... stability to the economy and guaranteed profits to capitalists which would stimulate it further. He realized that the war of the future, which he had always intended upon waging, necessitated a professional military. To this end he sided with the Wermacht against his own vastly numerically superior SA.(3) The German that would subjugate France and conquer territory in the East would not ... his decision to help Franco. There was always the possibility that Germany might gain Spanish mineral riches for raw materials needed for rearmament, without expending precious foreign exchange. The ...

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... million. After Schacht came another economics minister, Hermann GÖering. He introduced the "4 year plan". This maintained the basis of Schacht's plan, but with a few subtle differences: increased production (coal, iron, steel, synthetic oil, armaments and war related machinery - all helping provide Germany's footing for war); reduced imports; control of prices and wages; forced labour if necessary and the rationing of ... jobs, or not be employed, because a great deal of pressure would be put on the employers. Secondly, a great deal of censorship went on, so this would be very frustrat...

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... me real sugar grew in England and you said I had to do it on sugar beet." This is a clear example of how she tries to forget her roots and past ion the West Indies and how she wants to concentrate on her life in England. One of the reasons she is so dismissive of her past is because she left the ... ...

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... well as being named a member of the war cabinet, and by 1940 he was also named Chairman of the Military Coordinating Committee for Britain. Churchill wanted Chamberlain to occupy Norwegian iron mines and sea ports to watch over and possibly ward off German soldiers invading Norway, but Chamberlain neglected to do so. Chamberlain then received a vote of no confidence due to ... ), and didn't have much political popularity in Britain. But that did not diminish his impact in politics. He began traveling and making speeches across the world, including his famous "Iron Curtain" speech in the ...

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... . For most of the war he served as a runner, and served at the front line in Flanders (Belgium) and in France. He displayed courage under fire and was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class. He was sent home in 1916 when he was wounded but returned to fighting in 1917. He was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal and took ... part in the Lundendorff offensive of March 1918. In the last months of the war Hitler was awarded the Iron Cross First Class "For bravery and general merit", an honour for a corporal. Hitler's campaign ended when he was partly blinded in a gas attack. He was taken to ...

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... than they were before the war, an increasing number of workers continued to find jobs. Respectfully, with the increase in number of workers, the industrial production also went up. Chemicals, Iron/Steel, and Coal products saw an increase in production for the first half of the decade. In 1929, everything economic, everywhere in the world, took a turn for the worse. The ... American stock market crashed in October and with it went down every country in the world's economy. From 1928 to 1932 production dropped 40%. The major industries, chemicals, coal, and iron/steel, all experienced sig...

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... in the 16th Bavarian Infantry Regiment. Hitler would not fight for Austria but was willing to die for Germany. By 1917 he was promoted to lance corporal and won an Iron Cross while being wounded as a dispatch runner. He was later hospitalized due to being temporarily blinded by mustard gas and in shock. When learning of the German defeat in the ... allied with Stalin and together they defeated Hitler. After 1945, Stalin and his nation slowly cut off communications with the nations of the west. These countries would later become the Iron Curtain and shortly afterwards the Cold War began ...

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... trucked in. The common theme is speed and mobility. Against Poland there are a few factors that allowed blitzkrieg to succeed. First, the land area is flat. This went to the advantage of the Nazis since a flat land would increase the speed of transports and tanks. Second, the Polish army consisted of cavalry. Against the tanks, the cavalry obviously did not have a chance ... ...

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... . He was accepted into the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment and fought bravely. He was promoted to corporal and received to medals for his bravery. He received the Iron Cross First Class and the Iron Cross Second Class. Some of his daily duties were on the front lines and at headquarters, He was wounded in the leg in 1916 and gassed in 1918 ... ...

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... . The last Commander in 1918 of the Richthofen Fighter Squadron. Was now recognized as an air ace. Shot down twenty-two allied aircrafts, Awarded the Pour le Merite and the Iron Cross (First Class). At the end of WWI he was seen as a hero. After World War I he was employed as a show flier and pilot in Denmark and Sweden. Here he ... but died soon after, from infections to his wounds. Heinrich Mueller Heinrich Mueller was born in German on the 28 April 1901. A veteran of World War I and a holder of the Iron Cross, Heinrich Mueller supported the NSDAP, being recruited in 1934 by Heydrich t...

