A revolution is a complete overthrow of an established government or political system‚ which means that the events occurring in Germany in 1918 didn ’t constitute a revolution. Groups changed in and out of power‚ but in the end it was always one group ruling over the people‚ just as the Kaiser had. The Social Democrats‚ a right-wing political group‚ eventually took his place‚ using the Freikorps to control people. The Spartacists wanted a revolution exactly like that in Russia in the previous year
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Was the American Revolution really a revolution? A revolution‚ as defined by the Oxford English dictionary‚ is the overthrow of an established government or social order by those previously subject to it. Although‚ the colonists did overthrow the British monarch‚ there was not enough change in American society for it to be a revolution. After the colonists won the war with Britain‚ they created their own form of government. A foundation and basis for the newly formed government was the Articles
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DBQ Many things lead up to the Revolution such as the Quarter Act(1775)‚ the sugar act(1776)‚ the stamp act(1775) etc. The colonies felt like they were being treated unfair and so they rebelled against Great Britain. The revolutionary war had begun between the thirteen colonies and England on April 19‚ 1775 where the first shots were in Lexington and concord‚ Massachusetts. The treaty of Paris ended the war on 1783 and finally the colonies had won their independence. On July 4th 1776 where Great
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Germany 1918 – 1939 1. The Weimer Republic * Emergence of the Democratic republic and the Impact of the Treaty of Versailles * REVOLUTION AND THE BIRTH OF THE WEIMER REPUBLIC * October 2nd 1918: Reichstag (parliament) informed GR couldn’t win war * Prince Max von Baden: became chancellor‚ brought Social Democratic Party (SDP) majority socialists into his cabinet hoped to maintain monarchy * Allies wouldn’t sign Armistice until Kaiser no longer ruled. * October 28 1918:
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The American Revolution depending on the viewer can be seen as a revolution or as an accelerated evolution. Compared to the French or Russian Revolution the American Revolution did not radically change much around the colonies. Some parts‚ of the Revolution though can be considered completely revolutionary while other parts were not so much. Politically‚ the American government was changed from the British ruling monarchy to a democracy within a totality of about 8 years (1775-1783). Eight years
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democracy in Germany in the period 1918 to 1923‚ the most important of these being the ending of World War I. Along with the ending of World War I‚ other challenges faced by democracy in Germany included‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ the German economy‚ the creation of the Constitution‚ opposition from the Right and opposition to the left. All range in importance but each played their part in challenging democracy in Germany in the period 1928 to 1923. The ending of World War I was the most significant
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Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 November 1918: Germany surrenders and the Kaiser abdicates. Germany becomes a Republic. June 28th 1919: Treaty of Versailles Germany are forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles (November Criminals)‚ which many Germans describe as a ‘Diktat’. The Weimar Constitution (rules) is set up which makes Germany a democracy with a President‚ Chancellor and a Reichstag‚ elected by proportional representation. January 4th to January 15th: The Spartakist Uprising led by Communist
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In 1871 the new German Empire was established and became one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century. This essay will outline the historical debate of whether Germany was unified by "coal and iron" or "blood and iron". The contributions of Otto von Bismarck will be looked at as well as economic‚ nationalist and military factors in the unification of German. Various sources will be used to show historians views on the subject and that of people who were present at the time.
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Was the American Revolution really revolutionary? Revolutionary is a great change that affects many people around the world that occurred because of an event. The American Revolution war ended a while ago but the Revolution is still happening. We are still changing in so many ways‚ making new laws‚ and changing presidents which change to country. Our country is still changing today and that is why the American Revolution is revolutionary and why the revolution is still happening today. According
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To what extent was there a social revolution in Nazi Germany? Was Hitler’s rule reactionary or revolutionary? According to Marx’s definition‚ a revolution is when a change takes place‚ referring to the population’s social status‚ when the worker’s class is able to take part in the political decisions of the country. Although we think that Hitler did cause a revolution in Germany‚ no real changes were made. Therefore‚ we have to compare the Nazi Germany’s social policies and changes with the previous
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