanded in the Country. With the country under his power he began to expand. He promised that Anschluss was the end of his plans of expanding. He said that he did not want to begin another War. He though lied and invaded Czechoslovakia by 1939. After this‚ in the same year‚ Hitler invaded Poland. This causing great tension within Europe as he conquered
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The most important cause of the Second World War was the weakness of Britain and France. Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. There were many causes of the Second World War such as Treaty of Versailles‚ failure of the League of Nation and Nazi-Soviet Pact. All those causes played important roles in causing the World War Two. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles were too harsh. It asked too much reparation‚ reduction in army and territory. This certainly made Germany upset
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1. Describe the political beliefs of Vladimir Lenin. * Lenin was a Marxist. He preached that private property should be abolished and that everything should be owned by everyone. He also believed that anybody making profit was abusing everybody else and that the Russian government supported a system that kept the huge majority of Russian people in misery and therefore it should be overthrown. 2. What did Lenin promise the people of Russia in order to gain their support for the Revolution
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Appeasement policies of Britain and France brought about the outbreak of the Second World War to a small extent because the appeasement policies adopted by Britain and France‚ which were to avoid wars by satisfying the aggressor’s wants‚ was a less significant factor while comparing to the impact of the First World War‚ the rise of totalitarianism‚ the Great Depression. Firstly‚ the impact of the First World War was an important factor contributing to the outbreak of Second World War because it
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The success of Germany’s military in the first two years of World War Two can be attributed to Adolf Hitler’s political stratagems and the overwhelming superiority of German army. Hitler’s ingenious manipulation of the German people and the European powers allowed him to not only build an army‚ but this highly motivated Werhmact was able to use their modern weapons and tactics to concentrate their forces on only one target at a time. There are several reoccurring themes throughout the first two years
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