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... excited, and during the war he was very brave. He fought for the Germans, not Austrians, and he was a regimental runner. Due to Hitler's bravery his officers awarded him the Iron Cross, the highest reward for bravery. Hitler was blinded by a gas attack and was sent to the hospital. While he was there, Germany surrendered. When he figured it out, he ... ...

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... 10 per cent of its land, all of its overseas colonies, 12.5 per cent of its population and 16 per cent of its coal and 48 per cent of its iron industry. Its army was reduced to 100,000; it was not allowed to have an air force; its navy was reduced and Germany had to accept blame for starting the ... ...

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... both the Jews and the Armenians. At one point, Eliezer remembers an incident in which guards beat his father badly. Eliezer says, "And he began to beat him with an iron bar. At first my father crouched under the blows, then he broke in two, like a dry tree struck by lightening, and collapsed" (Wiesel 52). The typical form of Nazi punishment ... ...

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... was private Hitler of the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. In the four years of World War I he was promoted only to the rank corporal. But he did receive an Iron Cross for his courage and devotion. In October1916, while fighting in France, he was wounded in the leg and sent back to Germany. By 1918 it was clear that Germany ... ...

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... Stalin. For most of the 1930's the United States traded as openly with Germany and Japan, as it did with any other country. Japan relied on fuel oil and scrap iron until 1941. Germany was one of the United States" most important markets during the 1930's. American investments in Germany increased by forty percent between 1936 and 1940. America was steadily ... ...

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... was private Hitler of the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. In the four years of World War I he was promoted only to the rank corporal. But he did receive an Iron Cross for his courage and devotion. In October1916, while fighting in France, he was wounded in the leg and sent back to Germany. By 1918 it was clear that Germany ... ...

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... lost an estimated 13.5% of all their land, and 13% of their population. This includes some of their major industrial centers such as Alcace-Lorraine which produced much of Germanys iron ore. They also lost most of their coal mines which were located in Upper Silesia to Poland. Germany also lost every single overseas colony to the Allies, this accounted for ... ...

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... disgraced and had their food rations removed, occasionally they were even imprisoned or sent to labor camps. Though Stalin was an influential leader throughout his time, many people found his "Iron Fist" rule to be cruel and malicious. Through these leader's actions, war eventually broke out because of conflict between nations involved in World War I and other nations who disputed because ... ...

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... of World War I and Served in the Bavarian Sixteenth Regiment on the Western Front. This turned Hitler's life around, for example, he distinguished himself for bravery and was awarded the Iron Cross, First Class. For the first time in Hitler's life, he had found a home. He glorified, for example, the "raw majesty of life under fire, the beauty of comradeship, and ... ...

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... an idea that worked: the Allies would bring the port with them. On D-day they towed from England all parts of the temporary ports which they put together off the flat Normandy beaches. These included ships to be sunk as breakwaters, and floating piers, cranes and hoists. Right after Dieppe, things began to go better for the Allies. in the fall ... ...

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... War in 1914 was Hitler's chance to let go of his frustrating childhood. Hitler proved to be a brave soldier and was wounded twice and decorated twice for bravery with the Iron Cross. Hitler, like many other Germans didn't believe they were defeated by Great Britain and the U.S. in 1918. They thought they had been stabbed in the back by the Jewish ... ...

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... ; America was building a battleship for Stalin, aero-engines for France" ("America and World War II, "http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/socials/gr11. htm #WWII) Japan relied on fuel, oil and iron imports. Germany was of the US's "most important markets" during the 1930's. Between 1936 and 1940 American investments in Germany increased by forty percent. ("America and World War II" ,http ... ...

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... of Versailles. The French Government refused the proposal and occupied the Ruhr Valley and the Saar coalfields. These two were the main places Germany made money selling coal, steel and iron. The French believed their action would make the Germans restart payments. The result was the opposite. It led to workers having a general strike. The German government supported the workers by ... ...

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... man, who would have been undoubtedly the most popular politician had he not acted upon his anti-Semitic and prejudice views. Through promises, propaganda, and terror Hitler ruled with an iron fist and generally succeeded at most of what he did. ...

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... . The United States loaned 800 million dollars to help rebuild the German economy. Using the new funds, the government installed modern tools into their factories and industries. The coal and iron production soon doubled and exports finally began to rise. By 1928 the total exports exceeded the pre war economy and paid off their war debts by borrowing money from other ... ...

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