2/17/12 PD5 During the interwar period (1919-1939)‚ many new authoritarian governments began to spring up and gain lots of popularity. For example‚ Hitler’s Nazi Germany‚ Mussolini’s fascist Italy and Stalin’s communist Russia. People became dissatisfied with their democratic governments because their countries had lost recent wars and because their country’s economies
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FOUNDATIONS OF LAW TAKE HOME EXAM QUESTION I – Does the fact that Australia lacks a constitutionally entrenched Bill of Rights which Courts can use to invalidate legislation make it more or less democratic‚ more or less rule of law-compliant‚ more or less legitimate? A “bill of rights”‚ such as that incorporated into the US Constitution‚ refers to a list of rights which forms part of a country’s constitution. Whilst a constitutional bill of rights will certainly address the issue of acquiring
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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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Authoritarian Parenting: The Impact on Children. By Matthew J. Miller‚ Psy.D. Baumrind’s Parenting Styles Parenting Types: 1. Authoritarian 2. Authoritative 3. Permissive 4. Neglectful In the early 1960’s‚ psychologist Diana Baumrind conducted experiments with parents. These experiments were designed to identify and understand how parents differ in their responses to their children. As a result of the Baumrind study as well as further research‚ four main styles of parenting were delineated
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How important was the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany? It has been said by several historians that the second half of the nineteenth century was the ‘Age of Bismarck.’ In the mid 1800’s Bismarck provided dynamic leadership- a trait which had been lacking during the events of 1848-89. Ian Mitchell stated “Bismarck was everywhere.” However‚ there has been a considerable degree of debate concerning the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany. Some argue that unification would
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AUTHORITARIAN PMR SCREED You will make yourself comfortable... Once feeling comfortable and safe in your chosen place… You will close your eyes… Listen to my voice… Any noises in the background are unimportant… From now on‚ you will only hear my voice… Concentrate on your breathing… Breathe in… Hold it for a few seconds… Breathe out… Notice how each breath in‚ is equal to the amount of time it takes to breathe out… Repeat this one more time… Now you are going to relax your mind and
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Industrialization of Germany and Japan Germany and Japan were part of the second wave of modernizing nations. They did not start industrializing until the second half of the nineteenth century. It was nearly a century after the French revolution and the beginning of British industrialization. They did have an advantage in being the second wave‚ for one they could learn from the technologies and techniques that were used in Europe before them and implement these systems into their own industries. Germany and Japan
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opposition to a Republic when he handed power to the Reichstag so an armistice could be negotiated. On November 9th Prince Max of Baden handed the Chancellorship to Friedrich Ebert‚ leader of the SPD‚ and Philipp Scheidemann declared Germany as a Republic. The new Weimar Government was thus forced to sign the armistice which shocked the German population as they were under the illusion that they were winning the war since the Ludendorff Offensive and the bombings on Paris. From that moment on the negative
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To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles fair to Germany? This essay will be based on whether the Treaty of Versailles was fair upon Germany. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement signed after World War 1 had ended in 1918. Most of it was decided by the ‘Big Three` Woodrow Wilson‚ David Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau. In my opinion‚ I think that the Treaty of Versailles was not fair to Germany. Moreover the aims of were too harsh‚ due to the fact that George Clemenceau (president
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the outbreak of WWI? There is much debate about the degree of responsibility that should be given to Germany for the outbreak of war. One could argue that the outbreak of war was entirely Germany’s fault due to their aggression with the other Great Powers of Europe and the very presence of the Schlieffen Plan. One could also argue that Germany was merely protecting herself against aggression and the idea of encirclement. Or was it a misfired attempt at
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