From the Second Reich to the Weimar Republic The Second Reich The constitution of the second Reich: The Kaiser was hereditary for life and he was the Supreme Commander of the army The Chancellor was chosen by the Kaiser and was also usually the chairman of the Bundesrat. The Bundesrat was the upper house of parliament. Members were chosen by the State Government. The 17 Prussian representatives could veto any law. The Reichstag was less important than the Bundesrat in making laws. They could
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This is a tale of love and hate in the Dominican Republic. The year 1492 marked the birth of hatred and weakness with the arrival of Columbus on our island. Again from 1822 to 1844‚ my ancestors were forced to face and resist the Haitians efforts to replace our Spanish heritage with their French culture during their slave revolution. Blinded by our optimism‚ we were proud Hispanos; we were all Santana’s‚ ready to join our father--Spain. Once more from 1916 to 1924‚ American Marine occupation taught
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The Dominican Republic Trip A few years ago me and my family went on Vacation. We went to the Dominican Republic it was new to me. When we were at the airport they had K9 dogs‚ but instead of German shepherds they had pit bulls. Some of the airport security had M16s it was very cool to me. “This wasn’t necessary” my mom said. “This airport is way different from an American airport” I said laughing. “I bet they love them guns” my brother said. The beach was amazing the water was very shallow
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fully displayed in the dark hours of destruction and trial. However‚ their societies were officially controlled by two very different models. The Roman Republic was a form of representative government that was derived from an intellectual ancestor from the Greeks’ experiments in democracy. Carthage‚ on the other hand‚ while technically a republic‚ is better described as a mercantile oligarchy. In structure‚ it is probably best compared
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Spartacus was a leader under the old Roman Republic. He is known for starting a rebellion against the Roman Empire in the Third Servile War. There are thoughts that have not been confirmed to this very day but one thing is for sure‚ Spartacus was able to share a vision with the slaves during the ancient times. There are arguments when it comes to the origins of him. Ancient historians believed that he was Thracian. A lot of authors have closed him in on so many origins that it became hard to keep
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Stresemann – strengthening or weakening the Weimar Republic? ( = concerning central question) - Weimar 1923-1929 = “Stresemann Era” - Germany’s Foreign Minister - successful foreign policy needed to reduce public hatred (of Versailles Treaty) and help economy grow - “Ludendorff’s young man”: supported unrestriced submarine warfare and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - he formed the German People’s Party (DVP) ( conservative; wanted constitutional monarchy - Aug. 1923:
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sickness‚ is a parasitic infection that is concentrated heavily in central and sub-Saharan Africa. The following research conducted on Trypanosomiasis is based on the African country of Central African Republic where the people there are most affected by the infectious disease. Central African Republic has a total population of 4‚525‚200; where 2‚226‚439 are males‚ and the remaining 2‚298‚770 females. In regards to age group‚ the majority of the country‚ being of 14 years of age and below‚ account
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When and Why did the Weimar Republic collapse? The Weimer Republic was a government that the Germans established due to being one of terms specified by the Allies in the Treaty of Versailles. The collapse of the Weimar Republic could have been caused by many different events that occurred during that time period. The exact reasons of why it fell have been debated over by scholars and historians for many years. Some people say it was the people in power and the fact that the army still had sway in
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The Dominican Republic and Haiti once shared the Island of Hispaniola for five centuries‚ until the Dominican Republic gain their independence from Haiti. Now the only thing separating these two islands is the Massacre River. The Massacre River was derived from the President of the Dominican Republic which ordered his troops to kill all Haitian people and descendants. This maybe a little confusing because the Dominican side of the island was under the rule of Spanish (Spain) and Haiti was rule by
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROMAN REPUBLIC AND ROMAN EMPIRE: The Roman Republic (500BC to 100BC) was a balanced form of government‚ based on the rule of law and allowing each citizen to vote. Nobody was above the law. The power was not wholly given to any one person‚ but was divided‚ so that no one had absolute power. There were factors of democracy‚ monarchy and oliography. These three elements were well balanced; preventing tyranny‚ dictatorship and abuse of power and this is what helped Rome achieve great
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